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Recent progress on intramolecular charge-transfer compounds as photoelectric active materials

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Abstract

This article summarized the recent advance on the structural design and synthetic strategies of intramolecular charge-transfer compounds as well as their potential applications in two-photon absorption chromophores, organic photovoltaics and organic light-emitting diodes.

Keywords

structural design intramolecular charge-transfer photoelectric properties 

分子内电荷转移化合物在光电活性材料中的应用进展

摘要

本文综述了分子内电荷转移化合物的结构设计和合成策略, 及其在双光子吸收材料、有机光伏器件和有机发光二极管等领域的应用进展.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by AcRF Tier 1 (RG 8/16, RG 133/14 and RG 13/15) from MOE, Singapore, STU Scientific Research Foundation for Talents (NTF15005), STU Youth Research Fund (YR15001) and the Foundation for Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong (2015KQNCX042).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Chemistry, College of ScienceShantou UniversityShantouChina
  2. 2.School of Materials Science and EngineeringNanyang Technological UniversitySingaporeSingapore
  3. 3.Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematic SciencesNanyang Technological UniversitySingaporeSingapore

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