Azulene-based π-functional materials: design, synthesis, and applications

H Xin, B Hou, X Gao - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Azulene, an isomer of naphthalene, is a molecule of historical interest for its
unusual photophysical properties, including a beautiful blue color derived from the narrow …

Organic optoelectronic materials: mechanisms and applications

O Ostroverkhova - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Organic (opto) electronic materials have received considerable attention due to their
applications in thin-film-transistors, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, sensors, photorefractive …

Recent progress and perspective in solution-processed Interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer and organometal perovskite solar cells

CC Chueh, CZ Li, AKY Jen - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we summarize the latest developments in solution-processed interfacial layers
that have contributed to the significantly improved performance of polymer and perovskite …

Recent advances and prospects in organic molecule-based phototheranostic agents for enhanced cancer phototherapy

YY Zhao, H Kim, VN Nguyen, S Jang, WJ Jang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phototherapy, includes photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT), which
combine light with an adequate wavelength and a chemical phototheranostic agent in the …

Application of azulene in constructing organic optoelectronic materials: New tricks for an old dog

H Xin, X Gao - ChemPlusChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Azulene, as an isomer of naphthalene, has received increasing interest due to its unique
chemical structure and unusual photophysical properties, including a large dipole moment …

Azulene‐Embedded [n]Helicenes (n=5, 6 and 7)

C Duan, J Zhang, J Xiang, X Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Azulene is a non‐benzenoid aromatic building block with unique chemical structure and
physicochemical properties. By using the “bottom‐up” synthetic strategy, we synthesized …

Photoconductive cathode interlayer for highly efficient inverted polymer solar cells

L Nian, W Zhang, N Zhu, L Liu, Z Xie… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A highly photoconductive cathode interlayer was achieved by doping a 1 wt% light absorber,
such as perylene bisimide, into a ZnO thin film, which absorbs a very small amount of light …

Incorporation of 2, 6‐connected azulene units into the backbone of conjugated polymers: towards high‐performance organic optoelectronic materials

H Xin, C Ge, X Jiao, X Yang, K Rundel… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Azulene is a promising candidate for constructing optoelectronic materials. An effective
strategy is presented to obtain high‐performance conjugated polymers by incorporating 2, 6 …

Azulene–pyridine-fused heteroaromatics

H Xin, J Li, RQ Lu, X Gao… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Azulene, a nonbenzenoid bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with unique electronic structure, is
a promising building block for constructing nonbenzenoid π-conjugated systems. However …

Coordination polymer framework based on‐chip micro‐supercapacitors with AC line‐filtering performance

C Yang, KS Schellhammer, F Ortmann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
On‐chip micro‐supercapacitors (MSCs) are important Si‐compatible power‐source backups
for miniaturized electronics. Despite their tremendous advantages, current on‐chip MSCs …