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A hexaazatrinaphthylene-based near-infrared photothermal organic small molecule for efficient photo-thermo-electric conversion

Ning-Ning Zhang, ORCID logo *ac   Wei-Li Zheng,a   Lin-Xu Liu,a   Rong Ma,a   Zhenyu Li,b   Yongfang Han,a   Wen-Wen Zia  and  Yong Yan*ad  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, P. R. China
E-mail: zhangningning@lcu.edu.cn, yanyong@lcu.edu.cn

b School of Environmental and Materials Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, P. R. China

c Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China

d State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China

Abstract

5,6,11,12,17,18-Hexaazatrinaphthylene-2,8,14-tricarboxylic acid (HTA) exhibits broad absorption (300–1500 nm) and a high PCE (>60%), attributed to the formation of stable triplet diradicals via intramolecular charge transfer. Remarkably, the HTA@TEC1-12701 device outputs 211.9 mV under 1 sun and 930 mV under 4 suns, sufficient to drive a small fan.

Graphical abstract: A hexaazatrinaphthylene-based near-infrared photothermal organic small molecule for efficient photo-thermo-electric conversion

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC06462G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Nov 2025
Accepted
09 Jan 2026
First published
12 Jan 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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A hexaazatrinaphthylene-based near-infrared photothermal organic small molecule for efficient photo-thermo-electric conversion

N. Zhang, W. Zheng, L. Liu, R. Ma, Z. Li, Y. Han, W. Zi and Y. Yan, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC06462G

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