Organic dyes with strong absorption in the second near-infrared(NIR-II)window(1000-1700 nm)have multiple applications.However,the design and synthesis of stable NIR-II absorbing organic dyes are very challenging and c...Organic dyes with strong absorption in the second near-infrared(NIR-II)window(1000-1700 nm)have multiple applications.However,the design and synthesis of stable NIR-II absorbing organic dyes are very challenging and constantly defy our synthetic ability.In this work,we have successfully synthesized a series of soluble and stable fused thienoisoindigo(nThIID)ribbons.The absorption maximum(λ_(max))of the ribbons increases from 644 nm of 1ThIID to 1252 nm of 6ThIID.Importantly,nThIIDs with n≥4 all display strong absorption in the NIR-II window with molar extinction coefficients(ε_(max))greater than 105 L mol^(−1)cm^(−1)atλmax.These molecules are promising photothermal conversion dyes with photothermal conversion efficiencies of ca.60%under 1064 nm laser irradiation.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.22005211 and 52121002).Prof.Yonghao Zheng is acknowledged for his help on the analysis of VT-EPR results.
文摘Organic dyes with strong absorption in the second near-infrared(NIR-II)window(1000-1700 nm)have multiple applications.However,the design and synthesis of stable NIR-II absorbing organic dyes are very challenging and constantly defy our synthetic ability.In this work,we have successfully synthesized a series of soluble and stable fused thienoisoindigo(nThIID)ribbons.The absorption maximum(λ_(max))of the ribbons increases from 644 nm of 1ThIID to 1252 nm of 6ThIID.Importantly,nThIIDs with n≥4 all display strong absorption in the NIR-II window with molar extinction coefficients(ε_(max))greater than 105 L mol^(−1)cm^(−1)atλmax.These molecules are promising photothermal conversion dyes with photothermal conversion efficiencies of ca.60%under 1064 nm laser irradiation.