Ultrafast recombination observed from several perylene imide sensitizers bound to NiO appears to align with Marcus normal region behaviour; this indicates recombination to intra-bandgap states.

High-performance solution-processed organic semiconductors maintain macroscopic functionality even in the presence of microscopic disorder. Here we show that the functional robustness of certain organic materials arises from the ability of molecules to create connected mesoscopic electrical networks, even in the absence of periodic order. The hierarchical network structures of two families of i...

NIR absorbing J-aggregates with biomimetic features of chlorophyll dye assemblies are obtained upon hydrogen-bond directed self-assembly of a green 1,7-diamino-substituted perylene bisimide dye.

A high performance three-dimensional (3D) thiophene-annulated perylene dye, namely tetra-PBI-S, was designed and synthesized. The appropriate LUMO level, balanced carrier mobilities and favourable phase separation make tetra-PBI-S based solar cells show a much higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.2% than tetra-PBI based solar cells with a PCE of 3.6%.

Platinum tetrakis(2,4,6-triethylphenyl)porphyrin (Pt-1) was synthesized and its structural (X-ray), electrochemical and photophysical properties were fully characterized. Comparative studies of Pt-1 and its unsubstituted analog PtTPP show the effect of sterically congesting ortho-substituents on the dynamics of the triplet excited states. Lowered quenching rates by 3-4 times were observed for P...

The straightforward synthesis of two new classes of core-extended perylene chromophores, dibenzocoronene tetracarboxdiimide and indenoperylene dicarboxmonoimide, proves that directional enlargement of the aromatic pi-system leads to tailored bathochromic and hypsochromic shifts.

Perylene-imide derivatives are industrially important pigments that exhibit a variety of shades from red via maroon to black. In the present investigation, we have synthesized novel perylene-imide derivatives with pyridyl rings in an attempt to apply them for H2 gas sensors based upon proton acceptors. The two N atoms of the pyridyl rings which work as proton acceptors are found to remain unbon...

New perylene monoimides, diimides and bis-diimides have been designed and synthetized. A detailed investigation of the synthesis of these compounds has also been performed in order to highlight the crucial factors for obtaining a specific class of molecules. Specifically, the attention has been focused on the synthesis of the intermediate perylene monoimides which are very useful precursors for...

Photoemission spectroscopy of the perylene layers on Au(110) surface was performed using a momentum microscope. The two-dimensional maps monolayer exhibit “binary star” pattern with two asymmetric bright spots for electrons from highest occupied molecular orbital perylene, reflecting tilted orientation. This absent multilayer and Br-doped because random orientation molecules in these layers. Br...

We show that a perylene bisimide (PBI)-based gelator forms self-sorted mixtures with a stilbene-based gelator. To form the self-sorted gels, we use a slow pH change induced by the hydrolysis of glucono-δ-lactone (GdL) to gluconic acid. We prove that self-sorting occurs using NMR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, rheology, and viscometry. The corresponding xerogels are photoconductive. Importan...