CCL

CCL 2018 29( 02) Published: 22 February 2018

Editorial

Functional molecular materials

Jialiang Xu, Chengfen Xing, Xian-He Bu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 217-218 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2018.01.009

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Reviews

Recent advances in the design of dopant-free hole transporting materials for highly efficient perovskite solar cells

Xianglang Sun, Dongbing Zhao, Zhong'an Li

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 219-231 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.038

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This review gives an overview of the latest advances in dopant-free hole transporting materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells and discusses the new molecular design strategies towards efficient and stable dopant-free HTMs.

Carbonyl polymeric electrode materials for metal-ion batteries

Mi Tang, Hongyang Li, Erjing Wang, Chengliang Wang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 232-244 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.005

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This review presents the recent progress in carbonyl polymeric electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries and magnesiumion batteries. This comprehensive review is expected to be helpful for arousing more interest of organic materials for metal-ion batteries and designing novel battery materials with high performance.

Recent progress in organic mechanoluminescent materials

Bao-Hua Di, Yu-Lan Chen

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 245-251 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.043

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This review provides a brief overview of the recent research progress of pure organic mechanoluminescence. Depending on whether the external light excitation is required, mechano-responsive conjugated molecules with mechanofluorochromic and triboluminescent properties are discussed respectively. Challenges and opportunities in this specific research area are proposed as well.

Nanostructured perovskite oxides as promising substitutes of noble metals catalysts for catalytic combustion of methane

Ji Yang, Yanbing Guo

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 252-260 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.013

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In this review, we summarize the recent development of nanostructured perovskite oxide catalysts for methane combustion, and shed some light on the rational design of high efficient nanostructured perovskite catalysts via lattice oxygen activation, lattice oxygen mobility and materials morphology engineering.

Anion-π interactions: From concept to application

Xiaonan Kan, Hui Liu, Qingyan Pan, Zhibo Li, Yingjie Zhao

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 261-266 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.042

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The anion-π functional systems especially anion-π catalysis and self-assembly were highlighted and summarized together with several solid and recent examples of host-guest recognition. These applications suggest that the great potential of these new interactions.

Communications

Sulfur speciation defined subcellular localization of coumarin derivatives: Correlation of structural relationship to biological behaviors

Hao-Yan Yin, Juan Tang, Jun-Long Zhang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 267-270 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.007

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Modulating the speciation of sulfur containing functional group could alter the subcellular localization of a series thiomorpholine incorporated coumarins.

Diamine anchored molecular junctions of oligo(phenylene ethynylene) cruciform

Yuqing Liu, Marco Santella, Zhiqiang Fan, Xintai Wang, Xiangwei Jiang, Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen, Kasper Nørgaard, Bo W. Laursen, Jingbo Li, Zhongming Wei

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 271-275 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.034

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Using diamine as anchoring group, the self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) based on oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s (OPEs) and cruciform OPEs with an extended tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) (OPE3 and OPE3-TTF) were successfully formed on the Au substrate and then utilized in molecular junctions by conductingprobe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM).

The gelation rule of the polyol acetal derivatives in binary solvent mixtures

Nan-Xiang Zhang, Peng Lin, Jing-Jing Li, Jia-Hui Liu, Bao Zhang, Jian Song

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 276-280 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.06.005

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The tendency of a gelator to gel in mixed solvents is strongly correlated with its gelation behaviors in the corresponding single solvents.

Controlling the gelation temperature of biomimetic polyisocyanides

Paul H. J. Kouwer, Paula de Almeida, Onno ven den Boomen, Zaskia H. Eksteen-Akeroyd, Roel Hammink, Maarten Jaspers, Stijn Kragt, Mathijs F. J. Mabesoone, Roeland J. M. Nolte, Alan E. Rowan, Martin G. T. A. Rutten, Vincent A. A. Le Sage, Daniël C. Schoenmakers, Chengfen Xing, Jialiang Xu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 281-284 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.11.002

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The gelation temperature and mechanical properties of aqueous ethylene glycol-decorated polyisocyanide solutions strongly depends on the length of the glycol tail. Copolymerisation of monomers with different tail lengths allows for precise engineering of the gel properties.

Triethylammonium picrate: An above-room-temperature phase transition material to switch quadratic nonlinear optical properties

Muhammad Adnan Asghar, Jing Zhang, Shiguo Han, Zhihua Sun, Chengmin Ji, Aurang Zeb, Junhua Luo

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 285-288 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.016

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Quadratic nonlinear optical properties of the picrate-based molecular crystal have been switched using the order-disorder phase transition, which opens up a potential way to design stimuli-responsive materials.

Organic dyes containing fused acenes as building blocks: Optical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties

Peng Gao, Hoi Nok Tsao, Joel Teuscher, Michael Grätzel

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 289-292 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.056

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Fused-acenes are important building blocks for D-p-A sensitizers. The small change in substituted heteroatoms influence the behavior of the sensitizers dramatically.

Synthesis and red electroluminescence of a dimesityl-functionalized bistetracene

Guixia Zhai, Changting Wei, Shulian Chen, Xiaomeng Yin, Jinchong Xiao, Wenming Su

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 293-296 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.10.035

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The single crystal analysis of the as-prepared 8,16-dimesityltetraceno[2,1,12,11-opqra]tetracene (DMTA) suggests that the parent bistetracene backbone is almost in a plane without any intermolecular p-stacking interaction. The fabricated devices based on DMTA as an emitter exhibit a maximum brightness of 632 cd/m² at 14.7 V with the CIE coordinate of (0.623, 0.349).

Strong optical nonlinearities of self-assembled polymorphic microstructures of phenylethynyl functionalized fluorenones

Xinyue Li, Sergey Semin, Leandro A. Estrada, Chunqing Yuan, Yulong Duan, Jonathan Cremers, Paul Tinnemans, Paul Kouwer, Alan E. Rowan, Theo Rasing, Jialiang Xu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 297-300 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.11.001

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The polymorphs of a phenylethynyl functionalized fluorenone derivative, and their controlled self-assembly for microstructures with different morphologies have been studied. These polymorphic microcrystals exhibit very distinctive NLO properties, which are highly correlated to their electronic and supramolecular structures.

Redox-responsive polymer prodrug/AgNPs hybrid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Liang Qiu, Linfei Zhao, Chengfen Xing, Yong Zhan

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 301-304 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.048

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The redox-responsive hybrid nanoparticles of P(MACPTS-co-MAGP)@AgNPs is developed for drug delivery and fluorescence monitoring of the drug release by applying the NSET-based strategy.

Cationic conjugated polymers as signal reporter for label-free assay based on targets-mediated aggregation of perylene diimide quencher

Limin Guo, Ziqi Zhang, Yanli Tang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 305-308 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.032

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Herein, we reported a cationic conjugated polymers-based new biosensor with label-free and fluorescence turn-on strategy by virtue of targets regulated aggregation and quenching ability of perylene diimide derivatives.

Solvent-tuned polyoxometalate-based supramolecular hybrids constructed from different metal-organic motifs: Various structures and adsorption properties for dyes

Shan Zhang, Xiang Wang, Hui-Xiu Zhang, Zi-Hui Zhao, Xiu-Li Wang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 309-312 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.044

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Three polyoxometalate-based supramolecular hybrids with different metal-organic motifs have been synthesized by tuning the solvents, which show various adsorption activities for different organic dyes.

Homogentisic acid γ-lactone suppresses the virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by quenching its quorum sensing signal molecules

Shuihong Li, Polly H. M. Leung, Xinya Xu, Chunhui Wu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 313-316 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.052

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Homogentisic acid γ-lactone exhibited excellent anti-quorum sensing (QS) and anti-biofilm activities against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Moreover, it suppressed the QS-dependent virulence factors in P. aeruginosa by quenching its QS signal molecules.

Preparation and properties of zirconia nanotube-supported 12-tungstophosphoric acid catalyst

Xixin Wang, Changyun Lu, Liyuan Gong, Hongli Hu, Xiaojing Yang, Jianling Zhao

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 317-320 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.047

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Zirconia nanotube-supported H₃PW₁₂O₄0 (HPW) catalysts exhibit high catalytic activities in the synthesis of fatty acid ethyl ester.

Tunable white-light emission of lanthanide(III) hybrid material based on hectorite

Jiahui Ma, Tianren Wang, Caixia Liu, Huanrong Li

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 321-324 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.010

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Lanthanide(III) luminescent hybrid materials based on the layered hectorite have been successfully prepared, showing tunable emission colors as well as white light by varying the molar ratio between Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺.

Ethynyl-linked perylene bisimide based electron acceptors for non-fullerene organic solar cells

Changshi Yu, Yunhua Xu, Shijie Liang, Xudong Jiang, Guitao Feng, Cheng Li, Weiwei Li

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 325-327 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.016

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Star-shaped electron acceptors based on perylene bisimide as end groups and spiro-aromatic core linked with ethynyl units were developed for nonfullerene solar cells. Ethynyl linkers are able to improve the planarity of conjugated backbone, resulting in enhanced electron mobility and power conversion efficiency in solar cells.

Pressure-induced polymerization of butyndioic acid and its Li⁺ salt

Mufei Yue, Yajie Wang, Lijuan Wang, Xiaohuan Lin, Kuo Li, Haiyan Zheng, Tao Yang

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 328-330 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.030

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2-Butyndioic acid and its Li-salt polymerize under high pressure to form potential cathode material for Li-battery.

Novel n-channel organic semiconductor based on pyrene-phenazine fused monoimide and bisimides

Xiaoyu Song, Jing Zhao, Wandong Zhang, Long Chen

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 331-335 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.015

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Large-conjugated pyrene-phenazine monoimide and bisimides were synthesized. Their self-assembly behavior, electric properties, and colorimetric acid sensing performance were investigated.

A coordination compound featuring a supramolecular hydrogen-bonding network for proton conduction

Wen-He Wang, Qiang Gao, Ai-Lin Li, Yan-Yuan Jia, Shi-Yu Zhang, Jian-Hong Wang, Ying-Hui Zhang, Xian-He Bu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 336-338 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.08.033

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A coordination complex (NKU-109) was constructed featuring a supramolecular hydrogen-bonding network and exhibiting a good proton conductivity of 5.87·10^-4 S/cm at 70℃ and a relative humidity of 75%.

Synthesis of a cationic poly(p-phenylenevinylene) derivative for lysosome-specific and long-term imaging

Zhuo Chen, Huanxiang Yuan, Haiyan Liang, Chichong Lu, Xiaolan Liu

CCL 2018 Vol. 29 (02): 339-341 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.033

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A cationic poly(p-phenylenevinylene) derivative (PPV) is designed and synthesized to bear quaternized N-methyl-imidazole groups, which is successfully utilized in lysosome-specific and long-term imaging.