Recent advances in two-step energy transfer light-harvesting systems driven by non-covalent self-assembly

Z Wu, H Qian, X Li, T Xiao, L Wang - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Sequential energy transfer is ubiquitous in natural light-harvesting systems (LHSs), which
greatly promotes the exploitation of light energy. The LHSs in nature are sophisticated …

Supramolecular chemistry of carbon‐based dots offers widespread opportunities

F Arcudi, L Đorđević - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots are an emerging class of nanomaterials that has recently attracted
considerable attention for applications that span from biomedicine to energy. These …

A temperature-responsive artificial light-harvesting system in water with tunable white-light emission

T Xiao, D Ren, L Tang, Z Wu, Q Wang, ZY Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Tunable photoluminescent materials have attracted great attention in the past decade. In the
meantime, the light harvesting phenomenon in natural photosynthesis has greatly inspired …

Highly efficient sequential light-harvesting system constructed by macrocycle-based nanoparticles for tunable photoluminescence

T Xiao, H Qian, X Li, Z Wu, ZY Li, XQ Sun - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient energy transfer is ubiquitous in natural light-harvesting systems (LHSs), which has
inspired humans to develop various carrier platforms and energy transfer strategies to mimic …

Construction of an efficient artificial light-harvesting system based on hyperbranched polyethyleneimine and improvement of photocatalytic performance

XL Li, RZ Zhang, KK Niu, RZ Dong, H Liu… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
An artificial light-harvesting system (ALHS) was developed in aqueous solution by
employing the electrostatic co-assembly of a tetraphenylethylene derivative modified with …

Fluorescent nanoassemblies in water exhibiting tunable lcst behavior and responsive light harvesting ability

T Xiao, L Tang, D Ren, K Diao, ZY Li… - Chemistry–A European …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive fluorescent nanomaterials have been received considerable attention in recent
years. In this work, a bola‐type amphiphilic molecule, CSO, was synthesized which contains …

Nanomaterials in photocatalysed organic transformations: development, prospects and challenges

K Jaiswal, M Mahanta, M De - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoredox catalysis has gained widespread attention in recent years as a powerful tool to
drive chemical transformations in the presence of light, particularly for molecules that are …

Protein assembly: Controllable design strategies and applications in biology

Y Li, R Tian, H Shi, J Xu, T Wang, J Liu - Aggregate, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein assembly is the structural basis for the collaboration between proteins to accomplish
life activities due to its realization of the domain‐limited and precise spatial arrangement of …

Three–step cascaded artificial light–harvesting systems with tunable efficiency based on metallacycles

D Zhang, M Li, B Jiang, S Liu, J Yang, X Yang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is still challenging to develop multi–step cascaded artificial light–harvesting systems
(ALHSs) with tunable efficiency. Here, we designed novel cascaded ALHSs with AIE–active …

Supramolecular artificial light-harvesting systems for photocatalysis

K Wang, Y Shen, P Jeyakkumar, Y Zhang, L Chu… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic organisms are crucial for life as they convert solar energy into chemical
energy, enabling the production of biomass including food and feed on Earth. Scientists …