Wang Ruotong, Su Yi, Xiao Zhiyu, Wang Tongtong, Liu Kun, Gong Zhihao, Wu Jiabin, Chen Junyi, Liu Zhixue, Li Jingjing, Zhang Yu-Hui, Wang Lu, Li Bin, Zhang Xiaotao, Li Chunju
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China.
Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuit, Ministry of Education & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Jun;12(23):e2500050. doi: 10.1002/advs.202500050. Epub 2025 Apr 29.
Organic co-crystal engineering offers a convenient and efficient platform for preparing photothermal conversion (PTC) materials. However, current donor-acceptor (D-A) co-crystals generally have medium photothermal performance. Here, an inclusion co-crystal strategy is presented, i.e., host-guest encapsulation of small acceptor inside donor-type macrocycle's cavity, to enhance PTC efficiency through the promotion of D-A binding. A naphthyl-sidewall Tröger's base (TB[2]) molecular box donor is elaborately designed, which can encapsulate electron-deficient 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) to form a 1:2 ternary inclusion charge-transfer (CT) co-crystal via the synergism of multiple noncovalent forces. Under 808 nm laser irradiation (0.7 W cm), the PTC efficiency of co-crystals is as high as 94.3%. The co-crystals are further introduced into the porous polymer of polyurethane (PU) to prepare an interfacial evaporator (TB-TCNQ@PU) for solar-driven water evaporation. Under 1 Sun irradiation, a high-water evaporation rate of 1.746 kg m h and a prominent solar-to-vapor efficiency of 93.8% are achieved. This work opens new avenues for the efficient PTC materials.
有机共晶工程为制备光热转换(PTC)材料提供了一个便捷高效的平台。然而,目前的供体-受体(D-A)共晶通常具有中等的光热性能。在此,提出了一种包合共晶策略,即将小受体主体-客体封装在供体型大环腔内,通过促进D-A结合来提高PTC效率。精心设计了一种萘基侧链特罗格碱(TB[2])分子盒供体,它可以包封缺电子的7,7,8,8-四氰基对二甲苯(TCNQ),通过多种非共价力的协同作用形成1:2的三元包合电荷转移(CT)共晶。在808 nm激光照射(0.7 W cm)下,共晶的PTC效率高达94.3%。将共晶进一步引入聚氨酯(PU)多孔聚合物中,制备了用于太阳能驱动水蒸发的界面蒸发器(TB-TCNQ@PU)。在1个太阳辐照下,实现了1.746 kg m h的高水蒸发速率和93.8%的显著太阳能-蒸汽效率。这项工作为高效PTC材料开辟了新途径。
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