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Rupturing aromaticity by periphery overcrowding (2023)
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Saha, P. K., Mallick, A., Turley, A. T., Bismillah, A. N., Danos, A., Monkman, A. P., …McGonigal, P. R. (2023). Rupturing aromaticity by periphery overcrowding. Nature Chemistry, 15(4), 516-525. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01149-6

The balance between strain relief and aromatic stabilization dictates the form and function of non-planar π-aromatics. Overcrowded systems are known to undergo geometric deformations, but the energetically favourable π-electron delocalization of thei... Read More about Rupturing aromaticity by periphery overcrowding.

Supramolecular Repair of Hydration Lubrication Surfaces (2021)
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Wang, Y., Sun, Y., Avestro, A., McGonigal, P., & Zhang, H. (2022). Supramolecular Repair of Hydration Lubrication Surfaces. Chem, 8(2), 480-493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2021.11.001

Although advances in coating technologies have allowed us to match—or even exceed—the lubricity of Nature’s low-friction surfaces, the performance of synthetic materials inevitably diminish over time as the surfaces are worn and damaged by irreversib... Read More about Supramolecular Repair of Hydration Lubrication Surfaces.

Enhancing the Efficiency in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Based on a Metal Oxide Nanocomposite Gel Polymer Electrolyte (2019)
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Saidi, N. M., Omar, F. S., Numan, A., Apperley, D. C., Algaradah, M. M., Kasi, R., …Subramaniam, R. T. (2019). Enhancing the Efficiency in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Based on a Metal Oxide Nanocomposite Gel Polymer Electrolyte. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(33), 30185-30196. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b07062

In order to overcome the critical limitations of liquid electrolyte-based dye-sensitized solar cells, quasi-solid-state electrolytes have been explored as a means of addressing long-term device stability, albeit with comparatively low ionic conductiv... Read More about Enhancing the Efficiency in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Based on a Metal Oxide Nanocomposite Gel Polymer Electrolyte.

Excited-State Aromatic Interactions in the Aggregation-Induced Emission of Molecular Rotors (2017)
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Sturala, J., Etherington, M. K., Bismillah, A. N., Higginbotham, H. F., Trewby, W. J., Aguilar, J. A., …McGonigal, P. R. (2017). Excited-State Aromatic Interactions in the Aggregation-Induced Emission of Molecular Rotors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(49), 17882-17889. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b08570

Small, apolar aromatic groups, such as phenyl rings, are commonly included in the structures of fluorophores in order to impart hindered intramolecular rotations, leading to desirable solid-state luminescence properties. However, they are not normall... Read More about Excited-State Aromatic Interactions in the Aggregation-Induced Emission of Molecular Rotors.

Electrochemically addressable trisradical rotaxanes organized within a metal–organic framework (2015)
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McGonigal, P., Deria, P., Hod, I., Moghadam, P., Avestro, A., Horwitz, N., …Stoddart, J. (2015). Electrochemically addressable trisradical rotaxanes organized within a metal–organic framework. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(36), 11161-11168. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1514485112

The organization of trisradical rotaxanes within the channels of a Zr6-based metal–organic framework (NU-1000) has been achieved postsynthetically by solvent-assisted ligand incorporation. Robust ZrIV–carboxylate bonds are forged between the Zr clust... Read More about Electrochemically addressable trisradical rotaxanes organized within a metal–organic framework.

A Rigid Naphthalenediimide Triangle for Organic Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries (2015)
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Chen, D., Avestro, A., Chen, Z., Sun, J., Wang, S., Xiao, M., …Stoddart, J. F. (2015). A Rigid Naphthalenediimide Triangle for Organic Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries. Advanced Materials, 27(18), 2907-2912. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201405416

Molecular triangles containing naphthalenediimide redox‐active units are employed as promising active materials for organic lithium‐ion batteries. In addition to exceptional low‐rate performance, a capacity of 71.1 mAh g−1 is maintained at 10 C after... Read More about A Rigid Naphthalenediimide Triangle for Organic Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries.

Formation of a hetero[3]rotaxane by a dynamic component-swapping strategy (2014)
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Wilson, E. A., Vermeulen, N. A., McGonigal, P. R., Avestro, A., Sarjeant, A. A., Stern, C. L., & Stoddart, J. F. (2014). Formation of a hetero[3]rotaxane by a dynamic component-swapping strategy. Chemical Communications, 50(68), 9665-9668. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc03612c

Acid-catalysed scrambling of the mechanically interlocked components between two different homo[3]rotaxanes, constituted of dumbbells containing two secondary dialkylammonium ion recognition sites encircled by two [24]crown-8 rings, each containing a... Read More about Formation of a hetero[3]rotaxane by a dynamic component-swapping strategy.