The Multi-Functional Third Acceptor Realizes the Synergistic Improvement in Photovoltaic Parameters and the High-Ratio Tolerance of Ternary Organic Photovoltaics.

The ternary strategy proves effective for breakthroughs in organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Elevating three photovoltaic parameters synergistically, especially the proportion-insensitive third component, is crucial for efficient ternary devices. This work introduces a molecular design strategy by comprehensively analyzing asymmetric end groups, side-chain engineering, and halogenation to explore the outstanding optoelectronic properties of the proportion-insensitive third component in efficient ternary systems.

The Recent Advances of Polymer-POSS Nanocomposites With Low Dielectric Constant.

This study provides a comprehensive overview of the preparation methods for polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) monomers and polymer/POSS nanocomposites. It focuses on the latest advancements in using POSS to design polymer nanocomposites with reduced dielectric constants. The study emphasizes exploring the potential of POSS, either alone or in combination with other materials, to decrease the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of various polymers, including polyimides, bismaleimide resins, poly(aryl ether)s, polybenzoxazines, benzocyclobutene resins, polyolefins, cyanate ester resins, and epoxy resins.

GSH/pH dual response drug delivery system for photothermal enhanced gene-immunotherapy.

Breast cancer has emerged as a leading cause of mortality among women. Photothermal therapy represents a recent therapeutic modality for eradicating localized tumors, albeit hindered by its limited penetration into tumor tissues. Recognizing the potential of photothermal therapy to induce immunogenic cell death in tumor cells, we explored a gene delivery approach utilizing small interfering RNA targeting programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), abbreviated as siPD-L1, to bolster the anti-tumor immune response elicited by this therapy.

Progress in organic photovoltaics based on green solvents: from solubility enhancement to morphology optimization.

Solution-processed organic photovoltaics (OPVs) is one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies in the energy field, due to their clean and renewable low-cost manufacturing potential. OPV has rapidly developed with the design and synthesis of highly efficient photovoltaic materials and the development of smart device engineering. To date, the majority of advanced OPV devices have been prepared using halogenated solvents, achieving power conversion efficiencies (PCE) exceeding 19% on a laboratory scale.

Quasi-Solid Electrolyte Interphase Boosting Charge and Mass Transfer for Dendrite-Free Zinc Battery.

The practical applications of zinc metal batteries are plagued by the dendritic propagation of its metal anodes due to the limited transfer rate of charge and mass at the electrode/electrolyte interphase. To enhance the reversibility of Zn metal, a quasi-solid interphase composed by defective metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles (D-UiO-66) and two kinds of zinc salts electrolytes is fabricated on the Zn surface served as a zinc ions reservoir. Particularly, anions in the aqueous electrolytes could be spontaneously anchored onto the Lewis acidic sites in defective MOF channels.

Self-Assembled Aza-BODIPY and Iron(III) Nanoparticles for Photothermal-Enhanced Chemodynamic Therapy in the NIR-II Window.

Despite its promising potential in cancer treatment, synergistic photothermal/chemodynamic therapy remains underdeveloped with regard to the utilization of metal-organic materials under second near-infrared (NIR-II) laser excitation. Herein, we report a three-dimensional network constructed via the metal coordination between catechol-functionalized aza-boron dipyrromethenes and iron ions (), which was further encapsulated by F127 to obtain nanoparticles (NPs) for combined photothermal/chemodynamic therapy. NPs exhibited intense absorption in the NIR-II range and negligible fluorescence.

Phenylthiol-BODIPY-based supramolecular metallacycles for synergistic tumor chemo-photodynamic therapy.

The development of more effective tumor therapy remains challenging and has received widespread attention. In the past decade, there has been growing interest in synergistic tumor therapy based on supramolecular coordination complexes. Herein, we describe two triangular metallacycles (1 and 2) constructed by the formation of pyridyl boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-platinum coordination.

Self-Healing Metallacycle-Cored Supramolecular Polymers Based on a Metal-Salen Complex Constructed by Orthogonal Metal Coordination and Host-Guest Interaction with Amino Acid Sensing.

A platinum(II) metallacycle-cored supramolecular network based on a metal-salen complex was successfully constructed by two orthogonal noncovalent interactions (host-guest interactions and metal coordination interactions). The obtained metallo-supramolecular polymer could further form gels when the concentration of metallacycle was 160.0 mM.

An Endotenon Sheath-Inspired Double-Network Binder Enables Superior Cycling Performance of Silicon Electrodes.

Silicon (Si) has been regarded as an alternative anode material to traditional graphite owing to its higher theoretical capacity (4200 vs. 372 mAh g). However, Si anodes suffer from the inherent volume expansion and unstable solid electrolyte interphase, thus experiencing fast capacity decay, which hinders their commercial application.

Eutectic Crystallization Activates Solid-State Zinc-Ion Conduction.

Solid-state zinc (Zn) batteries offer a new candidate for emerging applications sensitive to volume, safety and cost. However, current solid polymeric or ceramic electrolyte structures remain poorly conductive for the divalent Zn , especially at room temperature. Constructing a heterogeneous interface which allows Zn percolation is a viable option, but this is rarely involved in multivalent systems.

Constructing a triangular metallacycle with salen-Al and its application to a catalytic cyanosilylation reaction.

A triangular metallosalen-based metallacycle was constructed in quantitative yield by the self-assembly of a 180° bis(pyridyl)salen-Al complex and a 60° diplatinum(II) acceptor in a 1 : 1 stoichiometric ratio. This metallacycle was then successfully used to cyanosilylate a wide range of benzaldehydes with trimethylsilyl cyanide.

Polymeric Drug Delivery System Based on Pluronics for Cancer Treatment.

Pluronic polymers (pluronics) are a unique class of synthetic triblock copolymers containing hydrophobic polypropylene oxide (PPO) and hydrophilic polyethylene oxide (PEO) arranged in the PEO-PPO-PEO manner. Due to their excellent biocompatibility and amphiphilic properties, pluronics are an ideal and promising biological material, which is widely used in drug delivery, disease diagnosis, and treatment, among other applications. Through self-assembly or in combination with other materials, pluronics can form nano carriers with different morphologies, representing a kind of multifunctional pharmaceutical excipients.

Polymeric Systems Containing Supramolecular Coordination Complexes for Drug Delivery.

Cancer has become a common disease that seriously endangers human health and life. Up to now, the essential treatment method has been drug therapy, and drug delivery plays an important role in cancer therapy. To improve the efficiency of drug therapy, researchers are committed to improving drug delivery methods to enhance drug pharmacokinetics and cancer accumulation.

Architectures and Applications of BODIPY-Based Conjugated Polymers.

Conjugated polymers generally contain conjugated backbone structures with benzene, heterocycle, double bond, or triple bond, so that they have properties similar to semiconductors and even conductors. Their energy band gap is very small and can be adjusted via chemical doping, allowing for excellent photoelectric properties. To obtain prominent conjugated materials, numerous well-designed polymer backbones have been reported, such as polyphenylenevinylene, polyphenylene acetylene, polycarbazole, and polyfluorene.

Amphiphilic Rhomboidal Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycles with Encapsulated Doxorubicin for Synergistic Cancer Therapy.

Synergistic therapy with nanocarriers is a promising strategy for effective cancer treatment. Here, we synthesized an amphiphilic rhomboidal metallacycle M, in which a glucose-modified pyridine ligand was used to improve water-solubility and an organoplatinum(II) receptor acted as a platinum-based anticancer agent. Moreover, because of the amphiphilic properties, M self-assembled into micelles or nanobelts at different concentrations, and a drug delivery system (DDS) was developed by encapsulating the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) into the micelles.

Stable electrically conductive, highly flame-retardant foam composites generated from reduced graphene oxide and silicone resin coatings.

To acheive flexible polyurethane (PU) foam composites with stable electrical conductivity and high flame retardancy involved first coating of graphene oxide (GO) onto PU foam surfaces and then chemically reducing the GO with hydrazine to form reduced GO (RGO). The RGO-coated PU foam is then dipped into a solution containing silicone resin (SiR) and silica nano-particles and cured. The resulting composites (PU-RGO-SiR) show superior flame retardancy, thermal stability and mechanical stability relative to the PU starting materials or PU coated with either RGO or SiR alone.

Fluorescent Supramolecular Polymers Formed by Crown Ether-Based Host-Guest Interaction.

Inspired by the vast array of assemblies present in nature, supramolecular chemistry has attracted significant attention on account of its diverse supra-structures, which include micelles, vesicles, and fibers, in addition to its extensive applications in luminescent materials, sensors, bioimaging, and drug delivery over the past decades. Supramolecular polymers, which represent a combination of supramolecular chemistry and polymer science, are constructed by non-covalent interactions, such as host-guest interactions, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic or hydrophilic interactions, metal-ligand interactions, π-π stacking, and electrostatic interactions. To date, numerous host-guest recognition systems have been reported, including crown ethers, cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cucurbituril, pillararenes, and other macrocyclic hosts.

Enantioselective -Palladacycle-Catalyzed Arylation of Imines.

Chiral diarylmethylamines are of great interest because of their prevalence in biological and pharmaceutical sciences. Herein, we report a -palladacycle-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of chiral diarylmethylamines via asymmetric arylation of -protected imines with arylboronic acids. The -palladacycle showed high reactivity (up to 99% yield) and enantioselectivity (up to 99% ) toward this arylation, enabling the tolerance of a wide range of functionalities, providing a convenient and efficient access to enantiomerically enriched diarylmethylamines.

A Polymer-Reinforced SEI Layer Induced by a Cyclic Carbonate-Based Polymer Electrolyte Boosting 4.45 V LiCoO /Li Metal Batteries.

Lithium (Li) metal batteries (LMBs) are enjoying a renaissance due to the high energy densities. However, they still suffer from the problem of uncontrollable Li dendrite and pulverization caused by continuous cracking of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layers. To address these issues, developing spontaneously built robust polymer-reinforced SEI layers during electrochemical conditioning can be a simple yet effective solution.

Ketone-Directed Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective C2 Amidation of Indoles.

An efficient cobalt(III)-catalyzed method for the direct C-H amidation of unprotected indoles for 2-amino indole scaffold construction has been developed. With dioxazolone as the amidating reagent, a variety of 2-amino indole derivatives were achieved in moderate to excellent yields using an organic acid as the additive and a ketone as the directing group.

Zinc anode-compatible in-situ solid electrolyte interphase via cation solvation modulation.

The surface chemistry of solid electrolyte interphase is one of the critical factors that govern the cycling life of rechargeable batteries. However, this chemistry is less explored for zinc anodes, owing to their relatively high redox potential and limited choices in electrolyte. Here, we report the observation of a zinc fluoride-rich organic/inorganic hybrid solid electrolyte interphase on zinc anode, based on an acetamide-Zn(TFSI) eutectic electrolyte.