DOI: 10.1039/d6tc02775j ISSN: 2050-7526

Programming intramolecular charge transfer in NDI–pyrene paracyclophanes through distance and linker design

Camila Negrete-Vergara, Vladislav Slama, Elnaz Zyaee, Hans-Martin Frey, Silvio Decurtins, Thomas Feurer, Ursula Röthlisberger, Shi-Xia Liu

The molecular geometry controls the through-space charge transfer (TSCT) by adjusting the distance between chromophores and the overlap of their orbitals. Shorter distances between the NDI and pyrene enable rapid CT and efficient exciplex formation.

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