Professor Martin Bryce's Outputs (253)

The role of ring-type structures in nonconventional luminescent polyurethane derivatives † (2025)
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Zhu, C.-Y., Meng, Y.-J., Xu, Y.-H., Xia, C.-Q., Jiang, N., Xu, J.-W., & Bryce, M. R. (online). The role of ring-type structures in nonconventional luminescent polyurethane derivatives †. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5tc00577a

Nonconventional luminescent materials have been extensively studied in recent years. However, the ambiguity of their luminescence mechanism seriously hinders their development and the establishment of detailed structure–activity relationships. Based... Read More about The role of ring-type structures in nonconventional luminescent polyurethane derivatives †.

Endogenous Near‐Infrared Chemiluminescence: Imaging‐Guided Non‐Invasive Thrombolysis and Anti‐Inflammation Based on a Heteronuclear Transition Metal Complex (2025)
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Wang, Z., Zhu, B., Nie, W., Zhang, L., Xiao, N., Zhang, Q., Wu, Z., Shi, C., Zhu, W., Liu, Q., Zhu, D., Bryce, M. R., Ren, L., & Tang, B. Z. (online). Endogenous Near‐Infrared Chemiluminescence: Imaging‐Guided Non‐Invasive Thrombolysis and Anti‐Inflammation Based on a Heteronuclear Transition Metal Complex. Advanced Science, Article 2501257. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202501257

Conventional therapy to treat thrombi (blood clots) has significant limitations: i) inflammation; ii) bleeding side effects; iii) re‐embolisation, and iv) in situ thrombi that are not visible. Here it is reported that Cu2Ir nanoparticles (NPs) with a... Read More about Endogenous Near‐Infrared Chemiluminescence: Imaging‐Guided Non‐Invasive Thrombolysis and Anti‐Inflammation Based on a Heteronuclear Transition Metal Complex.

Electronically Perturbed Vibrational Excitations of the Luminescing Stable Blatter Radical (2025)
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Bar-David, J., Daaoub, A., Chen, S., Sibug-Torres, S. M., Rocchetti, S., Kang, G., Davidson, R. J., Salthouse, R. J., Guo, C., Mueller, N. S., Sangtarash, S., Bryce, M. R., Sadeghi, H., Baumberg, J. J., Davidson, R. J., & Baumberg, J. J. (2025). Electronically Perturbed Vibrational Excitations of the Luminescing Stable Blatter Radical. ACS Nano, 19(8), 7650-7660. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c09661

Stable radicals are spin-active species with a plethora of proposed applications in fields from energy storage and molecular electronics to quantum communications. However, their optical properties and vibrational modes are so far not well understood... Read More about Electronically Perturbed Vibrational Excitations of the Luminescing Stable Blatter Radical.

Leveraging Tumor Microenvironment to Boost Synergistic Photodynamic Therapy, Ferroptosis Anti‐Tumor Efficiency Based on a Functional Iridium(III) Complex (2025)
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Pei, Y., Pan, Y., Zhang, Z., Zhu, J., Sun, Y., Zhang, Q., Zhu, D., Li, G., Bryce, M. R., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (online). Leveraging Tumor Microenvironment to Boost Synergistic Photodynamic Therapy, Ferroptosis Anti‐Tumor Efficiency Based on a Functional Iridium(III) Complex. Advanced Science, Article 2413879. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202413879

The tumor microenvironment (TME) severely limits the efficacy of clinical applications of photodynamic therapy (PDT). The development of a functional agent allowing full use of the TME to boost synergistic PDT and ferroptosis anti‐tumor efficiency is... Read More about Leveraging Tumor Microenvironment to Boost Synergistic Photodynamic Therapy, Ferroptosis Anti‐Tumor Efficiency Based on a Functional Iridium(III) Complex.

Diiridium(III) Complexes with Fluorenylpyridyl Cyclometalating and μ 2 ‐Oxamidato Bridging Ligands and their High Efficiency Phosphorescent Solution‐Processed OLEDs (2025)
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M'hamedi, A., Fox, M. A., Batsanov, A. S., Al‐Attar, H. A., & Bryce, M. R. (online). Diiridium(III) Complexes with Fluorenylpyridyl Cyclometalating and μ 2 ‐Oxamidato Bridging Ligands and their High Efficiency Phosphorescent Solution‐Processed OLEDs. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Article e202400745. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400745

Three neutral diiridium(III) complexes with 2‐fluorenylpyridyl (flpy) or 5‐fluoro‐2‐fluorenylpyridyl (flpyF) as C^N cyclometalating ligands and a μ2‐oxamidato bridge have been synthesized. NMR spectroscopy shows that the complexes are inseparable mix... Read More about Diiridium(III) Complexes with Fluorenylpyridyl Cyclometalating and μ 2 ‐Oxamidato Bridging Ligands and their High Efficiency Phosphorescent Solution‐Processed OLEDs.

Disulfide-Bridged Cationic Dinuclear Ir(III) Complex with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Glutathione-Consumption Properties for Elevating Photodynamic Therapy (2024)
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Huang, M., Cui, J., Wu, Q., Liu, S., Zhu, D., Li, G., Bryce, M. R., Wang, D., & Tang, B. Z. (2024). Disulfide-Bridged Cationic Dinuclear Ir(III) Complex with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Glutathione-Consumption Properties for Elevating Photodynamic Therapy. Inorganic Chemistry, 63(50), 24030-24040. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c04571

The ability of photosensitizers (PSs) to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) is crucial for photodynamic therapy (PDT). However, many traditional PSs face the drawbacks that aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) and highly expressed glutathione (GSH)... Read More about Disulfide-Bridged Cationic Dinuclear Ir(III) Complex with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Glutathione-Consumption Properties for Elevating Photodynamic Therapy.

Nonconventional Full-Color Luminescent Polyurethanes: Luminescence Mechanism at the Molecular Orbital Level (2024)
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Jiang, N., Meng, Y.-J., Pu, X., Zhu, C.-Y., Tan, S.-H., Xu, Y.-H., Zhu, Y.-L., Xu, J.-W., & Bryce, M. R. (2025). Nonconventional Full-Color Luminescent Polyurethanes: Luminescence Mechanism at the Molecular Orbital Level. Materials Letters, 7(1), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c02100

The study of structure–activity relationships is a top priority in the development of nontraditional luminescent materials. In this work, nonconjugated polyurethanes (PUs) with full-color emission (red, green, and blue) are easily obtained by control... Read More about Nonconventional Full-Color Luminescent Polyurethanes: Luminescence Mechanism at the Molecular Orbital Level.

Rigid and planar π-conjugated molecules leading to long-lived intramolecular charge-transfer states exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (2024)
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Kuila, S., Miranda-Salinas, H., Eng, J., Li, C., Bryce, M. R., Penfold, T. J., & Monkman, A. P. (2024). Rigid and planar π-conjugated molecules leading to long-lived intramolecular charge-transfer states exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence. Nature Communications, 15, Article 9611. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53740-1

Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) occurs when photoexcitation causes electron transfer from an electron donor to an electron acceptor within the same molecule and is usually stabilized by decoupling of the donor and acceptor through an orthogonal... Read More about Rigid and planar π-conjugated molecules leading to long-lived intramolecular charge-transfer states exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

One-pot preparation of nonconventional luminescent polymer gels driven by polymerization (2024)
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Jiang, N., Pu, X., Li, K.-X., Zhu, C.-Y., Sun, Y.-W., Xu, Y.-H., Zhu, Y.-L., & Bryce, M. R. (2024). One-pot preparation of nonconventional luminescent polymer gels driven by polymerization. Polymer Chemistry, 15(40), 4101-4106. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4py00832d

Nonconventional chromophores are good candidates for preparing luminous gels because their luminescence is usually enhanced in the aggregated state. In this work, a simple one-pot strategy for polymerization-induced gelation of polymer fluorescent ge... Read More about One-pot preparation of nonconventional luminescent polymer gels driven by polymerization.

Nonconjugated Polyurethane Derivatives with Aggregation-Induced Luminochromism for Multicolor and White Photoluminescent Films (2024)
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Jiang, N., Meng, Y.-J., Zhu, C.-Y., Li, K.-X., Li, X., Xu, Y.-H., Xu, J.-W., & Bryce, M. R. (2024). Nonconjugated Polyurethane Derivatives with Aggregation-Induced Luminochromism for Multicolor and White Photoluminescent Films. ACS Macro Letters, 13(10), 1226-1232. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00534

A simple and effective strategy to obtain solid-state multicolor emitting materials is a particularly attractive topic. Nonconventional/nonconjugated polymers are receiving widespread attention because of their advantages of rich structural diversity... Read More about Nonconjugated Polyurethane Derivatives with Aggregation-Induced Luminochromism for Multicolor and White Photoluminescent Films.

The Conductance and Thermopower Behavior of Pendent Trans -Coordinated Palladium(II) Complexes in Single-Molecule Junctions (2024)
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Bastante, P., Davidson, R. J., Al Malki, W., Salthouse, R. J., Cea, P., Martin, S., Batsanov, A. S., Lambert, C. J., Bryce, M. R., & Agrait, N. (2024). The Conductance and Thermopower Behavior of Pendent Trans -Coordinated Palladium(II) Complexes in Single-Molecule Junctions. ACS Omega, 9(36), 38303-38312. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c06475

The present work provides insight into the effect of connectivity within isomeric 1,2-bis­(2-pyridylethynyl)­benzene (bpb) palladium complexes on their electron transmission properties within gold|single-molecule|gold junctions. The ligands 2,2′-((4,... Read More about The Conductance and Thermopower Behavior of Pendent Trans -Coordinated Palladium(II) Complexes in Single-Molecule Junctions.

Long-wavelength triggered iridium( iii ) complex nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy against hypoxic cancer (2024)
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Liu, S., Wang, Z., Wu, Z., Chen, H., Zhu, D., Li, G., Yan, M., Bryce, M. R., & Chang, Y. (2024). Long-wavelength triggered iridium( iii ) complex nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy against hypoxic cancer. Chemical Communications, 60(73), 9938-9941. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc03501a

A long-wavelength triggered cationic iridium(iii) complex, Ir5, and its corresponding nanoparticles with the ability to generate type I and type II reactive oxygen species have been synthesised. The complex targets mitochondria and achieves an excell... Read More about Long-wavelength triggered iridium( iii ) complex nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy against hypoxic cancer.

Self-Chemiluminescence-Triggered Ir(III) Complex Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy against Hypoxic Tumor (2024)
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Liu, S., Chen, H., Wu, Q., Sun, Y., Pei, Y., Wang, Z., Zhu, D., Li, G., Bryce, M. R., & Chang, Y. (2024). Self-Chemiluminescence-Triggered Ir(III) Complex Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy against Hypoxic Tumor. Inorganic Chemistry, 63(35), 16404-16417. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02399

The limited optical penetration depth and hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME) are key factors that hinder the practical applications of conventional photodynamic therapy (PDT). To fundamentally address these issues, self-luminescent photosensitizers... Read More about Self-Chemiluminescence-Triggered Ir(III) Complex Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy against Hypoxic Tumor.

Exciplex, Not Heavy-Atom Effect, Controls the Triplet Dynamics of a Series of Sulfur-Containing Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules (2024)
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Öner, S., Kuila, S., Stavrou, K., Danos, A., Fox, M. A., Monkman, A. P., & Bryce, M. R. (2024). Exciplex, Not Heavy-Atom Effect, Controls the Triplet Dynamics of a Series of Sulfur-Containing Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules. Chemistry of Materials, 36(15), 7135-7150. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00850

The efficiency of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in organic materials relies on rapid intersystem crossing rates and fast conversion of triplet (T) excitons into a singlet (S) state. Heavy atoms such as sulfur or selenium are now fre... Read More about Exciplex, Not Heavy-Atom Effect, Controls the Triplet Dynamics of a Series of Sulfur-Containing Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Molecules.

Recent Progress in Nonconventional Luminescent Macromolecules and their Applications (2024)
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Jiang, N., Zhu, C.-Y., Li, K.-X., Xu, Y.-H., & Bryce, M. R. (2024). Recent Progress in Nonconventional Luminescent Macromolecules and their Applications. Macromolecules, 57(12), 5561-5577. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00186

Traditional π-conjugated luminescent macromolecules typically suffer from aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) and high cytotoxicity, and they require complex synthetic processes. In contrast, nonconventional luminescent macromolecules (NCLMs) with non... Read More about Recent Progress in Nonconventional Luminescent Macromolecules and their Applications.

“Three birds with one stone” nanoplatform: Efficient near‐infrared‐triggered type‑I AIE photosensitizer for mitochondria‐targeted photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumors (2024)
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Liu, S., Pei, Y., Sun, Y., Wang, Z., Chen, H., Zhu, D., Bryce, M. R., Tang, B. Z., & Chang, Y. (online). “Three birds with one stone” nanoplatform: Efficient near‐infrared‐triggered type‑I AIE photosensitizer for mitochondria‐targeted photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumors. Aggregate, Article e547. https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.547

Currently three major problems seriously limit the practical application of cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT): (i) the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME); (ii) low generation efficiency of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) in aggregates and (iii)... Read More about “Three birds with one stone” nanoplatform: Efficient near‐infrared‐triggered type‑I AIE photosensitizer for mitochondria‐targeted photodynamic therapy against hypoxic tumors.

Exploring the Impact of the HOMO–LUMO Gap on Molecular Thermoelectric Properties: A Comparative Study of Conjugated Aromatic, Quinoidal, and Donor–Acceptor Core Systems (2024)
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Blankevoort, N., Bastante, P., Davidson, R. J., Salthouse, R. J., Daaoub, A. H. S., Cea, P., …Sadeghi, H. (2024). Exploring the Impact of the HOMO–LUMO Gap on Molecular Thermoelectric Properties: A Comparative Study of Conjugated Aromatic, Quinoidal, and Donor–Acceptor Core Systems. ACS Omega, 9(7), 8471-8477. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c09760

Thermoelectric materials have garnered significant interest for their potential to efficiently convert waste heat into electrical energy at room temperature without moving parts or harmful emissions. This study investigated the impact of the HOMO–LUM... Read More about Exploring the Impact of the HOMO–LUMO Gap on Molecular Thermoelectric Properties: A Comparative Study of Conjugated Aromatic, Quinoidal, and Donor–Acceptor Core Systems.

Amphiphilic Polyurethane with Cluster-Induced Emission for Multichannel Bioimaging in Living Cell Systems. (2023)
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Jiang, N., Li, K., Wang, J., Zhu, Y., Zhu, C., Xu, Y., & Bryce, M. R. (2024). Amphiphilic Polyurethane with Cluster-Induced Emission for Multichannel Bioimaging in Living Cell Systems. ACS Macro Letters, 13(1), 52-57. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00657

The development of single-component materials with low cytotoxicity and multichannel fluorescence imaging capability is a research hotspot. In the present work, highly electron-deficient pyrazine monomers were covalently connected into a polyurethane... Read More about Amphiphilic Polyurethane with Cluster-Induced Emission for Multichannel Bioimaging in Living Cell Systems..

Cluster-induced aggregation in polyurethane derivatives with multicolour emission and ultra-long organic room temperature phosphorescence (2023)
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Jiang, N., Li, K.-X., Wang, J.-J., Li, C.-S., Xu, X.-Y., Xu, Y.-H., & Bryce, M. R. (2024). Cluster-induced aggregation in polyurethane derivatives with multicolour emission and ultra-long organic room temperature phosphorescence. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 12(3), 1040-1046. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3tc04141g

Non-conjugated luminescent polymers (NCLPs) have the advantages of simple synthesis, optical tunability, and excellent processability. However, the underlying luminous mechanism in NCLPs remains obscure and it is a considerable challenge to obtain NC... Read More about Cluster-induced aggregation in polyurethane derivatives with multicolour emission and ultra-long organic room temperature phosphorescence.

Structural Diversity in Cyclometalated Diiridium(III) Complexes with Bridging syn and anti μ2‐Oxamidato and μ2‐Dithioxamidato Ligands (2023)
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M'hamedi, A., Batsanov, A. S., Fox, M. A., Aguilar, J. A., & Bryce, M. R. (2023). Structural Diversity in Cyclometalated Diiridium(III) Complexes with Bridging syn and anti μ2‐Oxamidato and μ2‐Dithioxamidato Ligands. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 26(34), Article e202300423. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202300423

Six new diiridium complexes containing 2-methyl-6-phenylpyridyl as the cyclometalating ligand with a μ2-oxamidato or a μ2-dithioxamidato ligand as the bridge have been synthesized in 60–73 % yields. These complexes were revealed by multinuclear NMR s... Read More about Structural Diversity in Cyclometalated Diiridium(III) Complexes with Bridging syn and anti μ2‐Oxamidato and μ2‐Dithioxamidato Ligands.