Issue 16, 2022

Near-infrared thermally activated delayed fluorescence of D–π-A–π-D difluoroboron complex for efficient singlet oxygen generation in aqueous media

Abstract

The rational design of novel photosensitizers with broad absorption and small singlet–triplet energy gap (ΔEST) is of great importance for photodynamic therapy and photocatalytic reactions. Herein, a new type of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) material, BCzSFB, was designed and synthesized by the bonding of superior electron acceptor difluoroboron β-diketonate, electron donor carbazole and π-bridged styrene. The D–π-A–π-D structure of BCzSFB ranges at the nanoscale (with a length of about 2.4 nm), showing extremely small ΔEST (0.08 eV), broad absorption range (350–650 nm), and long lifetime of NIR TADF even as nanoparticles dispersed in aqueous media. It presents high singlet oxygen (1O2) quantum yield (62%, higher than that of state-of-the-art dyes and commercial methylene blue and eosin blue), and selective photodynamic killing of Gram-positive bacteria. Nearly 100% of S. aureus can be killed in 10 minutes at a low white light dose (60 mW cm−2).

Graphical abstract: Near-infrared thermally activated delayed fluorescence of D–π-A–π-D difluoroboron complex for efficient singlet oxygen generation in aqueous media

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
23 May 2022
Accepted
30 Jun 2022
First published
30 Jun 2022

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 4281-4287

Near-infrared thermally activated delayed fluorescence of D–π-A–π-D difluoroboron complex for efficient singlet oxygen generation in aqueous media

Z. Li, X. Yang, H. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. Tian, J. Qin, L. Ma and D. Yan, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 4281 DOI: 10.1039/D2QI01112C

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