研究领域
Our research focus on molecular photochemistry and photophysics in triplet states' field.
Zhao’s group studies the electron transfer (charge separation and charge recombination), energy transfer (via Förster and Dexter mechanisms), intersystem crossing (ISC) and electron spin dynamics of organic compounds and transition metal complexes, with steady state and time-resolved optical and magnetic spectroscopies.
Zhao’s laboratory devised series of transition metal complexes containing visible light-harvesting organic chromophores. These complexes show strong absorption of visible light (molar absorption coefficients are up to 100,000 M-1 cm-1) and long-lived triplet excited states (lifetimes are up to 100 microseconds). The principles are to replace the low-lying MLCT states of the conventional transition metal complexes with the ligand-localized LE state, thus the transition probability concerning the photoexcitation and the decay from the triplet state to the ground state were changed. These complexes have been demonstrated to be more efficient in triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC), photocatalytic hydrogen production, luminescence oxygen sensing and photodynamic therapy. Other applications of these novel transition metal complexes, where intermolecular electron transfer or energy transfer are involved, may be also improved by using these novel photosensitizers.
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Does Twisted π‑Conjugation Framework Always Induce Efficient Intersystem Crossing? A Case Study with Benzo[b]- and [a]Phenanthrene-Fused BODIPY Derivatives and Identification of a Dark State Yuxin Yan,† Andrei A. Sukhanov,† Manon H. E. Bousquet,† Qinglin Guan, Jianzhang Zhao,* Violeta K. Voronkova,* Daniel Escudero,* Yongheng Xing,* Gagik G. Gurzadyan* and Denis Jacquemin.* † Authors with equal contribution. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2021, 125, 6280-6295.
Spiro Rhodamine-Perylene Compact Electron Donor-Acceptor Dyads: Conformation Restriction, Charge Separation and Spin-Orbit Charge Transfer Intersystem Crossing. Mengyu Hu†, Andrei A. Sukhanov†, Xue Zhang, Ayhan Elmali, Jianzhang Zhao,* Shaomin Ji,* Ahmet Karatay* and Violeta K. Voronkova.* † Authors with equal contribution. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2021, 125, 4187-4203.
Intersystem Crossing and Electron Spin Selectivity in Anthracene-Naphthalimide Compact Electron Donor/Acceptor Dyads Showing Different Geometry and Electronic Coupling Magnitudes. Kepeng Chen†, Ivan V. Kurganskii†, Xue Zhang†, Ayhan Elmali, Jianzhang Zhao,* Ahmet Karatay,* and Matvey V. Fedin.* † Authors with equal contribution. Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27, 7572-7587.
Weakened Triplet-Triplet Annihilation of Diiodo-BODIPY Moieties without Influences on Their Intrinsic Triplet Lifetimes in Diiodo-BODIPYFunctionalized Pillar[5]arenes. Jifu Sun,* Ying Dai, Yuqi Hou, Qianwen Wu, Linzheng Ma, Jianzhang Zhao,* and Bo Wang.* J. Phys. Chem. A, 2021, 125, 2344-2355.
When Does Fusing Two Rings Not Yield a Larger Ring? The Curious Case of BOPHY. Muhammed Buyuktemiz, Murat Kılıç, Yuanyuan Che, Jianzhang Zhao,a,b* and Yavuz Dede.* J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 4547-4556.
Fluorescence quenched and boosted by a-PET effect and host-guest complexation respectively in BODIPY-functionalized pillar[5]arene. Jifu Sun, +* Yuqi Hou, + Ying Dai, + Qianwen Wu, Yu Dong, Jianzhang Zhao,* Qingyun Liu.* + Authors with equal contribution. Dyes and Pigments, 2021, 188, 109163(1-8).
Torsion-Induced Non-Radiative Relaxation of the Singlet Excited State of meso-Thienyl Bodipy, and the Charge Separation, Charge Recombination-Induced Intersystem Crossing in Its Compact Electron Donor/Acceptor Dyads. Yu Dong, Maria Taddei, Sandra Doria, Laura Bussotti, Jianzhang Zhao,* Gloria Mazzone* and Mariangela Di Donato.* J. Phys. Chem. B, 2021, 125, 4779-4793.
Twisted Bodipy Derivative: Intersystem Crossing, Electron Spin Polarization and Application As a Novel Photodynamic Therapy Reagent. Yu Dong,‡ Prashant Kumar,‡ Partha Maity,‡ Ivan Kurganskii, Shujing Li, Ayhan Elmali, Jianzhang Zhao,* Daniel Escudero,* Huijian Wu,* Ahmet Karatay,* Omar F. Mohammed,* and Matvey Fedin.* Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 8641-8652.
Iridium(III) Sensitisers and Energy Upconversion: The Influence of Ligand Structure upon TTA-UC Performance. Christopher E. Elgar†, Haleema Y. Otaif†, Xue Zhang†, Jianzhang Zhao, Peter N. Horton, Simon J. Coles, Joseph M. Beames,* and Simon J. A. Pope.* + Authors with equal contribution. Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27, 3427-3439.
Spin-orbit Charge Transfer Intersystem Crossing (SOCT-ISC) in Anthracene-Perylenebisimide Compact Electron Donor/Acceptor Dyads and Triads and Photochemical Dianion Formation. Noreen Rehmat,† Ivan V. Kurganskii,† Zafar Mahmood, QingLin Guan, Jianzhang Zhao,* Yong Heng Xing,* Gagik G. Gurzadyan,* and Matvey V. Fedin.* Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27 , 5521-5535.
Insight into the Drastically Different Triplet Lifetimes of Bodipys by Optical/Magnetic Spectroscopies and Theoretical Computations. Zhijia Wang,§ Antonio Toffoletti,§ Yuqi Hou, Jianzhang Zhao,* Antonio Barbon* and Bernhard Dick.* § Authors with equal contribution. Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 2829-2840.
Electron spin-controlled charge transfer and the resulted long-lived charge transfer state: from transition metal complexes to organic compounds. Xue Zhang,§ Xi Chen,§ and Jianzhang Zhao.* § Equal contribution. Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 59-67. Frontier Article. Review. § Authors with equal contribution.
Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizers: from Molecular Design to Applications in the Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer. Van-Nghia Nguyen, Yuxin Yan, Jianzhang Zhao* and Juyoung Yoon.* Acc. Chem. Res., 2021, 54, 207-220.
Charge separation, charge recombination and Intersystem crossing in orthogonal naphthalimide-perylene electron donor/acceptor dyad. Xi Chen, Junhong Pang, Muhammad Imran, Xiaolian Li,* Jianzhang Zhao* and Mingde Li*.Photochem. Photobio. Sci., 2021, 20, 69-85.
Radical Enhanced Intersystem Crossing in Bay-Substituted Perylenebisimide-TEMPO Dyad and the Electron Spin Polarization Dynamics Upon Photoexcitation. Xue Zhang,§ Andrey A. Sukhanov,§ Elif Akhuseyin Yildiz, Yuri E. Kandrashkin, Jianzhang Zhao,* Halime Gul Yaglioglu,* and Violeta K. Voronkova.* § Authors with equal contribution. ChemPhysChem, 2021, 22, 55-68.
Effect of molecular conformation on the efficiency of the spin orbital charge recombination-induced intersystem crossing in bianthryls. Xiaoyu Zhao, Andrey A. Sukhanov, Kepeng Chen, Xinyu Geng, Yu Dong, Violeta K. Voronkova, Jianzhang Zhao*, Lang Liu.* Dyes and Pigments, 2021, 187, 109121(1-14).
Thienyl/Phenyl Bay-Substituted Perylenebisimides: Intersystem Crossing and Application as Heavy Atom-Free Triplet Photosensitizers. Farhan Sadiq, Zhijia Wang, Yuqi Hou, Jianzhang Zhao,* Ayhan Elmali, Daniel Escudero,* and Ahmet Karatay.* Dyes and Pigments, 2021, 184, 108708 (1-14).
Truxene-bridged Bodipy fullerene tetrads without precious metals: study of the energy transfer and application in triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion. Yuanyuan Che, ‡abc Xuemei Yuan,‡a Lei Sun,a Haijun Xu,*a Xiaoyu Zhao,bc Fangjian Cai, Lang Liu* and Jianzhang Zhao.*bc J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 15839-15851.
3,5-AnthrylBodipy dyad/triad: preparation, effect of F-B-F induced conformation restriction on the photophysical properties and application in triplet-triplet-annihilation upconversion. Yingqi Hu,¶ Yuqi Hou,¶ Zhijia Wang, Yanqin Li, and Jianzhang Zhao.* ¶ Equal contribution. J. Chem. Phys., 2020, 153, 224304(1−15). Special issue for Up- and Down-Conversion in Molecules and Materials.
Long-Lived Local Triplet Excited State and Charge Transfer State of 4,4'-Dimethoxy Triphenylamine-BODIPY Compact Electron Donor/Acceptor Dyads. Yuqi Hou, Jinling Liu, Nan Zhang and Jianzhang Zhao.* J. Phys. Chem. A, 2020, 124, 9360−9374. Josef Michl Festschrift Virtual Special Issue.