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Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) hold great potential as versatile energy conversion systems for diverse applications. Here, we explore the covalent incorporation of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogens into polymeric backbones for LSCs. Copolymers based on methyl-methacrylate and an AIE-active monomer (tetraphenyl ethylene methacrylate - TPEMA) are ...
Continue readingThe primary challenge in creating controllable liquid-based materials lies in managing the structural complexities and multiscale interfaces that govern solid, liquid, and gas phase interactions. Current fabrication methods for liquid-infused surfaces lack topological flexibility, limiting them to planar and simple-patterned structures. Conversely, digitally fabr...
Continue readingIt is highly desirable that artificial circularly polarized phosphorescent materials with high luminescence asymmetry factor (glum), narrowband emission and tunable chiral phosphorescent performance can be constructed. Especially, precise control and simultaneous independent switching of circularly polarized fluorescent and phosphorescent performance for the same...
Continue readingFlexible superblack materials are crucial for minimizing stray light, complicating object identification, and serving as low reflectance standards. However, the applications of existing superblack materials are limited due to challenges related to cost-effective scalable manufacturing, surface durability, and material conformability. Furthermore, existing fabrica...
Continue readingSemiconducting polymers are of interest due to their solution processibility and broad electronic applications. Electrochemistry allows these wide bandgap semiconductors to be converted to conducting polymers by doping such polymers at various potentials. When polymers are p-doped to improve their conductivity via electrochemical oxidation, various positively-charg...
Continue readingCarbon fibre (CF) is a lightweight next-generation material with numerous applications. CF production is predominantly based on the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor because of the high tensile strength of PAN-based CFs (PAN-CFs). However, expensive and toxic organic solvents are required for PAN-CF production. Moreover, the corresponding thermal stabilisation pr...
Continue readingSimultaneous two-photon imaging and electrophysiological recordings offer considerable potential for advancing neurological research and therapies. However, traditional metal-based neural interfaces suffer from photoelectric artifacts, while existing transparent implants rely on opaque interconnect lines to address conductivity limitations. Herein, we developed a...
Continue readingCircularly polarized light (CPL)-responsive artificial synaptic devices are of significant interest for advanced neuromorphic visual systems, as they enhance perceptual capabilities and enable the development of novel applications. Nevertheless, progress in this field is hindered by the lack of suitable CPL-active organic semiconductor materials. In this study, e...
Continue readingRecently, hexaazatriphenylene (HA)-based covalent organic frameworks have garnered attention as polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) in polymer electrolyte fuel cells due to their robust framework and strong ion-trapping capabilities. In this study, quinone-functionalized HA-based covalent organic frameworks (HAQ-COFs) are synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis. Thi...
Continue readingThe rising demand for gold requires innovative methods for its recovery from e-waste. Here we present the synthesis of two tetrazine-based vinyl-linked covalent organic frameworks: TTF-COF and TPE-COF that adsorb gold ions and nanoparticles and catalyze the carboxylation of terminal alkynes. These covalent organic frameworks have low band gaps and high photocurre...
Continue readingOptimizing the processing conditions of conjugated polymers is a key step in improving the performance of various organic electronic devices, including organic thermoelectric (TE) devices that are capable of harvesting energy from waste heat. However, the inherent structural and energetic disorders in these materials and their unpredictable property changes after...
Continue readingIn this study, the synthesis of poly(carbazolyl-amine)s with a random co-polymerized biphenyl group through the Buchwald–Hartwig amination to enhance ion-assisted space-charge-limited current (SCLC) and achieve efficient performance in photorefractive (PR) polymers, is reported. By modulating the polymer crystallinity, the efficient accumulation of ions nea...
Continue readingLiving anionic polymerization—the most common living polymerization and the one with the longest history—generally requires stringent, water-free conditions and one metal initiator per polymer chain. Here we present the proton transfer anionic polymerization of methacrylates using acidic C–H bonds as the dormant species that are activated by base ...
Continue readingThe growing need for energy and the depletion of oil wells necessitate advanced Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques, particularly water and polymer flooding, which play a crucial role in augmenting hydrocarbon recovery rates. However, water flooding in high-permeability layers often leads to water breakthroughs, reduced sweep efficiency, and the formation of p...
Continue readingThe capability of materials to interconvert between different phases provides more possibilities for controlling materials’ properties without additional chemical modification. The study of state-changing microporous materials just emerged and mainly involves the liquefication or amorphization of solid adsorbents into liquid or glass phases by adding non-po...
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