This critical review summarizes the research progress made in the field of π-conjugated
terpyridines within the last decade. Supramolecular materials based on metal ion complexes …

The surface modification by organics has been booming over the past twenty years in the
context of the development of 2D nanomaterials for a wide range of applications. The …

A hexathiobenzene molecule carrying six terpyridine (tpy) units at the periphery has been
designed to couple the aggregation induced phosphorescence, displayed by the core in the …

One of the main goals of molecular electronics is to achieve electronic functions from
devices consisting of tailored organic molecules connecting two metal electrodes. The …

A strategy for creating a general-purposes surface functionalization platform is reported,
based on direct attachment of phosphate groups onto hydroxylated surfaces and …

Terpyridines represent versatile functional supramolecular building blocks that are easily
integrated in numerous devices and can readily modify surfaces. In particular, redox‐active …

Stable and uniform layers of protein molecules at the surface are important to build passive
devices as well as active constructs for smart biointerfaces for a large number of biomedical …

The synthesis of polymer-based assemblies for light harvesting has been motivated by the
multi-chromophore antennas that play a role in natural photosynthesis for the potential use …

Two luminescent ruthenium complexes containing tripod-type end groups linked through a
rigid spacer to a phenanthroline derivative, able to confer an axial geometry to the …

Abstract Atomically precise Au nanoclusters (NCs) with discrete energy levels can be used
as photosensitizers for CO2 reduction. However, tight ligand capping of Au NCs hinders …