Persistent and stable organic radicals: Design, synthesis, and applications

ZX Chen, Y Li, F Huang - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Open-shell radicals are usually thermodynamically and kinetically unstable due to their
incompletely satisfied valency. However, the rapid development of radical chemistry in the …

Pro-aromatic and anti-aromatic π-conjugated molecules: an irresistible wish to be diradicals

Z Zeng, X Shi, C Chi, JTL Navarrete… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Aromaticity is an important concept to understand the stability and physical properties of π-
conjugated molecules. Recent studies on pro-aromatic and anti-aromatic molecules …

Heterocyclic nanographenes and other polycyclic heteroaromatic compounds: synthetic routes, properties, and applications

M Stepien, E Gonka, M Żyła, N Sprutta - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensionally extended, polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules (heterocyclic
nanographenes) are a highly versatile class of organic materials, applicable as functional …

From open-shell singlet diradicaloids to polyradicaloids

TY Gopalakrishna, W Zeng, X Lu, J Wu - Chemical Communications, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this Feature Article, we highlight our recent efforts toward stable open-shell singlet
diradicaloids and polyradicaloids. A brief review on the historical works in the area is …

Zethrenes, Extended p-Quinodimethanes, and Periacenes with a Singlet Biradical Ground State

Z Sun, Z Zeng, J Wu - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Researchers have studied polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for more
than 100 years, and most PAHs in the neutral state reported so far have a closed-shell …

A Nanographene‐Based Two‐Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework as a Stable and Efficient Photocatalyst

E **, S Fu, H Hanayama, MA Addicoat… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Synthesis of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with desirable organic units furnishes
advanced materials with unique functionalities. As an emerging class of two‐dimensional …

The electronic applications of stable diradicaloids: present and future

X Hu, W Wang, D Wang, Y Zheng - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic molecules with unpaired electrons are intriguing for advanced applications in
molecular electronics, spintronics and organic batteries, as well as other possible …

N-Annulated Perylene as An Efficient Electron Donor for Porphyrin-Based Dyes: Enhanced Light-Harvesting Ability and High-Efficiency Co(II/III)-Based Dye …

J Luo, M Xu, R Li, KW Huang, C Jiang… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Porphyrin-based dyes recently have become good candidates for dye-sensitized solar cells
(DSCs). However, the bottleneck is how to further improve their light-harvesting ability. In this …

Radical single-molecule junctions

L Li, CR Prindle, W Shi, C Nuckolls… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Radicals are unique molecular systems for applications in electronic devices due to their
open-shell electronic structures. Radicals can function as good electrical conductors and …

Solvothermal Synthesis and Pyrolysis Toward Heteroatom‐Doped Carbon Microspheres for Zinc‐Ion Hybrid Capacitors

L Huang, Z Gu, W He, K Shi, L Peng, Z Sheng, F Zhang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Heteroatom‐doped porous carbon materials have investigated to promote the energy
density of zinc‐ion hybrid capacitors (ZICs). Yet, the quest for high‐performance carbon …