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Stefan Thoms
Dibenzo[hi,st]ovalene as Highly Luminescent Nanographene: Efficient Synthesis via Photochemical Cyclodehydroiodination, Optoelectronic Properties, and Single-Molecule Spectroscopy
Dibenzo[hi,st]ovalene (DBOV), as a new nanographene, has demonstrated promising optical properties, such as red emission with a high fluorescence quantum yield of 79% and stimulated emission, as well as high thermal stability and photostability, which indicated its promise as a light-emitting and optical gain material. However, the previous synthetic routes required at least 12 steps. This obstructed access to different derivatives, e.g., to obtain crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis and to tune the optoelectronic properties. Here, we report an efficient synthetic pathway to DBOV based on a sequential iodination-benzannulation of bi(naphthylphenyl)diyne, followed by photochemic…
Accidental Contamination of Substrates and Polymer Films by Organic Quantum Emitters.
[Image: see text] We report the observation of ubiquitous contamination of dielectric substrates and poly(methyl methacrylate) matrices by organic molecules with optical transitions in the visible spectral range. Contamination sites of individual solvent-related fluorophores in thin films of poly(methyl methacrylate) constitute fluorescence hotspots with quantum emission statistics and quantum yields approaching 30% at cryogenic temperatures. Our findings not only resolve prevalent puzzles in the assignment of spectral features to various nanoemitters on bare dielectric substrates or in polymer matrices but also identify the means for the simple and cost-efficient realization of single-phot…
CCDC 1852851: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Qiang Chen, Stefan Thoms, Sven Stöttinger, Dieter Schollmeyer, Klaus Müllen, Akimitsu Narita, Thomas Basché|2019|J.Am.Chem.Soc.|141|16439|doi:10.1021/jacs.9b08320
CCDC 1852850: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Qiang Chen, Stefan Thoms, Sven Stöttinger, Dieter Schollmeyer, Klaus Müllen, Akimitsu Narita, Thomas Basché|2019|J.Am.Chem.Soc.|141|16439|doi:10.1021/jacs.9b08320