A nanometer porphyrin dimer was synthesized with fumaryl chloride as a bridge-linked reagent. The characterization was carried out with elemental analyses, ^1H NMR, UV-Vis, and IR spectrometries, and then the electroc...A nanometer porphyrin dimer was synthesized with fumaryl chloride as a bridge-linked reagent. The characterization was carried out with elemental analyses, ^1H NMR, UV-Vis, and IR spectrometries, and then the electrochemical properties of the porphyrins were studied. The authors found that there was moderate electronic communication between the two porphyrin rings in the nanometer porphyrin dimer.展开更多
A preliminary study on a novel free base porphyrin dimer and a zinc prophyrin dimer by comparing their fluorescence properties with those of the corresponding monomers is presented. The fluorescence intensity of the f...A preliminary study on a novel free base porphyrin dimer and a zinc prophyrin dimer by comparing their fluorescence properties with those of the corresponding monomers is presented. The fluorescence intensity of the free base dimer is five times higher than that of the monomer, but the fluorescence intensity of the zinc porphyrin dimer is nearly similar to that of the zinc porphyrin monomer. The emission spectra show that energy transfer occurs between the two units.展开更多
The binding conformations of bidentate ligand DABCO(1,4-diazobicyclo [2,2,2]octane) to a series of p'p type zinc porphyrin dimers covalently linked with flexible alkoxy chain - O(CH2)(n)O- (n=2-10) are described b...The binding conformations of bidentate ligand DABCO(1,4-diazobicyclo [2,2,2]octane) to a series of p'p type zinc porphyrin dimers covalently linked with flexible alkoxy chain - O(CH2)(n)O- (n=2-10) are described by H-1 NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy. DABCO can bind inside the cavities of porphyrin dimers and form a ternary sandwich complex as the alkoxy chain length is long enough. The thermodynamic parameters which control the binding behavior are investigated.展开更多
A synthesized amphiphilic porphyrin, 5,10,15-tri(p-hydroxyphenyl)-20-(p-hexadecyloxyphenyl) porphyrin, can take a transfer process for the porphyrin moiety from the inner core to the outer surface laver of cetyltrimet...A synthesized amphiphilic porphyrin, 5,10,15-tri(p-hydroxyphenyl)-20-(p-hexadecyloxyphenyl) porphyrin, can take a transfer process for the porphyrin moiety from the inner core to the outer surface laver of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelle. The increasing of FWHH of the Sorer band was attributed to the multiplicity of porphyrin monomers related with deprotonation degree, arrangement, orientation, and position of porphyrin moiety at the surface al ea rather than the aggregates associated with irregular orientation of neighboring porphyrins.展开更多
The self-aggregation of chiral threonine-linked porphyrins and their zinc(Ⅱ) complexes in water-alcohol system and water-alcohol-NaCI system has been studied by circular dichroism (CD), UV-Vis absorption spectra and ...The self-aggregation of chiral threonine-linked porphyrins and their zinc(Ⅱ) complexes in water-alcohol system and water-alcohol-NaCI system has been studied by circular dichroism (CD), UV-Vis absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra methods. The experiment results indicate that chiral threonine-linked porphyrins and their zinc(Ⅱ) complexes have two different kinds of aggregates in water-alcohol system and water-alcohol-NaCI system. And the porphyrins may form highly organized and orientated aggregates in water-alcohol-NaCI system. The aggregates in water-alcohol-NaCI system may have helical structures.展开更多
Functional materials displaying large ultrafast third-order optical nonlinearities across a wide spectral region and broad temporal domain are required for all-optical signal processing.Particularly desirable is nonli...Functional materials displaying large ultrafast third-order optical nonlinearities across a wide spectral region and broad temporal domain are required for all-optical signal processing.Particularly desirable is nonlinear optical(NLO)activity at near-infrared(NIR)wavelengths with femtosecond pulses.Herein the first triply-fused porphyrin dimer(TFP)-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube(SWCNT)nanohybrid was successfully constructed by covalently grafting TFPs onto SWCNT.The results of Z-scan techniques demonstrate that the newly obtained TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid was found with a strong NLO performance under both nanosecond and femtosecond irradiation.In the nanosecond regime,an enhancement in optical limiting(OL)of the TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid is seen at 532 nm when compared with the performance of porphyrin monomer-functionalized SWCNT nanohybrid Por-SWCNT.Under femtosecond irradiation,the TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid exhibits a particularly strong OL effect with a giant two-photon absorption(TPA)cross section value(ca.15,500 GM)at 800 nm pulses that mainly stems from intense TPA of TFP,in sharp contrast to the Por-SWCNT nanohybrid which exhibits only saturable absorption under identical irradiation.These results demonstrate that the newly-developed TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid is a very promising OL candidate for practical applications across wide spectral and temporal domains,and that covalently functionalizing carbon-based materials with triply-fused chromophores may be a useful approach to engineering adaptable photonic devices with broad-ranging NLO activity.展开更多
The thermal behaviors of oxygen-related complexes in boron doped Czochralski Silicon (Cz-Si) wafers at 450°C and 800°C were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Hall mobility...The thermal behaviors of oxygen-related complexes in boron doped Czochralski Silicon (Cz-Si) wafers at 450°C and 800°C were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Hall mobility measurements. Activation of thermal donors (TDs) at 450°C leads to a decrease of both mobility and majority carrier concentration using the four point probes configuration of Van Der Pauw. It was found that annealing at 450°C would possibly affect the electronic properties of the Si wafers via the formation of interstitial dioxygen defects (IO2i), which exhibit an IR absorption band positioned at 545 cm–1. A strengthening of the IR bands peaking at around 1595 cm–1, 1667 cm–1, 1720 cm–1 and 1765 cm–1 occurs at 450°C, while they disappear at 800°C. At high temperatures, the precipitation of interstitial oxygen becomes predominant over all other oxygen-related reactions. The dynamic of oxygen-thermal donor generation-annihilation in Cz-Si involving the formation of small oxygen clusters is discussed.展开更多
Bacterial infection, especially multidrug-resistant(MDR) bacterial infection has threatened public health drastically. Here, we fabricate an "acid-triggered" nanoplatform for enhanced photodynamic antibacter...Bacterial infection, especially multidrug-resistant(MDR) bacterial infection has threatened public health drastically. Here, we fabricate an "acid-triggered" nanoplatform for enhanced photodynamic antibacterial activity by reducing the aggregation of photosensitizers(PSs) in bacterial acidic microenvironment. Specifically, a functional amphiphilic block copolymer was first synthesized by using a pH-sensitive monomer, 2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate(DPA) and porphyrin-based methacrylate(TPPC6MA) with poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate)(POEGMA) as the macromolecular chain transfer agent, and POEGMA-b-[PDPA-co-PTPPC6MA] block copolymer was further self-assembled into spherical nanoparticles(PDPA-TPP). PDPA-TPP nanoparticles possess an effective electrostatic adherence to negatively charged bacterial cell membrane, since they could rapidly achieve positive charge in acidic bacterial media. Meanwhile, the acid-triggered dissociation of PDPA-TPP nanoparticles could reduce the aggregation caused quenching(ACQ) of the photosensitizers, leading to around 5 folds increase of the singlet oxygen(1O2) quantum yield. In vitro results demonstrated that the "acid-triggered" PDPA-TPP nanoparticles could kill most of MDR S. aureus(Gram-positive) and MDR E. coli(Gram-negative) by enhanced photodynamic therapy, and they could resist wound infection and accelerate wound healing effectively in vivo. Furthermore, PDPA-TPP nanoparticles could well disperse the biofilm and almost kill all the biofilm-containing bacteria. Thus, by making use of the bacterial acidic microenvironment, this "acid-triggered" nanoplatform in situ will open a new path to solve the aggregation of photosensitizers for combating broad-spectrum drug-resistant bacterial infection.展开更多
Chiral 1,1’-binaphthyl-linked diporphyrin‘tweezers’(R)-1/(S)-1 and the corresponding zinc(II)complexes(R)-2/(S)-2 were prepared as chiral host molecules,and their utility for chiral analyses(especially enantiomeric...Chiral 1,1’-binaphthyl-linked diporphyrin‘tweezers’(R)-1/(S)-1 and the corresponding zinc(II)complexes(R)-2/(S)-2 were prepared as chiral host molecules,and their utility for chiral analyses(especially enantiomeric excess(ee)determinations)were evaluated.Tris(1-n-dodecyl)porphyrins were used for the first time as the interacting units.Host capabilities of the diporphyrin tweezers were investigated by titrations with(R,R)-and(S,S)-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine(CHDA).The host molecules could be used as multichannel probes of ee by using UVvis,circular dichroism(CD),fluorescence emission and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance(1 H-NMR)methods.Chiral configurations could also be differentiated using CD or 1HNMR spectroscopy.All three optical techniques give good resolution of ee with reasonable sensitivity considering the low concentrations used(ca.10^-6 mol·L^-1).The ee determination of CHDA enantiomers using NMR spectroscopy is also possible because of the reasonably well separated resonances in the case of(R,R)-and(S,S)-CHDA.Non-metallated(R)-1/(S)-1 hosts could not be used to detect chiral information in a strongly acidic chiral guest.This work demonstrates the utility of 1,1’-binapthyllinked chiral hosts for chiral analysis of ditopically interacting enantiomers.展开更多
A novel tripyridylporphyrin monomer,5-[4-[2-(acryloyloxy)ethoxy]phenyl]-10,15,20-tris(4-pyridyl)porphyrin (TrPyP),was synthesized and polymerized with acrylamide(AM) to prepare the hydrophobically associating ...A novel tripyridylporphyrin monomer,5-[4-[2-(acryloyloxy)ethoxy]phenyl]-10,15,20-tris(4-pyridyl)porphyrin (TrPyP),was synthesized and polymerized with acrylamide(AM) to prepare the hydrophobically associating water-soluble polymer PAM-TrPyP.The aggregation behavior of porphyrin pendants was investigated by UV-Visible and fluorescence spectra.The polymer displays a strong tendency of hydrophobic association even in dilute solutions.With increasing the concentration,the maximum absorption wavelength of Soret band changes from 416 nm to 407 nm,and the fluorescence corrected for the inner filter effect exhibits moderate concentration quenching.All the results indicate thatπ-πinteraction of porphyrin pendants plays a key role in association of PAM-TrPyP,and H-aggregates of porphyrins are mainly formed in the concentrated solution.On the other hand,dynamic light scattering(DLS) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) were used to follow the changes in size and structure of the macromolecular assemblies with the concentration increase.The polymer aggregation conformation changes from loose "vesicle-like" morphology to solid globule accordingly.When pH value of solution decreases to 4.3,pyridine moieties on porphyrin pendants could be protonated and the H-aggregates formed in macromolecular matrix are destroyed by electrostatic repulsion interactions.展开更多
Tetraphenylporphyrin(TPP) is a typical red-emitting luminogen showing evident aggregation caused quenching(ACQ) effect. To enhance its emission efficiency in solid state, four tetraphenylethene(TPE)units were attached...Tetraphenylporphyrin(TPP) is a typical red-emitting luminogen showing evident aggregation caused quenching(ACQ) effect. To enhance its emission efficiency in solid state, four tetraphenylethene(TPE)units were attached to the four meso-positions of TPP core via ester group through a facile and efficient route. The derived compound(4(TPE-COO)-TPP) emits red fluorescence(peak at 655 nm) with a good quantum efficiency(F) of 7.5%, which is much higher than that of TPP(Φ~ 0.1%). In molecular aggregate formed in tetrahydrofuran(THF) and water mixtures, 4(TPE-COO)-TPP has a relative high F of 12%. The evidently subdued ACQ behavior can be ascribed to the propeller shape and bulky size of the TPE units,which prevent the close packing and strong p-p interaction of TPP cores. The loose molecular packing and weak interchromophore interactions were validated by different characterization methods including UV-visible absorption, steady state and transient fluorescence spectroscope, X-ray diffraction and scanning electronic microscope observations. It is noted that 4(TPE-COO)-TPP has an emission efficiency of 14.4% in dilute THF solution. This is due to the conjugation break between the TPP and TPE moieties, the rotational and vibrational motions of the phenyl groups cannot quench the fluorescence of 4(TPE-COO)-TPP.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 20071014)
文摘A nanometer porphyrin dimer was synthesized with fumaryl chloride as a bridge-linked reagent. The characterization was carried out with elemental analyses, ^1H NMR, UV-Vis, and IR spectrometries, and then the electrochemical properties of the porphyrins were studied. The authors found that there was moderate electronic communication between the two porphyrin rings in the nanometer porphyrin dimer.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 20071014).
文摘A preliminary study on a novel free base porphyrin dimer and a zinc prophyrin dimer by comparing their fluorescence properties with those of the corresponding monomers is presented. The fluorescence intensity of the free base dimer is five times higher than that of the monomer, but the fluorescence intensity of the zinc porphyrin dimer is nearly similar to that of the zinc porphyrin monomer. The emission spectra show that energy transfer occurs between the two units.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation (29871018) and Tianjin Science and Technology Committee Foundation (983602611) of China
文摘The binding conformations of bidentate ligand DABCO(1,4-diazobicyclo [2,2,2]octane) to a series of p'p type zinc porphyrin dimers covalently linked with flexible alkoxy chain - O(CH2)(n)O- (n=2-10) are described by H-1 NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy. DABCO can bind inside the cavities of porphyrin dimers and form a ternary sandwich complex as the alkoxy chain length is long enough. The thermodynamic parameters which control the binding behavior are investigated.
文摘A synthesized amphiphilic porphyrin, 5,10,15-tri(p-hydroxyphenyl)-20-(p-hexadecyloxyphenyl) porphyrin, can take a transfer process for the porphyrin moiety from the inner core to the outer surface laver of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelle. The increasing of FWHH of the Sorer band was attributed to the multiplicity of porphyrin monomers related with deprotonation degree, arrangement, orientation, and position of porphyrin moiety at the surface al ea rather than the aggregates associated with irregular orientation of neighboring porphyrins.
文摘The self-aggregation of chiral threonine-linked porphyrins and their zinc(Ⅱ) complexes in water-alcohol system and water-alcohol-NaCI system has been studied by circular dichroism (CD), UV-Vis absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra methods. The experiment results indicate that chiral threonine-linked porphyrins and their zinc(Ⅱ) complexes have two different kinds of aggregates in water-alcohol system and water-alcohol-NaCI system. And the porphyrins may form highly organized and orientated aggregates in water-alcohol-NaCI system. The aggregates in water-alcohol-NaCI system may have helical structures.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51432006)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China for the International Science Linkages Program(No.2011DFG52970)+2 种基金the Ministry of Education of China for the Changjiang Innovation Research Team(No.IRT14R23)the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs for the 111 Project(No.B13025)the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.M.G.H thanks the Australian Research Council(No.DP 170100411)for support.
文摘Functional materials displaying large ultrafast third-order optical nonlinearities across a wide spectral region and broad temporal domain are required for all-optical signal processing.Particularly desirable is nonlinear optical(NLO)activity at near-infrared(NIR)wavelengths with femtosecond pulses.Herein the first triply-fused porphyrin dimer(TFP)-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube(SWCNT)nanohybrid was successfully constructed by covalently grafting TFPs onto SWCNT.The results of Z-scan techniques demonstrate that the newly obtained TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid was found with a strong NLO performance under both nanosecond and femtosecond irradiation.In the nanosecond regime,an enhancement in optical limiting(OL)of the TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid is seen at 532 nm when compared with the performance of porphyrin monomer-functionalized SWCNT nanohybrid Por-SWCNT.Under femtosecond irradiation,the TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid exhibits a particularly strong OL effect with a giant two-photon absorption(TPA)cross section value(ca.15,500 GM)at 800 nm pulses that mainly stems from intense TPA of TFP,in sharp contrast to the Por-SWCNT nanohybrid which exhibits only saturable absorption under identical irradiation.These results demonstrate that the newly-developed TFP-SWCNT nanohybrid is a very promising OL candidate for practical applications across wide spectral and temporal domains,and that covalently functionalizing carbon-based materials with triply-fused chromophores may be a useful approach to engineering adaptable photonic devices with broad-ranging NLO activity.
基金gratefully thank the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for the financial support.
文摘The thermal behaviors of oxygen-related complexes in boron doped Czochralski Silicon (Cz-Si) wafers at 450°C and 800°C were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Hall mobility measurements. Activation of thermal donors (TDs) at 450°C leads to a decrease of both mobility and majority carrier concentration using the four point probes configuration of Van Der Pauw. It was found that annealing at 450°C would possibly affect the electronic properties of the Si wafers via the formation of interstitial dioxygen defects (IO2i), which exhibit an IR absorption band positioned at 545 cm–1. A strengthening of the IR bands peaking at around 1595 cm–1, 1667 cm–1, 1720 cm–1 and 1765 cm–1 occurs at 450°C, while they disappear at 800°C. At high temperatures, the precipitation of interstitial oxygen becomes predominant over all other oxygen-related reactions. The dynamic of oxygen-thermal donor generation-annihilation in Cz-Si involving the formation of small oxygen clusters is discussed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21875063)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality for the Shanghai International Cooperation Program(19440710600)。
文摘Bacterial infection, especially multidrug-resistant(MDR) bacterial infection has threatened public health drastically. Here, we fabricate an "acid-triggered" nanoplatform for enhanced photodynamic antibacterial activity by reducing the aggregation of photosensitizers(PSs) in bacterial acidic microenvironment. Specifically, a functional amphiphilic block copolymer was first synthesized by using a pH-sensitive monomer, 2-(diisopropylamino) ethyl methacrylate(DPA) and porphyrin-based methacrylate(TPPC6MA) with poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate)(POEGMA) as the macromolecular chain transfer agent, and POEGMA-b-[PDPA-co-PTPPC6MA] block copolymer was further self-assembled into spherical nanoparticles(PDPA-TPP). PDPA-TPP nanoparticles possess an effective electrostatic adherence to negatively charged bacterial cell membrane, since they could rapidly achieve positive charge in acidic bacterial media. Meanwhile, the acid-triggered dissociation of PDPA-TPP nanoparticles could reduce the aggregation caused quenching(ACQ) of the photosensitizers, leading to around 5 folds increase of the singlet oxygen(1O2) quantum yield. In vitro results demonstrated that the "acid-triggered" PDPA-TPP nanoparticles could kill most of MDR S. aureus(Gram-positive) and MDR E. coli(Gram-negative) by enhanced photodynamic therapy, and they could resist wound infection and accelerate wound healing effectively in vivo. Furthermore, PDPA-TPP nanoparticles could well disperse the biofilm and almost kill all the biofilm-containing bacteria. Thus, by making use of the bacterial acidic microenvironment, this "acid-triggered" nanoplatform in situ will open a new path to solve the aggregation of photosensitizers for combating broad-spectrum drug-resistant bacterial infection.
基金partly supported by World Premier International Research Center Initiative,MEXT,Japan.The authors are grateful to Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)for a JSPS Fellowship(to D.T.P.)partially supported by JSPS KAKENHI(Coordination Asymmetry)Grant No.JP16H06518,JSPS KAKENHI Grant No.19K05229 and CREST,JST Grant No.JPMJCR1665partly financially supported by the National Science Foundation(Grant No.1401188 to FD).
文摘Chiral 1,1’-binaphthyl-linked diporphyrin‘tweezers’(R)-1/(S)-1 and the corresponding zinc(II)complexes(R)-2/(S)-2 were prepared as chiral host molecules,and their utility for chiral analyses(especially enantiomeric excess(ee)determinations)were evaluated.Tris(1-n-dodecyl)porphyrins were used for the first time as the interacting units.Host capabilities of the diporphyrin tweezers were investigated by titrations with(R,R)-and(S,S)-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine(CHDA).The host molecules could be used as multichannel probes of ee by using UVvis,circular dichroism(CD),fluorescence emission and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance(1 H-NMR)methods.Chiral configurations could also be differentiated using CD or 1HNMR spectroscopy.All three optical techniques give good resolution of ee with reasonable sensitivity considering the low concentrations used(ca.10^-6 mol·L^-1).The ee determination of CHDA enantiomers using NMR spectroscopy is also possible because of the reasonably well separated resonances in the case of(R,R)-and(S,S)-CHDA.Non-metallated(R)-1/(S)-1 hosts could not be used to detect chiral information in a strongly acidic chiral guest.This work demonstrates the utility of 1,1’-binapthyllinked chiral hosts for chiral analysis of ditopically interacting enantiomers.
文摘A novel tripyridylporphyrin monomer,5-[4-[2-(acryloyloxy)ethoxy]phenyl]-10,15,20-tris(4-pyridyl)porphyrin (TrPyP),was synthesized and polymerized with acrylamide(AM) to prepare the hydrophobically associating water-soluble polymer PAM-TrPyP.The aggregation behavior of porphyrin pendants was investigated by UV-Visible and fluorescence spectra.The polymer displays a strong tendency of hydrophobic association even in dilute solutions.With increasing the concentration,the maximum absorption wavelength of Soret band changes from 416 nm to 407 nm,and the fluorescence corrected for the inner filter effect exhibits moderate concentration quenching.All the results indicate thatπ-πinteraction of porphyrin pendants plays a key role in association of PAM-TrPyP,and H-aggregates of porphyrins are mainly formed in the concentrated solution.On the other hand,dynamic light scattering(DLS) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) were used to follow the changes in size and structure of the macromolecular assemblies with the concentration increase.The polymer aggregation conformation changes from loose "vesicle-like" morphology to solid globule accordingly.When pH value of solution decreases to 4.3,pyridine moieties on porphyrin pendants could be protonated and the H-aggregates formed in macromolecular matrix are destroyed by electrostatic repulsion interactions.
基金financially supported by the Key Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2013CB834704)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51573158)+1 种基金the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(Nos.16301614,N_HKUST604/14 and N_HKUST-620/11)the support of Guangdong Innovative Research Team Program(No.201101C0105067115)
文摘Tetraphenylporphyrin(TPP) is a typical red-emitting luminogen showing evident aggregation caused quenching(ACQ) effect. To enhance its emission efficiency in solid state, four tetraphenylethene(TPE)units were attached to the four meso-positions of TPP core via ester group through a facile and efficient route. The derived compound(4(TPE-COO)-TPP) emits red fluorescence(peak at 655 nm) with a good quantum efficiency(F) of 7.5%, which is much higher than that of TPP(Φ~ 0.1%). In molecular aggregate formed in tetrahydrofuran(THF) and water mixtures, 4(TPE-COO)-TPP has a relative high F of 12%. The evidently subdued ACQ behavior can be ascribed to the propeller shape and bulky size of the TPE units,which prevent the close packing and strong p-p interaction of TPP cores. The loose molecular packing and weak interchromophore interactions were validated by different characterization methods including UV-visible absorption, steady state and transient fluorescence spectroscope, X-ray diffraction and scanning electronic microscope observations. It is noted that 4(TPE-COO)-TPP has an emission efficiency of 14.4% in dilute THF solution. This is due to the conjugation break between the TPP and TPE moieties, the rotational and vibrational motions of the phenyl groups cannot quench the fluorescence of 4(TPE-COO)-TPP.