Amination of the Gd@C endohedral fullerene: tunable substitution effect on quantum coherence behaviors.

The core-shell structure of endohedral fullerene-based anisotropic magnetic molecules of high spin with long coherence time could help scale up quantum systems. In this research, by amination of Gd@C with morpholine, three derivatives are functionalized with 5, 7 and 9 morpholine groups providing an interesting model to investigate the relationship between the quantum coherence and the spin environment. The original radical located on the carbon cage is successfully quenched, affording a quantum phase memory times ( ) over 5 μs at 5 K.

Persistent Conjugated Backbone and Disordered Lamellar Packing Impart Polymers with Efficient n-Doping and High Conductivities.

Solution-processable highly conductive polymers are of great interest in emerging electronic applications. For p-doped polymers, conductivities as high a nearly 10 S cm have been reported. In the case of n-doped polymers, they often fall well short of the high values noted above, which might be achievable, if much higher charge-carrier mobilities determined could be realized in combination with high charge-carrier densities.

A Stable Triplet-Ground-State Conjugated Diradical Based on a Diindenopyrazine Skeleton.

High-spin conjugated radicals have great potential in magnetic materials and organic spintronics. However, to obtain high-spin conjugated radicals is still quite challenging due to their poor stability. We report the successful synthesis and isolation of a stable triplet conjugated diradical, 10,12-diaryldiindeno[1,2-b:2',1'-e]pyrazine (m-DIP).

Modification of TiO Nanoparticles with Organodiboron Molecules Inducing Stable Surface Ti Complex.

As one of the most promising semiconductor oxide materials, titanium dioxide (TiO) absorbs UV light but not visible light. To address this limitation, the introduction of Ti defects represents a common strategy to render TiO visible-light responsive. Unfortunately, current hurdles in Ti generation technologies impeded the widespread application of Ti modified materials.

[Leaf functional traits and nutrient resorption among major silviculture tree species in coastal sandy site.].

To understand the adaptative strategies of different tree species to drought and nutrient-deficient environment in coastal sandy site, leaf functional traits and nutrient resorption of four major silviculture tree species, i.e., Casuarina equisetifolia, Pinus elliottii, Acasia crassicarpa and Eucalyptus urophylla × E.

Rigid Coplanar Polymers for Stable n-Type Polymer Thermoelectrics.

Low n-doping efficiency and inferior stability restrict the thermoelectric performance of n-type conjugated polymers, making their performance lag far behind of their p-type counterparts. Reported here are two rigid coplanar poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) derivatives, LPPV-1 and LPPV-2, which show nearly torsion-free backbones. The fused electron-deficient rigid structures endow the derivatives with less conformational disorder and low-lying lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels, down to -4.

Single-Crystal Study of a Low Spin Co(II) Molecular Qubit: Observation of Anisotropic Rabi Cycles.

A mononuclear low spin ( S = 1/2) Co(II) molecule crystallized in a 4-fold symmetry is fully investigated by CW and pulsed EPR on a single crystal sample. The quantum phase memory time of the molecule around 1 μs at 5 K is direction-independent, while the Rabi oscillation frequency is anisotropic. The spin Hamiltonian analyses reveal that the anisotropic Landé factor and hyperfine tensor do not influence the anisotropy apparently when the microwave magnetic field is applied along a certain direction.

A general electrochemical strategy for the Sandmeyer reaction.

Herein we report a general electrochemical strategy for the Sandmeyer reaction. Using electricity as the driving force, this protocol employs a simple and inexpensive halogen source, such as NBS, CBrCl, CHI, CCl, LiCl and NaBr for the halogenation of aryl diazonium salts. In addition, we found that these electrochemical reactions could be performed using anilines as the starting material in a one-pot fashion.

Qubit crossover in the endohedral fullerene ScC@C.

The core-shell structure of endohedral fullerenes results in good protection of the encapsulated spin carriers from the environment. In this research, the quantum coherence behavior of the endohedral fullerene ScC@C in CS solution is characterized from 5 K to room temperature. Below the critical temperature of around 140 K, the inner group is hindered, and the EPR spectrum consists of a single broad line.

Chemical Modification toward Long Spin Lifetimes in Organic Conjugated Radicals.

Organic semiconductors for spin-based devices require long spin relaxation times. Understanding their spin relaxation mechanisms is critical to organic spintronic devices and applications for quantum information processing. However, reports on the spin relaxation mechanisms of organic conjugated molecules are rare and the research methods are also limited.

A Bio-inspired Cu O Cubane: Effective Molecular Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation in Aqueous Solution.

Inspired by the cubic Mn CaO cluster of natural oxygen-evolving complex in Photosystem II, tetrametallic molecular water oxidation catalysts, especially M O cubane-like clusters (M=transition metals), have aroused great interest in developing highly active and robust catalysts for water oxidation. Among these M O clusters, however, copper-based molecular catalysts are poorly understood. Now, bio-inspired Cu O cubanes are presented as effective molecular catalysts for electrocatalytic water oxidation in aqueous solution (pH 12).

Endohedral Metallofullerene as Molecular High Spin Qubit: Diverse Rabi Cycles in Gd@CN.

An anisotropic high-spin qubit with long coherence time could scale the quantum system up. It has been proposed that Grover's algorithm can be implemented in such systems. Dimetallic aza[80]fullerenes M@CN (M = Y or Gd) possess an unpaired electron located between two metal ions, offering an opportunity to manipulate spin(s) protected in the cage for quantum information processing.