Journal of Materials Chemistry Blog

Structures and properties of conjugated Donor–Acceptor copolymers for solar cell applications: Zhi–Guo Zhang and Jizheng Wang, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2JM14951F (Advance Article)

Functional fullerenes for organic photovoltaics: Chang-Zhi Li ,  Hin-Lap Yip and Alex K.-Y. Jen, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15126J (Advance Article)

Assemblies of artificial photosynthetic reaction centres: Shunichi Fukuzumi and Kei Ohkubo, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2JM15585K (Advance Article) 

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Phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PhOLEDs) offer high quantum efficiency compared to conventional fluorescent OLEDs because they can harness both singlet and triplet exitons for emission. Green and red PhOLEDs with 100% internal quantum efficiency have been reported, but highly efficient and stable blue PhOLEDs have yet to be developed because of the lack of suitable host materials possessing higher triplet energy levels than blue phosphors. In this hot paper Chuluo Yang, Dongge Ma and colleagues report two simple CBP isomers with high triplet energies as efficient hosts for blue phosphorescent OLEDs, and the efficiencies of the o-CBP-based device are over 2 times higher than those of CBP. Interested to know more? Read the article for free until 2^nd March. (Free registration required)

Simple CBP isomers with high triplet energies for highly efficient blue electrophosphorescence: Shaolong Gong, Xun He, Yonghua Chen, Zuoquan Jiang, Cheng Zhong, Dongge Ma, Jingui Qin and Chuluo Yang, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2894-2899

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Organic π systems with an open-shell ground state have attractive properties that could find use applications such as nonlinear optics, spintronics devices and photovoltaics. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with unpaired or partially unpaired electrons display open-shell radical character. In this Hot Feature Article, Zhe Sun and Jishan Wu at the National University of Singapore summarize recent developments in open-shell polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons covering both theoretical advances and the experimental progress, and touch on a few examples of their practical applications. Read for free until 1^st March. (Free registration required)

Open-shell polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Zhe Sun and Jishan Wu, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C1JM14786B (Advance Article)

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The fabrication of tubular microstructures has been successfully use in a range of applications including optofluidics, bio-sensing, catalytic microjet engines, magnetic sensors and 3D cell microreactors; however, the diameter scalability, hybrid functionalization, and long-term biocompatibility has not been investigated yet for rolled-up glass microtubes. In this hot paper large arrays of transparent, biocompatible SiO/SiO₂ microtubes are fabricated by rolling up nanomembranes followed by etching to release the deposited layers. The outer tubular diameter is systematically studied and the roll-up parameters have been optimized to achieve a yield of nearly 100%. Samuel Sanchez and colleagues also demonstrate that these microtubes can be used in a range of applications.

Fabrication and applications of large arrays of multifunctional rolled-up SiO/SiO2 microtubes: Stefan M. Harazim, Wang Xi, Christine K. Schmidt, Samuel Sanchez and Oliver G. Schmidt, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 2878-2884

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