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Molecular Technology, Volume 1

by Hisashi Yamamoto, Takashi Kato

October 2018

Intermediate to advanced

336 pages

11h 39m

English

Wiley-VCH

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1.1 Introduction1.2 Theoretical Description of Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors1.3 Charge Transport Properties of Organic Semiconductors1.4 SummaryAcknowledgmentsReferences
2.1 Introduction2.2 Molecular Nanosheet Formation with Traditional Surfactants at Air/Liquid Interfaces2.3 Application of Functional Organic Molecules for Nanosheet Formation at Air/Liquid Interfaces2.4 Porphyrin‐Based Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Nanosheet Crystals Assembled at Air/Liquid InterfacesReferences
3.1 Introduction3.2 Molecular Design and Favorable Aggregated Structure for Effective Charge Transport of Organic Semiconductors3.3 Molecular Design of Linearly Fused Acene‐Type Molecules3.4 Molecular Technology of π‐Conjugated Cores for p-Type Organic Semiconductors3.5 Molecular Technology of Substituents for Organic Semiconductors3.6 Molecular Technology of Conceptually‐new Bent‐shaped π‐Conjugated Cores for p‐Type Organic Semiconductors3.7 Molecular Technology for n‐Type Organic SemiconductorsReferences
4.1 Introduction4.2 Cooperation of Metal and Functional Groups in Metalloenzymes4.3 Proton‐Responsive Metal Complexes with Two Appended Protic Groups4.4 Proton‐Responsive Metal Complexes with Three Appended Protic Groups on Tripodal Scaffolds4.5 Summary and OutlookAcknowledgmentsReferences
5.1 Introduction5.2 Photo‐Chemical Alignment5.3 Photo‐Physical Alignment5.4 Photo‐Physico‐Chemical Alignment5.5 Application as Photo‐Actuators5.6 Conclusions and PerspectivesReferences
6.1 Chiral Lanthanide(III) Complexes as Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials6.2 Magnetic Circular Dichroism and Magnetic Circularly Polarized Luminescence6.3 Molecular Self‐assembled Helical Structures as Source of Circularly Polarized Light6.4 Optical Activity Caused by Mesoscopic Chiral Structures and Microscopic Analysis of the Chiroptical Properties6.5 ConclusionsReferences

7.1 Properties of the Triplet Exciton and Associated Phenomena for Molecular Technology7.2 Near‐infrared‐to‐visible Photon Upconversion: Chromophore Development and Triplet Energy Migration7.3 Singlet Exciton Fission Molecules and Their Application to Organic PhotovoltaicsReferences
8.1 Introduction8.2 Mechanism to Originate Mesoscale Motion8.3 Generation of “Molecular Power” by a Stimuli‐Responsive Molecule8.4 Mesoscale Motion Generated by Cooperation of “Molecular Power”8.5 Summary and OutlookReferences
9.1 Introduction9.2 Photocatalytic Systems Consisting of Mononuclear Metal Complexes9.3 Supramolecular Photocatalysts: Multinuclear Complexes9.4 Photocatalytic Reduction of Low Concentration of CO2 9.5 Hybrid Systems Consisting of the Supramolecular Photocatalyst and Semiconductor Photocatalysts9.6 ConclusionAcknowledgementsReferences
10.1 Introduction10.2 Photocathode Materials for H2 Evolution10.3 Photocathodes for CO2 Reduction Based on Molecular CatalystsAcknowledgementsReferences
11.1 Introduction11.2 Molecular Approaches for Enzymatic Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glucose11.3 Molecular Designs for Enhanced Electron Transfers with Oxygen‐Reducing Enzymes11.4 Conclusion and Future PerspectivesReferences

Overview

Edited by foremost leaders in chemical research together with a number of distinguished international authors, this first of four volumes summarizes the most important and promising recent chemical developments in energy science all in one book.

Interdisciplinary and application-oriented, this ready reference focuses on chemical methods that deliver practical solutions for energy problems, covering new developments in advanced materials for energy conversion, semiconductors and much more besides.

Of great interest to chemists as well as researchers in the fields of energy science in academia and industry.