Calix [4] arene-based molecular photosensitizers for sustainable hydrogen production and other solar applications

CL Boldrini, N Manfredi, T Montini, L Baldini… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review collects the most representative literature reports on the use of calix [4] arene-
based molecules as components, namely photosensitizer dyes, in solar devices, including …

Simulating vertical excitation energies of solvated dyes: From continuum to polarizable discrete modeling

T Giovannini, M Macchiagodena… - … Journal of Quantum …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We present a computational study on the spectroscopic properties of UV‐Vis absorbing dyes
in water solution. We model the solvation environment by using both continuum and discrete …

Dissipative control of the fluorescence of a 1, 3-dipyrenyl calix [4] arene in the cone conformation

E Spatola, F Rispoli, D Del Giudice… - Organic & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Dissipative control of the fluorescence of a 1,3-dipyrenyl calix[4]arene in the cone conformation -
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D1OB02096J Royal Society …

Time Programmable Locking/Unlocking of the Calix [4] arene Scaffold by Means of Chemical Fuels

D Del Giudice, E Spatola… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we report that 2‐cyano‐2‐phenylpropanoic acid and its p‐Cl, p‐CH3 and p‐
OCH3 derivatives can be used as chemical fuels to control the geometry of the calix [4] …

Strong coupling in molecular systems: a simple predictor employing routine optical measurements

MS Rider, EC Johnson, D Bates, WP Wardley… - …, 2024 - degruyter.com
We provide a simple method that enables readily acquired experimental data to be used to
predict whether or not a candidate molecular material may exhibit strong coupling …

A calixarene-based fluorescent ratiometric temperature probe

B Bardi, I Tosi, F Faroldi, L Baldini, F Sansone… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the first macrocycle-based ratiometric molecular thermometer exploiting the
conformational thermosensitivity of a calixarene functionalized with two different …

Calix [4] arene‐Based Sensitizers for Host‐Guest Supramolecular Dyads for Solar Energy Conversion in Photoelectrochemical Cells.

C Decavoli, CL Boldrini, F Faroldi… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The photogeneration of electricity and solar fuels by solar irradiation in
photoelectrochemical cells is one of the sectors with the highest growth potential in the …

Understanding Förster Energy Transfer through the Lens of Molecular Dynamics

M Anzola, C Sissa, A Painelli… - Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A multiscale approach to the dynamics of resonant energy transfer (RET) is presented,
combining DFT and TD-DFT results on the energy donor (D) and acceptor (A) moieties with …

Multibranched Calix [4] arene‐Based Sensitizers for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

N Manfredi, C Decavoli, CL Boldrini… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the field of direct production of hydrogen from solar energy and water, photocatalytic
methods hold great potential especially when metal‐free molecular components are …

Investigation of electronic energy transfer in a BODIPY-decorated calix [4] arene

I Tosi, B Bardi, M Ambrosetti, E Domenichini, A Iagatti… - Dyes and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The photophysics of a donor-acceptor system in which efficient electronic energy transfer
occurs is analyzed and discussed by the combined use of steady-state and time-resolved …