Elisa Guzmán, Yu Yan, Peter Müller, Justin Amengual, Chung-Hao Liu, Mu-Ping Nieh and Samuel W. Thomas, III
{"title":"Correction: Influence of shape on crystal structure and optical properties of heterocyclic conjugated molecules","authors":"Elisa Guzmán, Yu Yan, Peter Müller, Justin Amengual, Chung-Hao Liu, Mu-Ping Nieh and Samuel W. Thomas, III","doi":"10.1039/D5TC90023A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC90023A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Correction for ‘Influence of shape on crystal structure and optical properties of heterocyclic conjugated molecules’ by Elisa Guzmán <em>et al.</em>, <em>J. Mater. Chem. C</em>, 2025, <strong>13</strong>, 954–962, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC03509G.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 10","pages":" 5385-5385"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/tc/d5tc90023a?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143564251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guan-Lin Chen, Po-Tuan Chen, Ching-I Huang and Leeyih Wang
{"title":"Boosting the long-term stability of all-polymer solar cells by using natural cellulose as an interlayer†","authors":"Guan-Lin Chen, Po-Tuan Chen, Ching-I Huang and Leeyih Wang","doi":"10.1039/D4TC05118A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC05118A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >We conducted a thorough evaluation of the durability issues associated with organic/inorganic interfaces in inverted all-polymer solar cells (All-PSCs) and systematically investigated various interlayers, including polyethyleneimine (PEI), polyethylenimine ethoxylated (PEIE), and natural cellulose. Our findings reveal that natural cellulose stands out due to its exceptional water resistance, high adsorption energy, strong hydrogen bonding with ZnO, and a morphology that effectively prevents water molecules from penetrating the ZnO surface. Consequently, the ZnO/cellulose device retains 80% of its initial power conversion efficiency (<em>T</em><small><sub>80</sub></small> lifetime) for 2030 hours under humid aging conditions at 25 °C and 40% relative humidity (RH). Moreover, cellulose exhibits excellent interfacial compatibility with both the active layer and ZnO, leading to an impressive <em>T</em><small><sub>80</sub></small> lifetime of 2712 hours under thermal aging at 75 °C in N<small><sub>2</sub></small>. The ZnO/cellulose device also demonstrates remarkable resilience under harsher conditions, maintaining a <em>T</em><small><sub>80</sub></small> lifetime of 572 hours when stored at 75 °C and 50–60% RH. This study presents a sustainable and eco-friendly strategy to significantly enhance the long-term stability of All-PSCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 13","pages":" 6581-6587"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdelhadi El Hachmi, Goutam Biswas, Subhadeep Sen, Bouchaib Manoun, Khalid Draoui and Zouhair Sadoune
{"title":"Linear and non-linear optical properties of FeSnO(OH)5 oxyhydroxide perovskite†","authors":"Abdelhadi El Hachmi, Goutam Biswas, Subhadeep Sen, Bouchaib Manoun, Khalid Draoui and Zouhair Sadoune","doi":"10.1039/D4TC04040F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC04040F","url":null,"abstract":"<p >FeSnO(OH)<small><sub>5</sub></small>, an oxyhydroxide perovskite also known as jeanbandyite, was prepared by a co-precipitation method and investigated using XRD, SEM, TEM and UV-Vis characterization techniques. The crystal structure of the title compound adopts a cubic system of space group <em>Pn</em><img> with unit-cell parameters <em>a</em> = 7.6381(5) Å and <em>V</em> = 445.61(5) Å<small><sup>3</sup></small>. The optical bandgap energy was estimated from diffuse reflectance data using a modified Kubelka–Munk function. The <em>E</em><small><sub>g</sub></small> value for the direct bandgap is 3.00 eV. The Urbach energy (<em>E</em><small><sub>U</sub></small>) was determined from the logarithmic absorption coefficient and found to be 1.256 ± 0.006 eV. The dependence of incident photon energy on optical parameters such as refractive index, extinction coefficient, real and imaginary parts of the dielectric function, real and imaginary parts of the complex conductivity, real and imaginary parts of the electrical modulus, dielectric loss and optical conductivity was investigated using UV-Vis spectrophotometer experiments. The obtained values for oscillator energy, dispersion energy, static refractive index, average oscillator strength and average oscillator wavelength were determined using the Wemple–DiDomenico model. The third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility <em>χ</em><small><sup>(3)</sup></small> and nonlinear refractive index (<em>n</em><small><sub>2</sub></small>) were calculated from linear optical parameters such as refractive index (<em>n</em>) and susceptibility <em>χ</em><small><sup>(1)</sup></small>.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 13","pages":" 6630-6640"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matías J. Alonso-Navarro, Osnat Zapata-Arteaga, Sergi Riera-Galindo, Jiali Guo, Aleksandr-Peredeventsv, Edgar Gutiérrez-Fernández, Juan Sebastián Reparaz, Mar Ramos, Christian Müller, Jaime Martín, Marta Mas-Torrent, José L. Segura and Mariano Campoy-Quiles
{"title":"Low-bandgap oligothiophene-naphthalimide oligomeric semiconductors for thermoelectric applications†","authors":"Matías J. Alonso-Navarro, Osnat Zapata-Arteaga, Sergi Riera-Galindo, Jiali Guo, Aleksandr-Peredeventsv, Edgar Gutiérrez-Fernández, Juan Sebastián Reparaz, Mar Ramos, Christian Müller, Jaime Martín, Marta Mas-Torrent, José L. Segura and Mariano Campoy-Quiles","doi":"10.1039/D4TC05383D","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC05383D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >State-of-the-art p-type organic conjugated polymers are mostly thiophene-based semiconductors. Still, novel chemical design and a fresh perspective on different polymer backbones could pave the way for new high-performing materials and a deep understanding of donor–acceptor conjugated assemblies. Herein we designed and synthesized two novel electroactive oligomeric materials based on a donor terthiophene unit endowed with a strong electron-withdrawing naphthalimide unit. This molecular assembly has been polymerized using a palladium cross-coupling reaction with two different linkers, 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexabutyldistannane and (4,8-bis((2-ethylhexyl)oxy)benzo[1,2-<em>b</em>:4,5-<em>b</em>′]dithiophene-2,6-diyl)bis(trimethylstannane), to obtain the target polymers <strong>NIP3T-poly</strong> and <strong>NIP3T-BDT-poly</strong>, respectively. Both polymers exhibited an extended absorption up to 1000 nm and higher hole field-effect mobilities of up to 1.8 × 10<small><sup>−3</sup></small> cm<small><sup>2</sup></small> V<small><sup>−1</sup></small> s<small><sup>−1</sup></small>, in comparison to the molecular assembly <strong>NIP3T</strong>, and precisely tuned energy levels that make them compatible with common p-type dopants like 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F<small><sub>4</sub></small>TCNQ). After optimizing the doping level, we obtained a thermoelectric figure of merit up to <em>zT</em> = 0.02 for <strong>NIP3T-BDT-poly</strong>, comparable with benchmark F<small><sub>4</sub></small>TCNQ-vapor doped polythiophenes.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 13","pages":" 6922-6932"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/tc/d4tc05383d?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yue Li, Ping Liu, Shisen Li, Yanting Ren, Wenzhen Du, Wenjing Yin, Haiyan Jiang, Qingli Yang and Yongchao Ma
{"title":"Coral-like porous tubular Ni doped g-C3N4 nanocomposites as bifunctional templates for photocatalytic degradation and fluorescence detection of sunset yellow in beverages†","authors":"Yue Li, Ping Liu, Shisen Li, Yanting Ren, Wenzhen Du, Wenjing Yin, Haiyan Jiang, Qingli Yang and Yongchao Ma","doi":"10.1039/D4TC05391E","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC05391E","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this study, novel Ni-doped N-vacancy coral-like porous tubular g-C<small><sub>3</sub></small>N<small><sub>4</sub></small> (Ni–CN) nanocomposites were fabricated through a simple calcination strategy. The Ni–CN photocatalysts exhibited superior photocatalytic efficacy in the degradation of sunset yellow (SY) when exposed to visible light irradiation. The optimized Ni–CN nanocomposite contributed the highest SY removal efficiency of 96.87% after 120 min of irradiation, showing good reusability and structural stability. The as-prepared Ni–CN gel spheres had a high removal rate of SY from orange juice. In addition, Ni–CN nanosheets (Ni–CN NSs) obtained by ultrasonic stripping can be used as highly selective and sensitive fluorescent sensors for the detection of SY in beverages through dynamic or collisional fluorescence quenching mechanisms. The linear range of Ni–CN NSs for SY detection was 0–80 μM and the detection limit was 0.0397 μM. Here, the constructed Ni–CN nanocomposites provide a novel route for efficient removal and sensitive detection of SY in beverages.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 13","pages":" 6650-6659"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanping Wu, Jifa Wu, Feng Tang, Lin Yuan, Yinchun Guo, Yumeng Li and Xiaobin Peng
{"title":"Impacts of linking units of porphyrin dimer donors on the performance of organic solar cells†","authors":"Hanping Wu, Jifa Wu, Feng Tang, Lin Yuan, Yinchun Guo, Yumeng Li and Xiaobin Peng","doi":"10.1039/D4TC05390G","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC05390G","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Dimer photovoltaic materials have emerged as one of the most promising types of organic solar cell (OSC) materials due to their well-defined chemical structures and long-term device stability. However, current research on dimeric photovoltaic materials primarily focuses on acceptors, while the studies on dimer donors have been relatively limited. In this study, we designed and synthesized three porphyrin dimer donors E-ZnP<small><sub>2</sub></small>, BT-ZnP<small><sub>2</sub></small> and BDT-ZnP<small><sub>2</sub></small> by linking two functionalized D–A (D: electron donor unit and A: electron acceptor unit) porphyrins with ethynylene, diethynylene-benzothiadiazole (BT) and diethynylene-benzodithiophene (BDT), respectively. The impacts of the linking units on their energy levels, absorption properties, aggregation behaviors and photovoltaic performance are investigated. Among the three devices with porphyrins as the electron donors and Y6 as the electron acceptor, the E-ZnP<small><sub>2</sub></small>-based cells exhibit superior charge mobility and reduced charge recombination due to the stronger molecular aggregation of E-ZnP<small><sub>2</sub></small> and the improved miscibility with Y6, resulting in an impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.64%. The findings offer valuable guidelines for developing dimer donor materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 13","pages":" 6880-6887"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seong Cheol Jang, Gunoh Lee, Ilhoon Park, Byeongil Noh, Ji-Min Park, Jaewon Lee, Kyung Jin Lee and Hyun-Suk Kim
{"title":"Tunable dielectric properties of a parylene dielectric layer through surface-modulation by click chemistry†","authors":"Seong Cheol Jang, Gunoh Lee, Ilhoon Park, Byeongil Noh, Ji-Min Park, Jaewon Lee, Kyung Jin Lee and Hyun-Suk Kim","doi":"10.1039/D4TC04474F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC04474F","url":null,"abstract":"<p >A dielectric serves as a separator between the semiconductor and the electrode in thin-film transistors (TFTs), playing a crucial role in attracting carriers through polarization by an electric field. In this study, copper-catalyzed azide/alkyne click reactions were adopted to modulate the dielectric and electrical properties of a polymer gate dielectric poly[(ethynyl-<em>p</em>-xylylene)-<em>co</em>-(<em>p</em>-xylylene)] (ethynyl parylene). A custom-synthesized ethynyl parylene dielectric layer is fabricated using chemical vapor polymerization, which yields smooth conformal films. Four types of azide materials – benzyl azide, aminopropyl azide, trimethylsilyl azide, and biotin-PEG3-azide – are utilized as dielectric constant modulators <em>via</em> click reactions. With only approximately 1% surface modulation, the dielectric constant of ethynyl parylene is nearly double that of pristine ethynyl parylene, whereas the leakage current density remains unchanged. Finally, IGZO TFTs are successfully fabricated using surface-modulated ethynyl parylene as the gate dielectric. Therefore, the click reaction of a polymer gate dielectric is an effective method to tune its properties while maintaining the interface properties of the front channel.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 13","pages":" 6614-6623"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samira Mehravar, Benyamin M. Garmejani and Shohreh Fatemi
{"title":"Nickel-deposited hexagonal boron nitride composites synthesized via chemical vapor deposition: unlocking enhanced magnetic properties for advanced technologies","authors":"Samira Mehravar, Benyamin M. Garmejani and Shohreh Fatemi","doi":"10.1039/D4TC05281A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC05281A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >This study delves into the innovative deposition of nickel nanoparticles onto hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) to enhance its magnetic properties, leveraging the high specific surface area of hBN for applications in advanced technologies such as sensors, data storage, spintronics, and catalysis. High-quality hBN nanoribbons were synthesized from a boric acid and melamine precursor <em>via</em> a thermal process, followed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of nickel using nickelocene. Optimal deposition occurred at 190 °C, as identified by gas chromatography (GC), with initial nickelocene decomposition starting at 100 °C due to interactions with hBN's surface functional groups. Characterization techniques—including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM)—confirmed the successful formation of nickel nanoparticles on hBN. XRD revealed well-crystallized nickel in the 10 wt% Ni/hBN sample, while BET analysis indicated a reduction in specific surface area from 657 m<small><sup>2</sup></small> g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> to 580 m<small><sup>2</sup></small> g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> due to nickel-induced pore blockage. FESEM showed uniformly distributed spherical nanoparticles ranging from 30 to 50 nm in diameter, with elemental mapping confirming their dispersion. VSM analysis demonstrated enhanced magnetic properties with increased nickel loading, achieving a saturation magnetization of 1.85 emu g<small><sup>−1</sup></small> and coercivity of 150 Oe at 10 wt% Ni/hBN. This work underscores the transformative potential of CVD in engineering the magnetic properties of Ni/hBN composites, paving the way for cutting-edge technological advancements.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 13","pages":" 6823-6830"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retraction: Integration of photovoltaic organic materials into mm-wave technologies: towards self-powered phase shifters","authors":"Suraj Manikandan and Jens Wenzel Andreasen","doi":"10.1039/D5TC90029H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC90029H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Retraction of ‘Integration of photovoltaic organic materials into mm-wave technologies: towards self-powered phase shifters’ by Suraj Manikandan <em>et al.</em>, <em>J. Mater. Chem. C</em>, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02828G.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 10","pages":" 5386-5386"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/tc/d5tc90029h?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143564252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rikuto Kanno, Matthias Stolte, Vladmir Stepanenko, Ann-Christin Pöppler, Takaya Terashima and Frank Würthner
{"title":"Perylene bisimide J-aggregates in a polymer matrix: controlling self-assembly and fluorescence properties†‡","authors":"Rikuto Kanno, Matthias Stolte, Vladmir Stepanenko, Ann-Christin Pöppler, Takaya Terashima and Frank Würthner","doi":"10.1039/D5TC00409H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC00409H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Perylene bisimide J-aggregates are among the most emissive dye aggregates. However, their fluorescence quantum yield severely decreases if cast as pristine materials in solid films. Here, we present an approach to prepare solid-state materials containing fluorescent perylene bisimide (PBI) J-aggregates with fluorescence quantum yields up to 28%, which is significantly higher than in their single-crystalline state. In our research, we investigated the impact of different polymer matrices, <em>i.e<small>.</small></em> polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate) and a polystyrene–polybutadiene–polystyrene triblock copolymer, on the self-assembly into J-aggregates and the fluorescence quantum yield of the dye-matrix materials for spin-coated films. The degree of self-assembly of PBIs could be controlled by the PBI concentration, the type of polymer matrix, and an annealing process after spin-coating. Notably, the J-aggregates in a polystyrene matrix showed significant differences in their fluorescence quantum yield, which we attribute to transitions between individual one-dimensional fibers and the formation of larger three-dimensional crystallites.</p>","PeriodicalId":84,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Chemistry C","volume":" 12","pages":" 5981-5987"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143667752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}