Themed collection Journal of Materials Chemistry C HOT Papers
On-chip two-dimensional material-based waveguide-integrated photodetectors
In optical systems for communication, sensing, and imaging, integrating optoelectronic and electronic components on-chip to develop optoelectronic applications has become the focus of future research.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 2279-2316
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC03679K
Symphony of light: AIE and MFC in carbazole-based cyanostilbenes
Carbazole–cyanostilbene conjugates exhibit promising optical properties, including AIE and MFC. This review explores their diverse applications across various fields, highlighting their unique characteristics and potential impact.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 1923-1944
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC04121B
Ligand engineering of circularly polarized luminescence inversion and enhancement for chiral Ag6 nanoclusters
Four pairs of chiral Ag6L6 nanoclusters, synthesized using ligand engineering with thiazithione and oxazinthione, exhibit enhanced luminescence quantum yield attributed to S⋯S interactions and demonstrate supramolecular chirality inversion regulated by peripheral methyl and phenyl groups.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8287-8295
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01280A
Low-voltage polymer monolayer transistors for high-gain unipolar and complementary logic inverters
Using thin AlOx as dielectrics, low-voltage polymer monolayer TFTs were attained with a SS of 86 mV dec−1. The resultant unipolar and complementary inverters exhibited high voltage gains of 251 V/V at VDD = −3 V and 841 V/V at VDD = 5 V.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01715C
C8H6IN3O4: a birefringent crystal induced by uniformly aligned hybrid groups
C8H6IN3O4 exhibits a substantial birefringence of 0.55 at 550 nm, surpassing commercially available birefringent materials, and this phenomenon is attributed to the uniform alignment of π-conjugated [NO3]− and [C8H6IN2O]+ groups.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5696-5700
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC04666D
Rationally designed synthesis of bright Cu–Ga–Zn–Se-based nanocrystals for efficient green quantum-dot light-emitting diodes
Cd-free QLEDs with tunable emission from 603 to 524 nm were constructed by regulating the non-stoichiometric Cu : Ga molar ratio, and the green QLEDs showed high performance with an EQE of 5.8% and a high brightness of 7016 cd m−2.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 4593-4598
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00349G
Cubic and hexagonal boron nitride phases and phase boundaries
We used temperature-dependent spark plasma sintering to induce phase transformations of metastable 3D c-BN to mixed-phase 3D/2D c-BN/h-BN and ultimately to the stable 2D h-BN phase at high temperature, useful for extreme-temperature technology.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 3053-3062
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00039K
Additive Engineering for High-Performance Polythiophene Gas Sensors Incorporating Functional Amine Additive with Strong Binding Energy for NO2
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01356E
Prediction of metastable energy level distribution of D3+(D = Cr, Fe) doped phosphor based on machine learning
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02168A
Six metal cations in one double perovskite: exploring complexity of chloride elpasolites by high-throughput experimentation
A family of ca. 350 double perovskites Cs2(Ag,Na)MIIICl6, MIII = Bi, Sb, In, Fe, with two or three alloyed MIII cations was produced by high-throughout robot-assisted synthesis revealing non-additive compositional dependences of spectral properties.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8705-8718
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01693A
Linker installation transformations in a 2-D rare earth MOF: increase of the dimensionality and turn on of the temperature sensing capability
A new 2-D 8-connected rare earth (RE) MOF based on a hexanuclear (RE3+)6 SBU, the increase of the dimensionality through SCSC linker installation reactions and the turn-on of the temperature sensing capability upon these reactions are reported.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8684-8696
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00992D
Chiral mesostructured In2O3 films twisted with different crystal orientations
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01339E
Encapsulation of Luminol and Co2+ within a Metal-Organic Framework for Enhanced Chemiluminescence and Imaging of Inflammation
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01826E
Surface co-modification enabling efficient and spectrally stable mixed-halide blue light-emitting diodes
Collaborative optimization of strong coordination and hydrogen bonds is employed to impede phase separation and enhance photoluminescence for mixed-halide QDs.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01816H
Near-infrared circularly polarized organic room temperature phosphorescence based on a chiral host–guest doping strategy
Near-infrared circularly polarized organic room temperature phosphorescence is achieved by doping a naphthalimide derivative guest into a tartaric acid derivative host.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01828A
Unravelling the photobehavior of a 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-based HOF and its molecular units: experimental and theoretical insights into their spectroscopic properties in solution and in the solid state
Revealing the photobehaviour of a new BTD-based HOF shows the occurrence of intramolecular charge-transfer and intermolecular proton-transfer photoevents leading to different emission spectra and lifetimes when compared to the molecular units.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01368A
Multifunctional ammonium salts synergizing etching and passivation capability enable efficient deep-blue CsPbBr3 nanoplates
2,6-Diaminopyridinium hydrobromide has dual functions of etching and passivation. It can peel off the outer layers and simultaneously passivate the internal crystal structure, ultimately achieving high-performance deep blue CsPbBr3 NPLs.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8302-8308
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01261E
Significant differences in photophysical and photovoltaic properties of flexible chain terminated homoleptic tris-Ir(III) complexes
Terminal flexible chains in homoleptic tris-Ir(III) complexes from ethylhexyl carboxylic ester to hexyl induced dramatic differences in absorption and emission, and in particular had an opposite effect in ternary organic solar cells.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8334-8342
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01588F
Efficient non-doped blue electroluminescence based on phenanthroimidazole–benzoylfluorene hybrid molecules with high spin–orbit coupling and balanced charge mobilities
Herein, we propose a feasible design for enhancing PLQY, SOC and achieving balanced carrier mobility of the HLCT blue emitter. The non-doped OLED base on PPIFB with higher PLQY (91%), higher SOC (14.7 cm−1) and the balanced carrier mobilities.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8343-8350
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01166J
Photoinduced dynamic defect tolerance in hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites: phenomena and mechanism
Defect tolerance, which plays a crucial role in the outstanding photoelectric performance of hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites (HOIPs), is dynamically responsive to illumination. Continuous illumination can induce local structural reorganization leading to dynamic PL enhancement.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8309-8319
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01578A
Enhancing Efficiency and Stability of ZnSe Pure Blue Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes via Ionic Liquid Doping
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01874E
Highly efficient and stable pure-red phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes based on heptacyclic bipolar hosts featuring an Armor-like structure
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01313A
Insights into the vibration coupling effects on reorganization energy in π-isoelectronic frameworks
This study delves into the intricate interplay of vibrational coupling within isoelectronic frameworks featuring both zigzag and armchair topologies, aiming to better understand the topological and heteroatom impacts on reorganization energy.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01744G
Single-molecule white organic light-emitting diodes based on dual-conformation diindolophenthiazine derivatives
In this study, two isomers BP1 and BP2, featuring diindolophenthiazine as the donor and benzophenone as the acceptor, are designed and synthesized for the first time.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01203H
Achieving a colour-tuneable afterglow through pH-responsive exciton transfer channels in a carbon dot matrix system
Achieving a colour-tuneable afterglow by selectively activating different exciton transfer channels in a carbon dot–cyanuric acid composite by alkali induction.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01789G
Enhanced ion transport in ultrathin regenerated cellulose supercapacitor separators
This work reports the fabrication of regenerated cellulose-based separators with efficient ion transport properties, high porosity, and excellent electrolyte wettability using vacuum freeze-dried cellulose membranes.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01629G
Polypyrrole/NiFe-Layered double hydroxide composite as an anticorrosive microwave absorber
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01485E
Halide-dependent humidity sensing of Cs2SnX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) perovskites for real-time human physiological moisture detection
Lead-free halide perovskites Cs2SnX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) exhibit favorable humidity sensing with a response sequence of Cs2SnCl6 > Cs2SnBr6 > Cs2SnI6, enabling great potential for real-time non-contact human breath and finger monitoring.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7901-7908
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01463D
Local structure effects of carbon-doping on the phase change material Ge2Sb2Te5
In situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy on C-doped Ge2Sb2Te5 thin films reveals that C-content increases the rigidity of the Ge–Te bond in the amorphous phase, but curiously, only at moderate doping levels.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7867-7877
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01082E
A lightweight porous shear stiffening composite foam with excellent mechanical–thermal coupling protection performance
Lightweight SSE-EVA foam (SEF) with excellent compression resilience and mechanical-thermal protection was prepared by foaming. It owned application potential in thermal camouflage and thermal storage materials.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7891-7900
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01077A
Artificial neurosynaptic device based on amorphous oxides for artificial neural network constructing
An artificial synaptic device based on amorphous oxides is created inspired by biological synapse, and a three-layer artificial neural network is constructed using the data of a LTP-LTD circle.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01244E
Bright Self-Trapped Exciton Emission in Alkali Iodide Nanocrystals via Sn(II)-Doping
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01428F
Valence regulation in europium-doped fluoride phosphor for high-resolution X-ray time-lapse imaging
In this work, we designed a RPL material SrF2:Eu which could achieve PL discoloration after X-ray irradiation. The SrF2:Eu bulk was optimized to improve the imaging quality, which is the excellent candidate for time-lapse imaging.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7580-7587
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01443J
Anti-solvent engineering enables efficient ambient-processed halide perovskite solar cells
Ambient solution-processed halide perovskite thin films are susceptible to oxygen and moisture. Composition and morphology control of the films via anti-solvents treatment, i.e., DCB, EtOH, and CB affect their crystallization and solar cell performance.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7562-7571
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01305K
A novel fluorescent chemosensor enables dual-channel selective “turn-on” detection of Hg2+ and Ag+via distinct thiophilic effects, essential mechanisms, and excellent sensing performance for mercury(II) in aggregated states
A fluorescent probe enables dual-channel selective “turn-on” detection of Hg2+ and Ag+via distinct thiophilic effects was designed. Mechanisms of this chemosensor and the opposite luminescence behavior of the molecules were carefully explored.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7572-7579
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00785A
Thermally stable metallic glass strain sensors with extended sensing range and sensitivity
This research thoroughly analyzes strain sensing performance and thermal stability of metallic glass (MG) electrodes. The amorphous characteristic of MG film endows a high gauge factor and bending motion detection of the strain sensor device.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7532-7541
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00748D
Sheet-on-sheet architectural assembly of MOF/graphene for high-stability NO sensing at room temperature
Sheet-on-sheet architectural heterojunction (DLS-2D-Co-TCPP(Fe)/ANS–rGO-0.5) with Fe–N4 units was prepared which exhibited superior sensing performance toward NO at room temperature, including a pLOD of 100 ppb and long-term stability over 60 days.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7520-7531
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00091A
Equivalent RLC circuit loss mechanism introduced by Fe2O3 nanoneedles array towards high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption materials
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01018C
Ligand-customized colloidal quantum dots for high-performance optoelectronic devices
A new surface engineering approach that allows for enhanced control over ligands by decoupling colloidal-stabilization and property-engineering ligands was developed.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01182A
Surface-anchoring fluorinated sulfonate enables efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics
TFS-TFMS was introduced to modulate the upper interface in n–i–p structured perovskite solar cells, resulting in significantly improved device performance owing to the synergistic engineering of fluorine and sulfonate functional sites.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01479K
Modulation of Auger recombination via facet engineering in CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals
We demonstrate the modulation of Auger recombination via facet engineering in CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals, where the static dielectric screening effect is revealed to prevail over the dynamic polaronic screening effect.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01251H
Stretchable and stable neuromorphic tactile system
A performance-stable tactile neuron is developed, which integrates a stretch-insensitive triboelectric nanogenerator with an artificial neuron in a single device, and a 64 × 64 neuromorphic tactile matrix is established to process touch signals.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01144A
Dual-stimuli responsive chromatic cholesteric fibres with programmable structural-colour
An active dual-stimulus responsive coloured cholesteric fibre that enables orthogonal modulation of reflection bands and reflectance by optical and gaseous means, respectively.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01004C
Orientated hydrogen chains favor superconductivity in germanium sulfur hydrides
A novel superconductive structure of P21/m GeSH14 is predicted with a Tc of 128 K at 180 GPa. It is composed of covalent hydrogen chains bridging the adjacent Ge–S–H polyhedra, favorable for stabilizing the structure and enhancing superconductivity.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00511B
Quantum layer spin Hall effect in sliding antiferromagnetic bilayers
Sliding antiferromagnetic bilayers have attracted considerable attention due to their multiferroic properties coupled with layers.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01255K
MXene-based optoelectronic synaptic transistors utilize attentional mechanisms to achieve hierarchical responses
Faced with a huge amount of information, the brain relies on attention mechanisms to highly select information for efficient processing.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7197-7205
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00473F
Green-emissive Ce3+:Lu3Al5O12–Al2O3 nanoceramics elaborated via glass crystallization for high-power laser lighting applications
Ce:LuAG–Al2O3 nanoceramics prepared through glass crystallization present an ultrahigh luminous flux (LF) of 5124.7 lm and an excellent luminous density of 4235.5 lm mm−2 in LD-driven lighting.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 7188-7196
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00616J
Discrete and dimeric chiral plasmonic nanorods: intrinsic chirality and extrinsic chirality
The advanced synthetic methodologies for discrete chiral Au nanorods promote understanding the effect of structure parameters, intrinsic chirality and extrinsic chirality on the chiral plasmonic couplings.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01258E
Computational study based prediction of new photocatalysts for water splitting by systematic manipulation of MXene surfaces
Photocatalytic water splitting reactions (HER and OER) on the asymmetric surfaces of Janus MXenes with the help of intrinsic electric field (Ei).
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01236D
Robust lanthanide MOFs as multifunctional luminescent sensors for intelligent visualization monitoring of MEAA and texture code anti-counterfeiting applications
Ln-MOFs were designed for anti-counterfeiting labels by using texture codes. Moreover, three visual probes based on 1-Eu for MEAA detection are fluorescent films, RGB intelligent detection sensor platforms, and portable logic detectors.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6831-6840
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00658E
A red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter with mitigated efficiency roll-off via a π-stacked multiple donor–acceptor structure
The TADF emitter TCPP-DTPA with a multilayered π-stacked structure accelerates the RISC process and achieves extremely low-efficiency roll-off in red OLEDs.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6858-6864
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00933A
The design of multi-functional ionic hydrogels with anti-freezing, temperature response and luminescence properties
An ionic-hydrogel based temperature sensor with anti-freezing capabilities, anti-strain interference capabilities and luminescence properties is presented.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6849-6857
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00775A
Sb-enhanced Cs3Cu2I5 scintillators for ionizing radiation detection
Lead-free perovskite composites were prepared by in situ doping and crystallization. The optimized scintillators achieved improved stability, light yield and transparency, which resulted high X-ray sensitivity and low detection limit.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6841-6848
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00724G
Synthesis of large-area high quality 2D BiOI for highly sensitive ultraviolet photodetection
High-quality 2D layered BiOI crystals have been synthesized by a novel space-confined molten salt method.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6826-6830
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00383G
A highly sensitive lifetime-based luminescent manometer and bi-functional pressure–temperature sensor based on a spectral shift of the R-line of Mn4+ in K2Ge4O9
As presented in the manuscript the K2Ge4O9:Mn4+ can be used as a luminescent pressure and temperature sensor. The pressure sensing can be achieved based on the kinetics of the 2E state luminescence and the spectral position of the R line can be used for temperature sensing.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6793-6804
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC04812H
Silver ions induced growth of plasmonic Au hexagonal star plates
The selective site deposition of Ag+ led to the formation of Au hexagonal star plates.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6443-6449
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00703D
Reactive spin coating based on real-time in situ feedback for improved control of perovskite thin film fabrication
This work presents a novel perovskite thin film fabrication approach based on an optical in situ spectroscopy setup and a live closed-loop feedback system to improve the reproducibility of the layer properties independent of external parameters.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6415-6422
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC04361D
Kilogram-scale high-yield production of PbI2 microcrystals for optimized photodetectors
In this work, PbI2-based photodetectors with symmetric Au–Au and asymmetric Au-graphene electrode structures are made. The asymmetric PbI2 device shows 3–4.8 times higher photocurrent compared to the symmetric device under the same light intensities.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6433-6442
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00966E
Enhanced electromagnetic absorption properties of the double-layer Ti3C2Tx MXene absorber with orthogonal microstructures
A double-layer MXene absorber with orthogonal microstructures was designed unidirectional freeze-casting method, which yielded favorable electromagnetic wave absorption properties by tuning the thickness ratio of the parallel ends when the parallel sample was used as an impedance matching layer.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6086-6097
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC03973K
Homochirality to design high-Tc lead-free ferroelastic semiconductors
High-Tc lead-free ferroelastic semiconductor (R/S-CTA)2SbCl5 was obtained through an H/OH-substitution-induced homochirality strategy, and undergoes phase transition at 410 K accompanied by switching between the SHG-active and SHG-inactive states.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6098-6105
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00428K
Improving the uniformity of the inkjet-printed polymer film in a bank by Marangoni flow and contact line sliding
Printed polymer films with higher film uniformity and device-performance were obtained by regulating the Marangoni flow and contact line sliding with co-solvents of different surface tension.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6074-6085
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00696H
Well-defined polymorph transformation sequences and novel tetragonal twin-domain patterns in the morphotropic phase boundary of Dy-modified BiFeO3–PbTiO3 single crystals
Well-defined polymorph transformation sequences and novel tetragonal twin-domain patterns are found in the MPB of Dy-modified BiFeO3–PbTiO3 single crystals.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 6064-6073
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00630E
Achieving highly efficient antisolvent- and annealing-free NIR perovskite light-emitting diodes by optimizing the gradient of preheating
Johan and colleagues demonstrated antisolvent- and annealing-free PeLEDs by modulating the substrate preheating gradient. The strategy is a viable alternative to the traditional antisolvent method for promoting high-quality perovskite films.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5718-5726
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC04600A
Tea helps neuromorphic computing: flexible memristors from tea polyphenols
A diffusive memristor from tea polyphenols.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5748-5756
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00440J
N-terminalized titanium carbide MXene coupled with graphene oxide toward optimized temporal domain-dependent nonlinear absorption
Ti3C2Tx MXene by the surface termination modulation and subsequently the graphene oxide covalent functionalization for enhanced nonlinear optical performance across spectral (532 and 800 nm) and temporal (nanosecond and femtosecond) regimes.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5737-5747
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00366G
Acoustic emissions from spin crossover complexes
Listening to the acoustic noise emitted by molecular spin crossover materials reveals both reversible and irreversible microstructural phenomena associated with the spin transition, providing a simple tool to detect structural fatigability.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5757-5765
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00495G
Stimulated-source-independent persistent luminescence phosphor Sr2Ta2O7:Tb3+, Tm3+ for multi-mode anti-counterfeiting applications
The multi-mode luminescent anti-counterfeiting materials Sr2Ta2O7:Tb3+, Tm3+ were prepared, which possessed DC, UC, PSL, and PersL modes.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5727-5736
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00732H
Phototuning structural color and optical switching cholesteric textures in azobenzene-doped cholesteric liquid crystals
The first integration of structure modulation and phase modulation of CLCs has been accomplished. CLCs doped with azobenzene show rapid color shifts and phase modulation dependent on different intensity light source stimuli within a few seconds.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5362-5369
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00726C
Highly efficient platinum(II) complexes overcoming Pt–Pt interactions and their applications in organic light-emitting diodes
By introducing the methyl substituent acetylacetone and benzyl substituents, Pt(II) complexes restrain Pt–Pt interactions in pure films and maintain nearly identical PL spectra with dilute solution. The maximum EQE of non-doped OLED reaches 19.6%.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5355-5361
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00316K
Synthesis and optical wireless communication application of high efficiency extreme blue CsPbBr3 nanoplates
Extreme blue 435 nm emission, 97% PLQY CsPbBr3 nanoplates and up to 150 Mbps optical wireless communication data transmission rate.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5370-5376
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00151F
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