Molecular Technology, Volume 1

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Foreword by Dr Hamaguchi
3. Foreword by Dr Noyori
4. Preface
5. Chapter 1: Charge Transport Simulations for Organic Semiconductors
   1. 1.1 Introduction
   2. 1.2 Theoretical Description of Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors
   3. 1.3 Charge Transport Properties of Organic Semiconductors
   4. 1.4 Summary
   5. Acknowledgments
   6. References
6. Chapter 2: Liquid‐Phase Interfacial Synthesis of Highly Oriented Crystalline Molecular Nanosheets
   1. 2.1 Introduction
   2. 2.2 Molecular Nanosheet Formation with Traditional Surfactants at Air/Liquid Interfaces
   3. 2.3 Application of Functional Organic Molecules for Nanosheet Formation at Air/Liquid Interfaces
   4. 2.4 Porphyrin‐Based Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Nanosheet Crystals Assembled at Air/Liquid Interfaces
   5. References
7. Chapter 3: Molecular Technology for Organic Semiconductors Toward Printed and Flexible Electronics
   1. 3.1 Introduction
   2. 3.2 Molecular Design and Favorable Aggregated Structure for Effective Charge Transport of Organic Semiconductors
   3. 3.3 Molecular Design of Linearly Fused Acene‐Type Molecules
   4. 3.4 Molecular Technology of π‐Conjugated Cores for p-Type Organic Semiconductors
   5. 3.5 Molecular Technology of Substituents for Organic Semiconductors
   6. 3.6 Molecular Technology of Conceptually‐new Bent‐shaped π‐Conjugated Cores for p‐Type Organic Semiconductors
   7. 3.7 Molecular Technology for n‐Type Organic Semiconductors
   8. References
8. Chapter 4: Design of Multiproton‐Responsive Metal Complexes as Molecular Technology for Transformation of Small Molecules
   1. 4.1 Introduction
   2. 4.2 Cooperation of Metal and Functional Groups in Metalloenzymes
   3. 4.3 Proton‐Responsive Metal Complexes with Two Appended Protic Groups
   4. 4.4 Proton‐Responsive Metal Complexes with Three Appended Protic Groups on Tripodal Scaffolds
   5. 4.5 Summary and Outlook
   6. Acknowledgments
   7. References
9. Chapter 5: Photo‐Control of Molecular Alignment for Photonic and Mechanical Applications
   1. 5.1 Introduction
   2. 5.2 Photo‐Chemical Alignment
   3. 5.3 Photo‐Physical Alignment
   4. 5.4 Photo‐Physico‐Chemical Alignment
   5. 5.5 Application as Photo‐Actuators
   6. 5.6 Conclusions and Perspectives
   7. References
10. Chapter 6: Molecular Technology for Chirality Control: From Structure to Circular Polarization
    1. 6.1 Chiral Lanthanide(III) Complexes as Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials
    2. 6.2 Magnetic Circular Dichroism and Magnetic Circularly Polarized Luminescence
    3. 6.3 Molecular Self‐assembled Helical Structures as Source of Circularly Polarized Light
    4. 6.4 Optical Activity Caused by Mesoscopic Chiral Structures and Microscopic Analysis of the Chiroptical Properties
    5. 6.5 Conclusions
    6. References
11. Chapter 7: Molecular Technology of Excited Triplet State
    1. 7.1 Properties of the Triplet Exciton and Associated Phenomena for Molecular Technology
    2. 7.2 Near‐infrared‐to‐visible Photon Upconversion: Chromophore Development and Triplet Energy Migration
    3. 7.3 Singlet Exciton Fission Molecules and Their Application to Organic Photovoltaics
    4. References
12. Chapter 8: Material Transfer and Spontaneous Motion in Mesoscopic Scale with Molecular Technology
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Mechanism to Originate Mesoscale Motion
    3. 8.3 Generation of “Molecular Power” by a Stimuli‐Responsive Molecule
    4. 8.4 Mesoscale Motion Generated by Cooperation of “Molecular Power”
    5. 8.5 Summary and Outlook
    6. References
13. Chapter 9: Molecular Technologies for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 Photocatalytic Systems Consisting of Mononuclear Metal Complexes
    3. 9.3 Supramolecular Photocatalysts: Multinuclear Complexes
    4. 9.4 Photocatalytic Reduction of Low Concentration of CO2
    5. 9.5 Hybrid Systems Consisting of the Supramolecular Photocatalyst and Semiconductor Photocatalysts
    6. 9.6 Conclusion
    7. Acknowledgements
    8. References
14. Chapter 10: Molecular Design of Photocathode Materials for Hydrogen Evolution and Carbon Dioxide Reduction
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 Photocathode Materials for H2 Evolution
    3. 10.3 Photocathodes for CO2 Reduction Based on Molecular Catalysts
    4. Acknowledgements
    5. References
15. Chapter 11: Molecular Design of Glucose Biofuel Cell Electrodes
    1. 11.1 Introduction
    2. 11.2 Molecular Approaches for Enzymatic Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glucose
    3. 11.3 Molecular Designs for Enhanced Electron Transfers with Oxygen‐Reducing Enzymes
    4. 11.4 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
    5. References
16. Index
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