Themed collection 10th Anniversary: Dedicated Authors
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Progress of M2Si5N8:Eu series in industrial LED phosphors
Herein, we provide an overview of the history of research on industrial LED phosphors, focusing on Sr2Si5N8:Eu, which was the first reported nitride phosphor but it is not ideal for industrial LED lighting and displays.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 6512-6527
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC05284A
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A review of functional linear carbon chains (oligoynes, polyynes, cumulenes) and their applications as molecular wires in molecular electronics and optoelectronics
This review presents the multi-faceted applications of oligoynes in molecular electronics and optoelectronics, as well as recent insights for the design and properties of sp-hybridised carbon wires.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021,9, 10524-10546
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC01406D
Atomic layer deposition of chalcogenides for next-generation phase change memory
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of chalcogenides is an essential technique for low-power and high-capacity phase-change memory. This review provides an overview on the recent progress in the ALD of chalcogenides including Ge–Sb–Te and Ge–Se alloys.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021,9, 3708-3725
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC00186H
Recent progress on organic donor–acceptor complexes as active elements in organic field-effect transistors
The recent progress on the methods to prepare donor (D)–acceptor (A) co-crystals and their potential applications in OFETs has been reviewed.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 3485-3498
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC04389A
Recent progress in the development of n-type organic semiconductors for organic field effect transistors
This article reviews recent major progress in the development of organic semiconductors as electron transport n-channel materials in organic field effect transistors (OFETs).
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017,5, 8654-8681
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC01680H
Conjugated polymer-based electrochromics: materials, device fabrication and application prospects
The recent developments and trends of electrochromic conjugated polymers and their devices are highlighted in this review.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 7364-7376
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TC01150K
Approaches for fabricating high efficiency organic light emitting diodes
Highly efficient OLEDs are extremely demanded for the design of highly competitive energy-saving displays and lightings. In this article, we have systematically reviewed some most effective organic materials, eleven device architectural approaches, and outcoupling techniques to realize the high efficiency OLEDs.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 2974-3002
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TC02495H
A new generation of highly sensitive luminescent thermometers operating in the optical window of biological tissues
A new type of luminescent thermometer based on highly temperature dependent d–d Cr3+ transitions related to barely temperature dependent f–f Nd3+ transitions for bio-application is reported for the first time, showing exceptionally high sensitivity.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 5559-5563
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TC01484D
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Two-dimensional borocarbonitrides for photocatalysis and photovoltaics
We have designed 2D borocarbonitrides with outstanding material properties and potential applications in a variety of important technological fields, including nano-mechanics, electronics, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 3875-3884
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC05268G
A multifunctional hole-transporter for high-performance TADF OLEDs and clarification of factors governing the transport property by multiscale simulation
A record-breaking efficient (EQE: 22%) and long-living (LT50: 28 000 h@1000 nit) TADF OLED is realized by using a multifunctional hole-transporter. The factors governing the transport properties are quantitatively analyzed by multiscale simulation.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 8694-8701
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC00716A
Nonlinear photocarrier dynamics and the role of shallow traps in mixed-halide mixed-cation hybrid perovskites
We examine the role of surface passivation on carrier trapping and nonlinear recombination dynamics in hybrid metal-halide perovskites by means of excitation correlation photoluminescence (ECPL) spectroscopy.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021,9, 8204-8212
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC01492G
Dicyanovinyl-based fluorescent sensors for dual mechanism amine sensing
We report two dual mechanism fluorescent sensors that enable selective sensing of alkyl primary amines with a low detection limit.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 13723-13732
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC03974H
Green solvents for organic thin-film transistor processing
A wide range of green solvents are explored to process TIPS-PEN (6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacene), and several other p- and n-type organic semiconductors for their potential generality in fabricating organic thin-film transistors.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 5786-5794
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TC00512F
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Effect of end group functionalisation of small molecules featuring the fluorene–thiophene–benzothiadiazole motif as emitters in solution-processed red and orange organic light-emitting diodes
A series of red fluorescent materials (compounds 1–4), which each contain the symmetric fluorene–thiophene–BT–thiophene–fluorene core, is presented along with their performance in solution-processed OLED devices.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 3934-3944
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TC02993H
A novel molecular design employing a backbone freezing linker for improved efficiency, sharpened emission and long lifetime in thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters
A novel molecular design employing a backbone structure freezing linker was developed to improve the external quantum efficiency, lifetime and emission profile of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 2919-2926
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TC00214F
Asymmetrical hole/electron transport in donor–acceptor mixed-stack cocrystals
Mixed-stack donor–acceptor crystals show electron or ambipolar transport depending on the symmetry of the frontier orbitals.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 567-577
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TC05190A
Novel persistent and tribo-luminescence from bismuth ion pairs doped strontium gallate
A novel phosphor Sr3Ga4O9:Bi3+ that combines broadband photoluminescence, long persistent luminescence (LPL) and triboluminescence (ML) at room temperature.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 10367-10375
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TC04012E
Stimuli responsive AIE active positional isomers of phenanthroimidazole as non-doped emitters in OLEDs
Development of aggregation induced emission (AIE) active mechanochromic positional isomers of phenanthroimidazole comprising of triphenylamine and tetraphenylethylene.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 2077-2087
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC05450E
Designed synthesis, morphology evolution and enhanced photoluminescence of a highly efficient red dodec-fluoride phosphor, Li3Na3Ga2F12:Mn4+, for warm WLEDs
A novel red phosphor Li3Na3Ga2F12:Mn4+ was obtained at room temperature and its luminescence efficiency has been improved by optimizing the synthetic process.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 491-499
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC04878E
Teaching an old acceptor new tricks: rationally employing 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole as input to design a highly efficient red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter
Benzothiadiazole-based D–A–D structured red TADF emitter results in high-performance OLEDs with a maximum EQE of 8.8% and CIE (0.61, 0.39).
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017,5, 1363-1368
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC00025A
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Lightweight conductive graphene/thermoplastic polyurethane foams with ultrahigh compressibility for piezoresistive sensing
Lightweight conductive graphene/thermoplastic polyurethane foams exhibited stable piezoresistive sensing signals at a strain of up to 90%.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017,5, 73-83
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TC03713E
High-performance bipolar host materials for blue TADF devices with excellent external quantum efficiencies
2CzPN-based blue TADF-OLED devices with a ZDN host showed a remarkably high external quantum efficiency of 25.7%.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 4512-4520
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TC00385K
About this collection
As part of the celebrations for Journal of Materials Chemistry C’s 10th Anniversary in 2023, we wanted to celebrate some of our most dedicated authors that have published in the journal over the last 10 years.
This online collection features articles and reviews from some of our most frequent authors since the launch of the journal in 2013. This collection has been curated in honour of those authors who have provided truly impactful, timeless, and high-quality research articles and reviews, time and time again. The featured articles have been handpicked from a decade of exceptional work, provided by our dedicated, long-time authors for Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
All articles in the collection are free to read until 27th November 2023
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