JSPS Core-to-Core Meeting

Organic Electronics of Highly-Correlated
Molecular Systems

May 25th – 26th, 2017
McGill U., Montreal, Canada

JSPS Core-to-Core Program McGill 2017
Thursday, May 25th 2017
Time
0930
0950
1000
1030
1100

Speaker
Registration and Coffee
Introductory Remarks
Takayoshi Nakamura
Eli Zysman-Colman
Shohei Yamamoto

1115
1130
1200

Chaoying Fu
Kentaro Tanaka
Tomislav Friscic

1230
1400
1430

Lunch
Kunio Awaga
John Wallis

1500
1520
1540
1610
1625
1655
1715

Yoko Tatewaki
Kathryn Preuss
Coffee BreakYoshiaki Shuku
Jaclyn Brusso
Delia Haynes
Daiki Tonouchi

1730

Jeremy Rawson

Conference Dinner at 18:00

Title

Institution

Dynamic Supramolecular Structures in the Crystalline State
Photoactive Supramolecular Assemblies
Modulation of the Electronic and Electrochemical Properties of Metal OrganicFrameworks with Guest Introduction
H-Bonding Control of Supramolecular Ordering of Diketopyrrolopyrroles
Liquid Crystalline Macrocycles toward Nano Spaces in Flowable Media
Solid-state Chemistry as an Interface between Green Chemistry and Conductive
Materials

Hokkaido U
St-Andrews U
Nagoya U

Duration
20
10
30
30
15

McGill U
Nagoya U
McGill U

1530
30

Chemistry and Physics of Organic Radical Crystals with Strongly-Isotropic Property
Synthesis and Properties of Functionalised BEDT-TTF and EDT-TTF Donors
Including Chiral Systems
Molecular Nanocoils of Conducting Molecules with Chiral Units
Thiazyl Radicals as Bridging Ligands

Nagoya U
Nottingham Trent
U
TUAT
U Guelph

Crystal structure and magnetic property of triptycene triquinone radical trianion salt
A Building Block Approach to π-Conjugated Frameworks
The potential of dithiadiazolyls in molecular materials
Current-induced mutual structure-conductivity transformation along orthogonal
crystal axes in a TTF-based dimeric donor salt
Magnetism, fluorescence, photo-conductivity and charge transfer salts of thedithiadiazolyl radical, phenDTDA (phen = 9-phenanthrenyl)

NagoyaU Ottawa
Stellenbosh U
Nagoya U

20
20
30
15
30
20
15

Windsor U

20

90
30
30

JSPS Core-to-Core Program McGill 2017
Friday, May 26th 2017
Time
915
930

Speaker
Takaaki Makino
Jean-Francois Morin

1000
1015
1045
1115
1135
1150

Tsubasa Takei
Coffee BreakKazuyuki Sakamoto
Dima Perepichka
Jun Nitta
Yuan Fang

1205
1220
1345

Rie Suizu
Lunch
Yang Wu

1430
1500

Neil Robertson
Hirofumi Yoshikawa

1530

Michio M. Matsushita

1600
1615

Seiya Yokokura
Concluding Remarks

Title
Synthesis of cyclic polymer via ring expansion NMP and structure characterization
Bottom-up Synthesis of Structurally Precise Graphene Nanoribbons for Organic
Electronics
Self Assemble Structures Composed of Nonplanar π-conjugated Derivatives

Institution
Nagoya U
Laval U

Duration
15
30

TUAT

Electronic structures of organic single crystals
p-Conjugated 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks
Photoelectron study of DNTT single crystal
Polar Substituent Directed Epitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Porous Molecular
Networks at Liquid/Solid Interfaces
Structure analysis of BDTDA/Cu(111) using a LEED I-V method

Chiba U
McGill U
Chiba U
McGill U

15
30
30
20
15
15

Covalent Organic Framework-graft-Polysulfide: A Novel Cathode for High-Energy
Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
New Materials for Hybrid Photovoltaics
Battery performances of chalcogen-containing organic compounds

Nagoya U

Investigations on Functional Molecular Materials for "Epigenetic" MolecularIntegrated Circuit
Transient Photocurrent in Photovoltaic Device Utilizing Ferroelectric layer

Chiba U

15
85
15

U Edinburgh
Kwansei Gakuin
U
Nagoya U

30
30

Nagoya U

15
10

30

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Banquet in Faculty Club
(3450 McTavish)
Lectures in OM10, basement(801 Sherbrooke West)

Suggested lunch options:
21) Atti (Korean restaurant)2) Small food court (Thai Express & Culture)33) Essence (international cuisine)
44) Large food court, 1st level in Eaton Centre (via McGill Subway)
55) Lola Rosa vegetarian caféChemistry and Physics of Organic Radical Crystals
with Strongly-Isotropic Property
Kunio Awagaa*
A

Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Chikosa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan*awaga@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Graph theory has interpreted the cause of beauty of the diamond lattice, in terms of ‘strong isotropic property’, which
is owned by only the three lattices, i.e. diamond, honeycomb (graphene), and K4 lattices. It was also predicted that theK4 carbon could be a new allotrope of carbon, in addition to diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerenes and nanotubes.
While diamond has a 3D structure of the cubic Fd3m space group, consisting of tetravalent (sp3) carbons, the K4
carbon has a 3D chiral structure of the cubic I4132 space group, consisting of trivalent (sp2) carbons (Fig. 1(a)). In thisK4 structure, each carbon atom exists at the center of a triangle formed by the three neighboring carbon atoms, and theneighboring triangles, which share one C-C bond, are twisted with a torsion angle a (= ±70.5°) of cosa =1/3. Since
attempts to synthesize the K4 carbon have not succeeded, it was very challenging to make this structure withdelocalized p electrons. In the present work, we carried out electrochemical crystallization of the radical anion salts
of a chiral molecule, (−)-NDI(naphthalene diimide)-D (Fig. 1(b)), using various electrolytes. X-ray crystal analysis of
the obtained crystals of (TBA)1.5[(−)-NDI-Δ] revealed the K4 structure, which was formed by the uniqueintermolecular p overlap directed toward three directions from the triangular-shape NDI-D radical anions (Fig. 1(c)).
This lattice was identical to the hyper-kagome lattice (Fig. 1(d)) of S = 1/2 Mott dimers with a 3D spin frustration. In
fact, the low-temperature magnetic and heat-capacity measurements clearly revealed the formation of a spin liquidstate.

Fig. 1 Comparison of the structures of the K4 carbon(a), the molecular structure of (−)-NDI-D (b), the K4
structure of (−)-NDI-D (c), and the hyper-kagome
lattice (d).

A Building Block Approach to π-Conjugated Frameworks
Jaclyn L. Brussoa*aDepartment of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa*jbrusso@uottawa.ca

The last 15 years has witnessed a revolution in the development of technologies associated with information
processing and communications. Essential to the continuation of these technological advancements is the need for
new science, and within this context one of the major fundamental challenges for the future is the development ofsmaller, lighter, cheaper and more efficient electronic, optical and magnetic materials. Since the use of molecularmaterials in organic electronics is dependent on the extent of molecular order (in addition to other factors), rational
engineering of self-organizing molecular systems with multifunctional characteristics is one of the most attractive
and active fields of current research. In pursuit of this goal, we have focused our attention on the design anddevelopment of heteroaromatic systems with extensive π-conjugated frameworks to investigate their photophysicalproperties and augment their solid-state structures such that implementation into optoelectronic devices leads tosuperior device performance. This presentation will focus on the synthesis, characterization and device studies ofsystems currently being pursued in our lab.

Polar Substituent Directed Epitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Porous
Molecular Networks at Liquid/Solid Interfaces
Yuan Fanga, Benjamin D. Lindnerb, Kazukuni Taharab,c,d, Steven De Feytera*, Yoshito Tobeb*aGraduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japanb
Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumcSchool of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japand
PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Japan
E-mail: tobe@chem.es.osaka-u.ac.jp & steven.defeyter@kuleuven.be

One of the important challenges in the field of two-dimensional (2D) self-assembly of organic molecules on surfaces
is controlled epitaxial growth of porous molecular networks toward the longitudinal direction, forming porous
multilayers on surfaces. To facilitate epitaxial growth with precise control over the interlayer geometry, point-to-point
longitudinal interactions is crucial. For this purpose, we chose alkoxyl-substituted dehydrobenzo[12]annulene (DBA)
derivatives because of the facile formation of porous networks via van der Waals linkages between the alkyl chains
and their synthetic versatility to chemical modification of the alky chains. Utilizing the advantages, we reported theformation, induction, and inversion of supramolecular chirality of the molecular networks.1,2 On the basis of theseresults, we report here the formation of bilayer films in which the interlayer geometry was controlled by interaction
between the polar substituents attached to the alkyl chain.
To this end, we designed chiral DBA, cDBA-OC6(R)-OH and its S enantiomer
bearing stereogenic hydroxy groups. At the interface of 1,2,4trichlorobenzene/graphite, STM observations of cDBA-OC6(R)-OH and its
enantiomer indicate the formation of homochiral (counterclockwise (CCW)
and clockwise (CW) hexagonal forms, respectively) porous monolayer
networks at low concentration (5.0 × 10-6 M). At higher concentration (>1.0 ×
10–5 M), on the other hand, the chiral DBA forms bilayers which can be
distinguished by (1) height profile (Figure 1a&b) (2) bias-dependent appearance in the STM images (Figure 1c&d).
It should be emphasized that the CCW form consisting of the R enantiomer overlays on the domain of the same
supramolecular chirality (CCW) containing the same enantiomer, indicating the bilayer formation is enantioselective.

Figure 1. (a&b) STM image and height profile for cDBA-OC6(R)-OH at bias voltage of −0.9 V. (c&d) STM imagesof a mixture of R and S enantiomers at −0.6 V showing (a) monolayer domains of each enantiomer and (b) at −1.2 V
showing enantioselective bilayer formation.
References
1
Tahara, K.; Yamaga, H.; Ghijsens, E.; Inukai, K.; Adisoejoso, J.; Blunt, M. O.; De Feyter, S.; Tobe, Y.,“Control and Induction of Surface-Confined Homochiral Porous Molecular Networks”, Nat. Chem., Vol. 3, No. 9,(2011), pp 714-719.
2Fang. Y.; Ghijsens, E.; Ivasenko, O.; Cao, H.; Noguchi, A.; Mali, K. S.; Tahara, K.; Tobe, Y.; De Feyter, S.,“Dynamic Control over Supramolecular Handedness by Selecting Chiral Induction Pathways at the Solution-Solid
Interface”, Nat. Chem., Vol. 8, No. 7, (2016), pp 711-717.

Solid-state Chemistry as an Interface between Green Chemistry andConductive Materials
T. Friščić*Department of Chemistry, McGill University. 801 Sherbrooke St. W. H3A 0B8*tomislav.friscic@mcgill.ca
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of highly versatile advanced materials, in which open metal-organic
architectures can be combined with a wide range of physicochemical properties, including catalysis, tunable porosity,
luminescence, proton conduction, etc.1-3 However, the development of MOFs into commercially viable functional
materials also requires the development of materials- and energy-efficient methods for their manufacture. This
presentation will outline our group's efforts in developing scalable, clean and sustainable methodologies for MOF
synthesis, based on innovation in solid-state chemistry.4 In particular, we will describe the emergence of
mechanochemical techniques for MOF synthesis, and the recent advances in understanding the underlying reaction
mechanisms.5 We will conclude with an overview of accelerated aging6 – a recently introduced simple, mild techniquefor MOF assembly from the simplest starting materials, and describe how it can facilitate the synthesis of a class ofpotential proton-conducting MOF materials that could even be naturally occurring.7

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Lee, J.; Farha, O. K.; Roberts, J.; Scheidt, K. A.; Nguyen, S. T.; Hupp, J. T. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 1450.

2.

Yaghi, O. M.; O'Keeffe, M.; Ockwig, N. W.; Chae, H. K.; Eddaoudi, M.; Kim, J. Nature 2003, 423, 705.

3.

Sadakiyo, M.; Yamada, T.; Kitagawa, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9906.

4.

Mottillo, C.; Friščić, T. Molecules. 2017, 22, 144.

5.

Akimbekov, Z.; Katsenis, A. D.; Nagabhushana, G. P.; Ayoub, G.; Arhangelskis, M.; Morris, A. J.; Friščić,T.; Navrotsky, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b03144

6.

Qi, F.; Stein, R. S.; Friščić, T. Green Chem. 2014, 16, 121.

7.

Huskić, I.; Pekov, I.; Krivovichev, S.; Friščić, T. Science Adv. 2016, 2, e1600621.

H-Bonding Control of Supramolecular Ordering of Diketopyrrolopyrroles
Chaoying Fu,a Patrick J. Beldon,a Dmitrii F. Perepichkaa*aDepartment of Chemistry and Center for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke
Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0B8*dmitrii.perepichka@mcgill.ca

Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) is a widely used building block for high-mobility ambipolar semiconductors. Hydrogenbonding of N-unsubstituted DPPs has recently been identified as a tool for controlling their solid state structure andproperties of semiconducting films, yet little is known about supramolecular packing of H-bonded DPP derivatives.
Our work reports a comparative study of three archetypical DPP derivatives, difurylDPP (DFDPP), diphenylDPP(DPDPP), and dithienylDPP (DTDPP), at the interface and in bulk crystals.1 Using scanning tunneling microscopy(STM) combined with X-ray crystallographic analysis, we demonstrate how the interactions of the (hetero)aromatic
substituents interplay with H-bonding, causing dramatic differences in the supramolecular ordering of thesestructurally similar building blocks. Under all explored conditions, DPDPP exclusively forms H-bonded
homoassemblies; DFDPP strongly prefers to co-assemble with alkanoic acids, through a rare lactam···carboxylic acidH-bonded complex, and DTDPP, depending on conditions, either co-assembles with alkanoic acids or self-assembles
in one of two H-bonded polymorphs. One of these polymorphs suggests an out-of-plane twist of thiophene rings thatform π-stacks running along the surface plane; this is unexpected considering the large energetic penalty of DTDPP
deplanarization. The results are explained in terms of inter- versus intramolecular interactions, which are quantified
with density functional theory calculations. This work shows that aryl substituents can strongly influence H-bonding
assembly of DPP derivatives that is likely to affect their charge-transport properties.

1.

Fu, C., Beldon, P. J., Perepichka, D. F. H-Bonding control of supramolecular ordering of
diketopyrrolopyrroles. Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 2979−2987.

The potential of dithiadiazolyls in molecular materials
Delia A. Haynesa*a

Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, P. Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South
Africa.
*dhaynes@sun.ac.za

Dithiadiazolyl radicals (DTDAs) are a class of stable radicals that have been investigated for their potential as building
blocks for magnetic and conducting materials.1 DTDAs tend to dimerise in the solid state, resulting in spin pairingand diamagnetic materials. We have explored the incorporation of DTDAs into multi-component crystals, including
co-crystals and porous materials, in order to overcome dimerisation.2
As part of this study, we have investigated the coordination of DTDAs to metalloporphyrins. An interesting
coordination polymer of 4-(4'-pyridyl)-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl and cobalt(II) tetraphenylporphyrin has beencharacterised. This material has DTDA ligands in a new coordination mode. Initial investigations using EPR and UVvisible spectroscopy indicate that a number of other metalloporphyrin-DTDA complexes form in solution.
The inclusion of DTDAs in metallocyclic hosts has also been investigated, and Ph-DTDA has been included
in a copper-containing metallocycle. A computational study has been undertaken in order to attempt to predict whether
DTDAs will dimerise in the solid state.

1.

see Haynes, D. A. CrystEngComm. 2011, 13, 4793-4805. and references therein.

2.

Alan, C.; Haynes, D. A.; Pask, C. M. and Rawson, J. M. CrystEngComm. 2009, 11, 2048-2050; Robinson,
S. W; Haynes, D. A. and Rawson, J. M. CrystEngComm. 2013, 15, 10205-10211.

Synthesis of cyclic polymer via ring expansion NMP
and structure characterization
Takaaki Makinoa, Michio M. Matsushitaa, and Kunio Awagaa,b*abDepartment of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Japan, Nagoya
Research Center for Materials Science,Nagoya University, Japan, Nagoya
E-mail: makino.takaaki@e.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Cyclic polymer which has cyclic topology with no edge in its structure shows unique properties incomparison with the corresponding linear polymers. For the precise measurement of the property ofcyclic polymer, highly selective and efficient synthetic route is required. However, a facile and controlled
preparation method for cyclic polymer has not been established.
Recently, ring expansion NMP has been reported[1],[2], whichfeatures easiness and high controllability. We focused on this
synthesis and tried to confirm the formation of the cyclic structure.
In previous research, we have synthsized cyclic polymer with tworeactive sites. And we have obtained some proof of the ring structure
by SEC-MALS and ESI-MS. But strong evidence of the cyclic
structure has not been acheived. Herein, we tried preparing grafted
cyclic polymer employing husgen reaction known as click
chemistry(figure 1). The successfuly obtained graft polymer was
examined by AFM measurement(figure 2). Though major products
were linear polymers, the structure of the polymer was clearly

Figure 2. AFM image of thegrafted polymer

observed, and the formation of the cyclic structure was suggested.

Figure 1. graft polymer synthetic scheme[1] R. Nicolay and K. Matyjaszewski, Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 240-247[2] A. Narumi, S. Zeidler, H. Barqawi, C. Enders, W. H. Binder, J. Polym. Sci.: Part A: Polym. Chem.,
2010, Vol.48, 3402-3416

“Epigenetic” Device Preparation in an Ambipolar

Organic Semiconductor Thin Film
M. M. Matsushita,a* T. Itoh,b K. Suzuki,c H. Higuchi,d T. SugawaracacDept. of Chemistry, Nagoya Univ., bDept. of Basic Science, The Univ. of Tokyo,

Dept. of Chemistry, Kanagawa Univ., dDept. of Chemistry, The Univ. of Toyama.
mmmatsushita@nagoya-u.jp

The phenomenon, that the channel current in FET device becomes weaker under the applied gate voltage isknown as “Bias-stress Effect”. We found that the “Bias-stress Effect” of organic FET device is well suppressedat low temperature, typically below 100 K. This result could be explained in terms of the suppression of thestructural relaxation of molecules in the lower temperature. Then, we tried to decrease temperature of organic
FET device under applying constant VG. As the result, the device showed the shifted threshold voltage, almost
the same to the applied VG during decreasing temperature. It becomes clearer when an ambipolar
semiconducting material was used as shown in Figure 1. This result could be interpreted as the immobilizationof introduced charge carrier as the floating gate. If the immobilized “frozen” charge could be regarded as“counter ion” and behaves as the dopant for the opposite sign of charge carrier, both p and n doping could be
introduced as we intended. For the demonstration, we prepared a pn-junction diode within this FET device bycontrolling VDS and VGS in the cooling process. Although low temperature for freezing accumulated charge isnecessary, any kinds of devices and circuits could be fabricated and reconfigured with this method on the same
molecular semiconductor surface repeatedly.

Fig.1 Molecular structure and “Epigenetic” control of the threshold voltage in an organic field effect transistor
device. States (a) and (b) were prepared by keeping VG = -30 V and +30V during cooling processes,
respectively. By controlling VG and VD simultaneously, rectifier could be formed and the direction could bechanged in the same device.
1. T. Ito, T. Toyota, H. Higuchi, M. M. Matsushita, K. Suzuki, T. Sugawara, Chem. Phys. Lett., 671 71-77 (2017).
2. T. Sugawara, T. Itoh, K. Suzuki,H. Higuchi, M. M. Matsushita, Pure Appl. Chem. 84, 979-989 (2012).

Bottom-up Synthesis of Structurally Precise Graphene Nanoribbons for
Organic Electronics
Jean-François Morin,a* Maxime Daigle,b Dandan MiaoaaDépartement de Chimie and bCentre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA), 1045 Ave de laMédecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC Canada G1V0A6*jean-francois.morin@chm.ulaval.ca

Nanographenes (NGs) and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are very promising materials for electronic applications.
However, NGs and GNRs produced by physical methods do not allow control over size, shape and functionalizationof GNRs, leading to undefined electronic and physical properties. Thus, methods to prepare such materials using thesolution-phase bottom-up approach have been proposed. Yet, none of them has been proven as efficient for the
introduction of electron-rich and electron-poor units on the edges of GNRs, thus limiting the modulation of theirelectronic properties. In this regard, our group has revisited and used a photochemical method, called thecyclodehydrochlorination reaction (CDHC), for the regioselective, mild and metal-free synthesis of NGs and GNRs
from polychlorinated precursors [1,2]. Although this method is very useful for the synthesis of all-phenyl molecules,
very few examples have been reported for the synthesis of heterocycle-fused NGs and GNRs. In this presentation,
we will show how the CDHC reaction, a (4n+2)π electrocyclization reaction, can be used to prepare well-defined
linear and helical NGs and GNRs based on electron-rich heterocyclic motifs such as thiophene, pyrrole and ullazine.
We also show how the CDHC reaction has been used to prepare ladder conjugated polymers (CLPs) with bothelectron-rich and electron-poor units, thus creating a permanent dipole within the polymer backbone. Carbon
nanotubes wrapping and field-effect transistor (OFETs) testing of these new materials will also be presented.

1.

Daigle, M.; Picard-Lafond, A.; Soligo, E.; Morin, J.-F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 2042-2047.

2.

Daigle, M.; Miao, D.; Lucotti, A.; Tommasini, M.; Morin, J.-F. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, article
available online, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201611834.

Dynamic Supramolecular Structures in the Crystalline State
Takayoshi Nakamura*Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University
tnaka@es.hokudai.ac.jp
Supramolecular cations based on crown ethers are promising building blocks for constructing molecularassemblies expressing a variety of functions. We have already reported electronic functions arising from dynamic
motion of supramolecular cations in the solid state. A one-dimensional stack of [15]crown-5 with lithium cation in(Li+)x([15]crown-5)[Ni(dmit)2]2 showed a lithium ion conduction in the crystal, which controlled electronic
conduction

in

the

[Ni(dmit)2]

column.1Aferroelectrictransition

wasobserved

in

(m-

+

fluoroanilinium )(dibenzo[18]crown-6)[Ni(dmit)2] due to the flip-flop motion of the aryl group by applying outerelectric field.2
Supramolecular rotator cations were embedded in functional anions to form multifunctional crystals. We
chose [MnCr(oxalate)3]- complexes as an anion, which is known to form two-dimensional honeycomb structure
exhibiting ferromagnetic transition at around 5 K, aiming at constructing multiferroic crystals. Supramolecular cations
were also utilized to regulate the cation-anion assembly-structures in the solid state, which strongly affect the functionsof crystals. Figure 1 shows the crystal structure of (anilinium+)(trans-syn-trans-dicyclohexano[18]crown6)[Ni(dmit)2] (1). The supramolecular cations formed one-dimensional columnar structure with the disorder ofanilinium due to the planar conformation of the crown ether with C2h symmetry.3 [Ni(dmit)2] anions were inserted in
the spaces between the crown ethers. In case we used a distorted supramolecular cation, (3-AP2+)(dibenzo[30]crown10) (AP = aminopyridine) (Fig. 2), we could induce a chiral space group of the crystal, which can be used to develop
chiral magnets.4

Fig. 1 Crystal structure of 1.

Fig. 2 Supramolecular structure.

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Photoelectron study of DNTT single crystal
Jun Nitta,a Nobuyuki Minagawa,a Yasmine Sassa,b Shimpei Ono,c Kazuyuki Sakamotod*abcDept. Nanomaterials Science, Chiba Univ., Japan

Dept. Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala Univ., Sweden

Materials Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japand

Dept. Materials Science, Chiba Univ., Japan* kazuyuki_sakamoto@faculty.chiba-u.jp

Dinaphtho [2,3-b:2’,3’-f] thieno [3,2-b]-thiophene (DNTT) single crystal is a p-type organic semiconductor whose
carrier mobility was reported to be 8.3 cm2/Vs.1 Based on this high mobility, the charge transport mechanism was
proposed to be a band-like one,2 and the theoretically obtained electronic band structure of the highest-occupied
molecular orbital (HOMO) shows agreement with this transport mechanism.3 Furthermore, the anisotropic
dispersion along different high symmetry direction of the Brillouin zone in the theoretical band structure suggests ananisotropic hole mobility in real space. In this paper, we report the band structure of a DNTT single crystal obtainedby means of angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy at 300 K. The obtained negligible band dispersion shown in
Fig. 1 indicates that the charge transport mechanism of DNTT cannot be a simple band-like picture. We will also
discuss the carrier transport mechanism in DNTT based on the thermal vibration of molecules.

Fig.1; Valence region band structure of a DNTT single crystal along the X-M direction of the Brillouin zone.
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Haas, S., et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 2009, 95, 022111.

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Yamagishi, M., et al., Phys. Rev. B. 2010, 81, 161306.

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Sánchez-Carrera, R S., et al., J. Phys. Chem. C. 2010, 114, 2334.

p-Conjugated 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks
Dmitrii F. Perepichka,*Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 0B8, Qc, CANADA*dmitrii.perepichka@mcgill.ca
One-dimensional conjugated organic polymers are important optoelectronic materials with tunable properties andmyriads of applications. Two-dimensional (2D) inorganic materials, such as graphene, display a spectrum of
unprecedented properties that fundamentally impact the solid state physics. It would thus be intriguing to be able tocombine the tunability of an organic polymer and 2D electron confinement in a single material – a 2D p-conjugatedpolymer.[1] One possible approach to growing such materials is using flat crystalline surfaces as templates and wehave been moderately successful in such on-surface polymerization.[2] Another, potentially, better alternative is toemploy self- assembly and defect correction mechanisms, through dynamic covalent polymerization. This
presentation will show synthesis of covalent organic frameworks via novel Michael addition/elimination dynamic
polymerization[3] The novel properties resulting from the p-electron delocalization (conjugation) in 2D will be also
be discussed.
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D. F. Perepichka, F. Rosei, Science 2009, 323, 216. R. Gutzler, D. F. Perepichka, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013,
135, 1658.

2.

L. Cardenas et al. Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 3263; R. Gutzler et al. Nanoscale 2014, 6, 2660; G. Vasseur, Nat. Comm.
2016, 7, 10235.

3.

M. R. Rao, Y. Fang, S. De Feyter, D. F. Perepichka, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2421.

Coordination Complexes using Thiazyl Radical Bridging Ligands
Kathryn E. Preussa*aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada*kpreuss@uoguelph.ca

The so-called “metal-radical approach” to designing molecule-based magnetic materials takes
advantage of strong exchange coupling between the moments of a paramagnetic metal ion andthe paramagnetic ligand to which it is coordinated. When transition metal ions are used, the natureof the exchange coupling can be understood and predicted based on a simple orbital-overlap
model. Coupling to lanthanide metal ions is typically weak and harder to predict, but can often be
rationalized based on simple superexchange arguments. Employing paramagnetic ligands tomediate magnetic coupling between metal ion moments is an attractive model for material design.
We are interested in using paramagnetic bridging ligands with varying coordination
environments and varying degrees of Lewis basicity to mediate and tune the magnetic coupling
between transition metal and lanthanide ions. In addition, we are interested in extending themetal-radical approach by creating paramagnetic ligands that will engage in intermolecularinteractions. [1] Recent, unpublished work on the use of cyclic thiazyl “building blocks” as bridging
paramagnetic ligands will be presented. This work includes examples of molecule-basedmaterials that exhibit magnetic ordering, based on the design principles outlined above.

[1] E. M. Fatila, A. C. Maahs, M. B. Mills, M. Rouzières, D. V. Soldatov, R. Clérac and K. E.
Preuss, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 5414-5417.

Magnetism, fluorescence, photo-conductivity and charge transfer salts of thedithiadiazolyl radical, phenDTDA (phen = 9-phenanthrenyl)
J. M. Rawson,*a Y. Beldjoudi,a I. Roman-Osorio,a M. A. Nascimento,a M. M. Matsushita,b K.
Awaga,b K. Eguchib and D. TonouchibaDept of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON, Canada N9B 3P4b

Dept of Chemistry, University of Nagoya, Furo-Cho, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya City, Aichi 464-8602, Japan*jmrawson@uwindsor.ca

Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons exhibit a range of appealing physical properties such as semi-conducting and photoconducting behavior, fluorescence and low redox potential facilitating formation of charge transfer salts. Conversely
the dithiadiazolyl (DTDA) radical is a thermally robust radical which has been used as a building block for the designof magnetic materials including p-NCC6F4DTDA and p-O2NC6F4CNSSN. Here we describe a DTDA radical bearing
the phenanthrenyl functional group (1) as a step towards the formation of multi-functional materials.[1] We present
results relating to the diamagnetic-paramagnetic solid state phase transition of 1 near ambient temperature, itsfluorescence properties including redox-switching of fluorescence, its incorporation into polymer composites, as wellas its conductivity and photoconductivity.

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Beldjoudi, Y.; Osorio-Roman, I.; Nascimento, M.A.; Rawson, J.M. J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 2794.

New hole-transport materials for perovskite solar cells
Neil Robertson,a* Michal Maciejczyk,a Aruna Ivaturi,a Rosinda Fuentesa
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EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh EH93FJ, UK

Novel hole transport materials based on cost-efficient spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthene] (SFX) have been recently reported
by our group.1 Namely SFX-TAD, SFX-TCz, SFX-TPTZ and SFX-MeOTAD (see figure) were fully characterizedby 1H/13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, XRD and DSC. Their thermal, optical and electrochemical
properties were investigated. The use of different substituents affects the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)
energy level proving the versatility of the central core towards the facile and low-cost preparation of spiro-holetransport materials. Among them, we have so far studied SFX-MeOTAD in detail for application in perovskite solar
cells with device architecture glass/FTO/compact TiO2/mesoporous Al2O3/CH3NH3PbI3−xClx/HTM/Au. This
material shows high glass transition temperature, high solubility, purely amorphous state and HOMO level alignment
almost identical to spiro-MeOTAD. We show that devices employing SFX-MeOTAD show high power conversion
efficiency up to 12.4%, compared with 13.0% for spiro-MeOTAD, but with the significant advantage of more than 5times lower cost of synthesis. Furthermore, the easy synthesis of this series has enabled us to prepare examples ofvarying redox potential, offering a choice of HTM tailored to other emerging perovskite solar cell materials. Herein,
we will show further development of SFX-based hole transporting materials as well as new materials based on DATPA(diacetylide-triphenylamine) core, previously reported in our group.2,3 In particular we studied the influence of tertbutyl and different alkoxy groups on materials properties like film forming quality, energy levels,
crystallinity/amorphousness, thermal stability, solubility and device performance.
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M. Maciejczyk, A. Ivaturi and N. Robertson, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 4855–4863.

2.

M. Planells, A. Abate, D. J. Hollman, S. D. Stranks, V. Bharti, J. Gaur, D. Mohanty, S. Chand, H. J. Snaith,
N. Robertson, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 6949

3.

A. Abate, M. Planells, D. J. Hollman, V. Barthi, S. Chand, H. J. Snaith, N. Robertson, Phys. Chem. Chem.
Phys., 2015, 17, 2335.

Fermi surface modification induced by the adsorption of organic molecules
Kazuyuki Sakamoto,a* Hiroaki Oba,a Jun Nitta,a Shunsuke Yoshizawa,b Takashi UchihashibaDepartment of Materials Science, Chiba University, Chiba 285-8522, Japanb

National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan*kazuyuki_sakamoto@faculty.chiba-u.jp

Organic molecules weakly adsorbed on solid surfaces by van der Waals force slightly change the surface valenceband electronic structures and thus the physical properties of surfaces. In case of phthalocyanine (Pc) compounds
adsorption on In/Si(111)-(√7x√3), which is formed by two layers of In on Si(111) and shows superconductivity
below Tc~3 K,1 the Tc is reported to show different changes depending on the PC, i.e., the Tc increases (decreases)
with CuPc (MnPc) adsorption.2 In this paper, we will present our photoemission study on CuPc adsorbed In/Si(111)(√7x√3) and discuss the origin of the change in Tc based on the spin state of the adsorbate.

Fig. 1; (a) Fermi surface of In/Si(111)-(√7x√3) and (b) momentum distribution curves of
the Fermi surface before (red) and after (blue) CuPc adsorption.
1.

Uchihashi, T.; Mishra, P.; Aono, M.; Nakayama, T. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2011, 107, 207001.

2.

Yoshizawa, S., et al., Nano Lett., 2017, 17,2287.

Crystal Structure and Magnetic Property of Triptycene Trisquinones
Triradical Trianion Salt
Yoshiaki Shuku,a Chang Seok Hyun,b Young Jun Ryu,b Byeong-Kwan An,b Soo Young Park,cKunio Awagaa*aDepartment of Chemistry & Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Japanbc

Department of Chemistry, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea*awaga@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

The unpaired electrons of organic radical species are attracted much attention in the field of solid statephysics because of their unique magnetic, conductive and optical properties. Organic p planar molecules, in general,
form strong dimers or 1D p stack columns due to its strong exchange interaction between radical species. To create
3-dimensionally p interacted crystal structures of organic radicals, we focused on triangle molecule NDI-D1 (Fig a)and propeller molecule Triptycene Trisquinone (TT, Fig. b). The molecular structure of NDI-D and TT consist of
three naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide (NDI) moieties and three benzoquinone moiety, respectively. Notablefeature of these molecules is that the p planes face toward different three directions that can realize
multidimensional p-p interactions. In previous work, we have successfully obtained a unique highly isotropic 3D
crystal structure, namely K4 structure with I4132 symmetry by using NDI-D radical anion as a building block (Fig.
a).2 In our present work, we revealed that reduced specie of TT forms 2D honeycomb structure reflecting its uniquemolecular structure. Crystal structure and physical properties of the TT triradical trianion salt will be discussed.

Fig. Molecular structures with the direction of p interaction and crystal packing motifs of K4 lattice of NDI-D radical
anion salt (a) and honey comb lattice of TT radical anion salt (b).
1.

S. T. Schneebeli, M. Fransconi, Z. Liu, Y. Wu, D. M. Gardner, N. L. Strutt, C. Cheng, R. Carmieli, M. R.
Wasielewski, J. F. Stoddart, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13100-13104.

2.

A. Mizuno, Y. Shuku, R. Suizu, M. M. Matsushita, M. Tsuchiizu, D. R. Mañeru, F. Illas, V. Robert, K.
Awaga, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 7612-7615.

Structure analysis of BDTDA/Cu(111) using a LEED I-V method
Rie Suizu,a* Daichi Hanamoto,b Keishi Miyazaki,b Masayuki Yamamoto,cTetsuro Shirasawa,d and Kazuyuki SakamotobaCenter for Analytical Instrumentation, Chiba Universitybcd

Department of Materials Science, Chiba University

Department of Electrical and Electric Engineering, University of Yamanashi

National Metrology Institute of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology*suizu@chiba-u.jp

Highly ordered molecular self-assembled 2D architectures formed on solid
surfaces have recently attracted much attention in organic electronics andspintronics fields. Especially, the possibility of showing exotic electronic
property such as Dirac Fermion, like graphene, motivates us to study
honeycomb lattices formed by molecules with radicals. In our former study,
we reported that the cyclic thiazyl diradical BDTDA (= 4,4’bis(dithiadiazolyl),1 see the inset of Fig. 1), forms a well-ordered 2D
honeycomb network on Cu(111) due to its strong self-assembling force (Fig.
1).2 In case of a free standing BDTDA layer, this structure can be regarded
as “molecular graphene”, because each corner of this honeycomb latticeconsists of one electron. Taking into account that a proper knowledge on theatomic structure of the honeycomb network adsorbed on Cu(111) isnecessary to understand the electronic band structure, we have carried out
low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) measurements. In this talk, we

Fig. 1 Topography of the 2D
BDTDA honeycomb structure on
Cu(111).

report the structure analysis of BDTDA/Cu(111) using a LEED I-V method.
(1) Bryan, C. D.; Cordes, A. W.; Haddon, R. C.; Hicks, R. G.; Oakley, R. T.; Palstra, T. T. M.; Perel, A. J. J. Chem.
Soc. Chem. Commun. 1994, 1447-1448.
(2) Yamamoto, M.; Suizu, R.; Dutta, S.; Mishra, P.; Nakayama, T.; Sakamoto, K.; Wakabayashi, K.; Uchihashi,T.;
Awaga, K., Sci. Rep., 2015, 5, 18359.

Self Assemble Structures Composed of Nonplanar π-conjugated Derivatives
Tsubasa Takei,a Sadafumi Nishihara,b Yoko Tatewakia*aTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology,b

Hiroshima University* s171125x@st.go.tuat.ac.jp

Coordination-driven self-assembly has evolved into a well-established methodology for novel
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varietyofmetallosupramolecules, from two-dimensional to three-dimensional cages have been reported based on
coordination-driven self-assembly. Self-assembly have wide range of applications, such as synthesis of
metallosupramolecular dendrimers and uses in catalysis and sensors.
Multicomponent, selective self-assembly represents a unique assembly process in which multiple, varying
components can selectively recognize and combine to generate only one discrete structure within a mixture. By
mixing various molecular components that lack sufﬁcient complementary electronic and structural information,a self-organized mixture or even disordered oligomeric species can be formed instead of one ﬁnite, discrete
supramolecule. How to provide sufﬁcient molecular information to control selective self-assembly in a
multicomponent system remains a demanding issue in modern supramolecular chemistry.
In this study, we synthesized pyridine derivative to form molecular cages. Pyridine derivative was prepared bymixing compound 1 and 2. Compound 1, 2, Pd(PPh3)4 and K2CO3 dissolved in THF, EtOH and H2O, After
stirring for 20 hours, we can obtain crude products. The resultant white crystals were separated column
chromatography. The characterization and physical properties of pyridine derivative will be discussed.

Fig.1 Scheme of pyridine derivativeLiquid Crystalline Macrocycles toward Nano Spaces in Flowable Media
Kentaro Tanaka*, Shin-ichiro Kawano
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan*kentaro@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Designer molecular nanospaces are promising systems for promoting multiple chemical processes such as specificrecognition, storage, the construction of arrays, transportation, and the reactions of included molecules. Herein, we
report nanospaces in flowable media composed of thermotropic columnar liquid crystals of macrocyclic compounds(Figure 1).1-3 The macrocycle 1 has a highly symmetric mesogen with an inner vacant cavity of 14 Å diameterenclosed by a planar p-conjugated ring composed of four bis(salicylidene)-o-phenylenediamine (salphen) moieties
alternating with four carbazoles. It was revealed that the macrocycle and its metal complexes self-assembled intocolumnar liquid-crystalline phases depending on the temperature, and displayed a highly fluid character over a wide
range of temperatures. The liquid crystalline macrocycle can accommodate guest molecules inside the channel.

Figure 1 Columnar liquid crystalline macrocycle 1.
1. Kawano, S.; Ishida, Y.; Tanaka, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2295–2302.
2. Kawano, S.; Hamazaki, T.; Suzuki, A.; Kurahashi, K.; Tanaka, K. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 15674–15683.
3. Kawano, S.; Tanaka, K. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2017, 10.1246/bcsj.20170047.

Molecular Nanocoils of Conducting Molecules with Chiral Units
Yoko Tatewaki,a* Shunsuke Kawamura, a Kentaro Iwamoto,a Sadafumi Nishihara,baTokyo University of Agriculture and Technologyb

Hiroshima University* ytatewa@cc.tuat.ac.jp

Self-organization of Disc-like molecules as triphenylenes(TP), Tetrathiafulvalene(TTF), porphyrins, andphthalocyanines into columnar assemblies through their strong intermolecular p-p interaction is a highly active
area of research. In recent years, many approaches have been explored in order to self-organized process and thedesign of molecules enabled well-defined nanostructures.
Many organic metals and superconductors have been reported in the forms of cation radical salts and chargetransfer (CT) complex using TTF based electron donor molecules. TTF molecules have a tendency to assemble
in one-dimensional stacks through p-p overlaps along with stacking direction. The regular stack of partially
oxidized TTF molecules provides partially filled one-dimensional p-band structures. TTF derivatives can alsointeract in a side by side manner through the overlap of atomic orbital of the peripheral sulfur atoms, which
increases the dimensionality of the p-band structure along the transverse directions.
In this paper, we report photonic and electronic properties of molecular nanocoils composed of TTF derivatives
and acceptors, with tetrafluorotetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ). We synthesized TTF derivatives havingchiral and hydrogen-bonding side chains; R-, S-TTF-4UM, TTF-ER and TTF-PG. The synthesized molecules
organized into helical and nanoscopic one-dimensional assemblies by using various intermolecular interactions.
The nanocoils of (TTF derivatives) (F4-TCNQ) were fabricated on Si and quartz substrates by cast techniques.
The surface morphology was examined by AFM, SEM and TEM. The nanocoils had typical dimensions of 30
nm (height) x 50 nm (width) x >10 µm(length). The electronic and vibration spectra of (TTF derivatives) (TCNQ
derivatives) in the cast film have consistent with the fully ionic ground states. The room temperature electricalconductivity (sRT) were about 10-4 Scm-1. Next, we formed the scaffold composed of TTF derivatives, (TTF
derivatives) (TCNQ derivatives), checked cytotoxicity test of 293 cell on nanocoils. 293 cells on TTF derivatives
showed the activation, but these on the scaffold composed of (TTF derivatives) (TCNQ derivatives), TCNQ
derivatives had the inactivation. Temperature dependent electrical conductivities and magnetic properties of(TTF derivatives) (TCNQ derivatives) will be discussed.

Current-induced mutual structure-conductivity transformation along
orthogonal crystal axes in a TTF-based dimeric donor salt
D. Tonouchi,a M. M. Matsushita,a K. Awaga,a,b* T. SugawaracabDepartment of Chemistry, Nagoya Univ.

Research Center for Material Science, Nagoya Univ.
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Department of Chemistry, Kanagawa Univ.
tonouchi.daiki@h.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

An ion-radical salt of cyclophane donor TBC3 that two TTF units are connected by four trimethylene-dithio-chain
in the orthogonal orientation undergoes a structural phase transition near 170K. In this phase transition, the crystal
symmetry changes from Tetragonal to Monoclinic, and magnetic susceptibility becomes almost one-half andresistibility becomes 10 times smaller in low-temperature phase. On this salt four electrodes were attached at thefour corners of the crystal along the ab plane and V-I measurements were carried out along the a and b axes
alternately. As a result, resistance of the current applied axis decreased while that of the other axis increased. This
result suggests that the orientation of the low-resistance structure was controlled by current application.

Fig.1. Crystal structure of TBC3･Br･TCE2 (HTP) andstructure change of TBC3 in the salt

1.

Fig.2. Mutual change in the resistance ofTBC3･Br･TCE2 (LTP 170K)

J. Tanabe, G. Ono, A. Izuoka, T. Sugawara, T. Kudo, T. Saito, M. Okamoto, Y. Kawada, Mol. Cryst. Liq.
Cryst., 296, 61-76 (1997)

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Michio M. Matsushita and Tadashi Sugawara. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127, 12450-12451 (2005)

Synthesis and Properties of Organosulfur Donors Related to BEDT-TTF.
Songjie Yang, Matteo Zecchini, Jordan Lopez, Lee Martin, John D. Wallis*
School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK.
*john.wallis@ntu.ac.uk
BEDT-TTF 1 has provided a wide range of electroactive materials, including semiconductors and superconductors.
The presentation will describe progress made in the synthesis of functionalised donors related to BEDT-TTF and
EDT-TTF and their electrocrystallisations and diffusions with acceptors to produce conducting materials. Particulardonors include molecules 2-3. Donor 2 is of particular interest since it led to the production of a capsular 6:2 structurewith Fe(II),1 while 3 is unusual in having an exo methylene group.2 The preparation of donors with two and three
BEDT-TTF units will also be described. Emphasis will be given to the preparation of enantiopure donors, for example
donors such as 4-5, and the analysis of the crystal structures of their radical cation salts.3,4 An example of a BEDTTTF salt with a chiral borate anion will also be described.5

1.

Q. Wang, L. Martin, A.J. Blake, P. Day, H. Akutsu, J. D. Wallis, Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 8543-8551.

2.

M. Zecchini, J.R. Lopez, S. Allen, S.J. Coles, C. Wilson, H. Akutsu, L. Martin, J.D. Wallis, RSC Advances,
2015, 5, 31104 – 31112.

3.

L. Martin, J.D. Wallis, M. Guziak, P. Maksymiw, F. Konalian-Kempf, A. Christian, S.'I. Nakatsuji, J.'I.
Yamada,, H. Akutsu, Dalton Trans, 2017, 46, 4225-4234.

4.

L. Martin, J.D. Wallis, M.A. Guziak, J. Oxspring, J.R. Lopez, S. Nakatsuji, J. Yamada, H. Akutsu,
CrystEngComm., 2014, 16, 5424-5429.

5.

J.R. Lopez, L. Martin, J.D. Wallis, H. Akutsu, Y. Nakazawa, J.-I. Yamada, T. Kadoya, S.J. Coles, C. Wilson,
Dalton Trans, 2016, 45, 9285-9293.

Covalent Organic Framework-graft-Polysulfide: A Novel Cathode forHigh-Energy Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
Yang Wu,a Zhongyue Zhang,a Kunio Awagaa*aDepartment of Chemistry and Integrated Research Consortium on Chemical Sciences (IRCCS), Nagoya
University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602 (Japan)*awaga.kunio@b.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Electrical energy storage (EES) systems play a crucial role in regulating the utilization of renewable energy
resources due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Among many EES
systems, rechargeable lithium batteries are the most promising system to meet the needs because of their high energy
density and high energy efficiency. The capacity of lithium-ion batteries is mainly restricted by the cathode material,
although lithium itself as the anode offers a gravimetric capacity of 3862 mAh g-1. Organic redox-active materials arepromising candidates for reliable cathode material with low cost, safety and energy density because they are heavymetal free and can be produced from renewable sources.1 Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a class of highly
designable and functionalizable crystalline porous materials with desirable intrinsic properties, including large specificsurface area, high stability, and low skeleton density.2,3 In this work, a novel covalent organic framework-graftpolysulfide (COF-graft-PS), which can be utilized as a cathode active material in lithium organic batteries, is preparedby introducing graft polymerization to the nano-channels of a covalent organic framework. The COF-graft-PS-based
batteries show high capacity and great cycling performance. Their design characteristics and synthetic strategy open
new possibilities for the preparation of novel cathode for high-energy rechargeable lithium organic batteries.

Figure 1. Schematic representation of the synthesis of mp-COF-graft-PS.
1.

Liang, Y.; Tao, Z.; Chen, J. Adv. Energy Mater. 2012, 2 (7), 742.

2.

Huang, N.; Wang, P.; Jiang, D. Nat. Rev. Mat. 2016, 1, 16068.

3.

Wu, Y.; Xu, H.; Chen, X.; Gao, J.; Jiang, D. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51 (50), 10096.

Modulation of the Electronic and Electrochemical Properties of Metal
Organic-Frameworks with Guest Introduction
Shouhei Yamamoto,a Zhongyue Zhang,a,b Kunio Awaga.a,b*abGraduate School of Science, Nagoya Univ. Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-0862, Japan

Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya Univ. Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-0862, Japan*awaga@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp.

Metal organic-frameworks (MOFs) are widely studied for their applications. An elegant example
that is reported by Fujita, et al, namely crystal sponge method can obtain the structure of target
molecule without crystallization.1 The molecules are inserted into the pores of crystalline porous
coordination cage and the guest adsorbed crystals are analysed with single crystal X-ray
diffraction analysis. Inspired by this method, we managed to insert organic donors, such as TTF,
into a previously reported Mn-MOF2 ([Mn7(2,7-AQDC)6(2,6-AQDC)(DMA)6]∞ with AQDC =anthraquinone dicarboxylics and DMA = N,N-dimethylacetamide) via a crystal sponge approach.
The structure was determined by single crystal XRD and the formula was suggested to be[Mn7(2,7-AQDC)6(2,6-AQDC)(DMA)6(TTF)5]∞. As shown in Figure 1(c), TTF guests werecategorized in three types: blue ones that are close to anthraquinones with bent structure, andspace-filling red and yellow ones. Donor-acceptor interactions between TTF guest molecules andanthraquinone functional groups on the frameworks have been observed which was evidenced bysolid-state diffusive reflectance method. The physical property modulation to the hostframeworks is also achieved by the host-guest charge transfer interactions.

Figure 1. (a) Crystal structure of Mn-MOF, (b) crystal structure of TTF@Mn-MOF, and(c) unit cell of TTF@Mn-MOF.
1. Y. Inokuma, S. Yoshioka, J. Ariyoshi, T. Arai, Y. Hitora, K. Takada, S. Matsunaga, K. Rissanen, M.
Fujita. Nature. 495, 461 (2013).
2. Z. Zhang, H. Yoshikawa, K. Awaga, Chem. Mater. 28, 1298 (2016).

Transient Photocurrent in Photovoltaic Device Utilizing Ferroelectric layer
Seiya Yokokura,a Michio M. Matsushita,a Kunio Awagaa*aDepartment of Chemistry & Research center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Japan* awaga@mbox.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Organic optoelectronic devices, such as organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, which benefit from light weight,
low cost, flexibility and a much higher internal quantum efficiency, suffer from a strong exciton binding energy. The
exciton dissociation in OPVs are usually driven by the electric field generated from an electrode potential difference
but it requires a field of 50–70 MVm-1, which is much larger than that induced by a conventional electrode potential
difference. So, it is important to increase net field in the device. In previous research, we fabricated and investigatedOPVs utilizing ferroelectric layer, demonstrated that the oriented net field related to ferroelectric polarization canfacilitate exciton dissociation in organic semiconductors.1 In this study, we investigated the transient photocurrent in
the device using ferroelectric layer with varying the polarization direction and magnitude of the ferroelectric layer.
First, we fabricated MFSM device structure (Figure 1), with aluminium (Al) and ITO as the electrodes,
Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)(P(VDF-TrFE)) (75/25 mol%) films
were chosen as the semiconductor and ferroelectric layer, respectively. The polarization direction and magnitude of
the ferroelectric layer was controlled by varying the applying voltage. The correlation between the polarization offerroelectric layer and the exciton dissociation in the semiconductor layer was investigated by measuring thephotocurrent transients.

Figure 1. The structure of photovoltaic device and molecular structure of P(VDF-TrFE) and CuPc
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Hu, L.; Dalgleish, S.; Matsushita, M. M.; Yoshikawa, H.; Awaga, K.; Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 3279.

Battery Performances of Chalcogen-Containing Organic Compounds
Hirofumi Yoshikawaa*
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2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Kwansei Gakuin University*yoshikawah@kwansei.ac.jp

Rechargeable batteries are currently essential power sources for various applications ranging from portable electronics
to the emerging large-scale applications. Chemically speaking, almost all developed cathode materials are inorganic
ones, which are often costly and not so environmentally benign. Recently, to overcome such problems, organic cathodeactive materials have been considered as promising candidates for promoting new generations of batteries. Althoughsignificant improvements have been achieved over the past few years, organic electrode materials are not yet used inpractice notably due to some recurring limitations in terms of energy densities and cycle-life performance. Among
various organic materials, quinone and disulfide derivatives, which exhibit two electrons redox reactions, haveattracted much attention because high specific capacities can be expected due to low-molecular weight anddesignability. In this work, we studied new organic materials bearing quinone and disulfide parts as cathode active
materials.
Firstly, we examined the battery performance of quinone derivatives,
starphene-shaped ployketon 1, which was synthesized via three-fold cycloadditionsof isobenzofuran trimer, as cathode active materials. The first discharge capacity wasca. 190 Ah/kg in the voltage range of 1.5-4.2 V at 0.1 mA/cm2. This value issignificantly larger than that of the theoretical one (90 Ah/kg) calculated from six
electrons reduction of quinones. It is suggested that further electron reduction andelectrical double layer effects were induced by aggregation of tetracenequinone. After
20 cycles, the capacity maintained more than 85 % of the initial one, which is ascribedto the insolubility of this compound into the electrolyte. This compound turned out toFig. 1. Organic cathodematerials used in this work
Then, disulfide-based materials were also used as cathode active materials to achieve high capacities.

show a good performance as a cathode active material.

Herein, disulfide compounds obtained by reacting thiosulfonate S-esters with dithiols or trithiols were vulcanized byaddition of elemental sulfur. For example, lithium batteries using polysulfide materials 2 consisting of 1,3,5benzenetrithiol and 4,4’-biphenyldithiol as cathode active materials exhibited a high capacity of ca. 250 Ah/kg with alarge plateau in the first discharging curve.
Finally, we focused on MOFs including disulfide parts as organic ligands since they can deliver highcapacity during multiple cycles due to their stable frameworks and dual redox reactions of metal ions and ligands.
Here, we used Cu-based MOF including disulfide ligands1, although disulfides originally show poor cycle
performances in spite of high capacities. As a result, the lithium batteries including Cu-based MOF showed both highcapacity and stable cycle performance, which is attributed to the stable frameworks and dual redox of Cu and disulfide.
Reference
1. A. B. Lago et al., CrystEngComm., 2013, 15, 10550

Photoactive Supramolecular Assemblies
Eli Zysman-Colmana*aOrganic Semiconductor Centre, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, Fife, UK, KY16 9ST*eli.zysman-colman@st-andrews.ac.uk

In this talk I will outline strategies for the supramolecular assembly and pre-organization of photoactive
materials, discuss and contrast their optoelectronic properties with those of reference small moleculecompounds. The motivation for this work is to (1) improve the performance of electroluminescentdevices; (2) to develop selective sensors and photoredox catalysts; and (3) on a more fundamental level,
to understand how the photophysical properties of the assembly can be modulated as a function of thestructure of its constituent components.