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Single molecule fluorescence and phosphorescence studies using a scanning tunneling microscope

This thesis investigates novel single-molecule luminescence phenomena at their inherent, sub-molecular length scale. The microscopic understanding of luminescence processes will be crucial for the continued improvement of organic optoelectronic and semicon ...

EPFL2022

Scalable fabrication of functional nanostructures on stretchable substrates by capillary-assisted particle assembly and adhesion lithography

Henry Shao-Chi Yu

The fabrication of metallic nanostructures on stretchable substrates enables specific applications that exploit the combination of the nano-scale phenomena and the mechanical tunability of the physical dimensions of the nanostructures. Due to the large dif ...

EPFL2022

Multimodal host–guest complexation for efficient and stable perovskite photovoltaics

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, David Lyndon Emsley, Ursula Röthlisberger, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Jovana Milic, Marko Mladenovic, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Hong Zhang, Dan Ren, Zaiwei Wang, Michael Allan Hope, Paramvir Ahlawat, Aditya Mishra, Zhaowen Dong, Farzaneh Jahanbakhshi, Anurag Krishna, Jinming Guo, Olivier Ouellette, Zhiwen Zhou, Tzu-Sen Su

Formamidinium lead iodide perovskites are promising light-harvesting materials, yet stabilizing them under operating conditions without compromising optimal optoelectronic properties remains challenging. We report a multimodal host–guest complexation strat ...

Nature Research2021

Long‐Lived Photocharges in Supramoelcular Polymers of Low‐Bandgap Chromophores

Andrzej Sienkiewicz, Holger Frauenrath, Daniel Görl, Regina Judith Hafner

Photoinduced charge separation in supramolecular aggregates of π‐conjugated molecules is a fundamental photophysical process, and a key criterion for the development of advanced organic electronics materials. Here, we report on the self‐assembly of novel l ...

2020

Inkjet-Printed Carbon Nanotube Electrodes Modified with Dimer-captosuccinic Acid-Capped Fe3O4 Nanoparticles on Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets for Single-Drop Determination of Trifluoperazine

Hubert Girault, Andreas Stephan Lesch, Milica Jovic

Here we report the design of a disposable single-drop voltammetric sensor for the quantitative determination of antipsy-chotic drug trifluoperazine (TFP). The sensor was build using inkjet-printed carbon nanotube (CNT) electrodes which were modified with d ...

2020

WSe2/SnSe2 vdW heterojunction Tunnel FET with subthermionic characteristic and MOSFET co-integrated on same WSe2 flake

Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Matteo Cavalieri, Nicolò Oliva, Luca Capua

Two-dimensional/two-dimensional (2D/2D) heterojunctions form one of the most versatile technological solutions for building tunneling field effect transistors because of the sharp and potentially clean interfaces resulting from van der Waals assembly. Seve ...

NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP2020

Spectro-electrochemical toolbox for monitoring and controlling quinone-mediated redox-driven molecular gripping

Jovana Milic, Thomas Schneeberger

The control of molecular systems by electrical charge or light is a prerequisite for their application in nanoelectronics. Such potential has been uniquely exploited in quinone-based resorcin[4]arene cavitands that can act as molecular grippers, reversibly ...

2019

Synthesis and Characterization of Coordination Cages Based on Clathrochelate Metalloligands

Giacomo Cecot

The work presented in this thesis focused on the synthesis and characterization of new metalloligands based on iron(II) clathrochelate complexes. Clathrochelates can be functionalized peripherally with donor groups capable of coordinating metal ions. The s ...

EPFL2019

A Self-Assembled Organic/Metal Junction for Water Photo-Oxidation

Hubert Girault, Natalia Gasilova, Astrid Johana Olaya Avendano, Victor Costa Bassetto, Jonnathan Cesar Hidalgo Acosta, Julieta Soledad Riva, Terumasa Omatsu

We report the in situ self-assembly of TTF, TTF•+, and BF4 − or PF6 − into p-type semiconductors on the surface of Pt microparticles dispersed in water/acetonitrile mixtures. The visible light photoactivation of these selfassemblies leads to water oxidatio ...

2019

Design of Surface-Supported Bio-inspired Networks for CO2 and O2 Activation at Room Temperature

Daniel Eduardo Hurtado Salinas

The structure of a biological system defines its function. Therefore, nature has developed sophisticated systems that catalyze chemical reactions that are vital for life on earth. For instance, the photosynthesis is a biological process that is partially r ...

EPFL2018

Disentangling constraints using viability evolution principles in integrative modeling of macromolecular assemblies

Dario Floreano, Matteo Dal Peraro, Matteo Thomas Degiacomi, Andrea Maesani, Giorgio Elikem Tamo, Sylvain Träger

Predicting the structure of large molecular assemblies remains a challenging task in structural biology when using integrative modeling approaches. One of the main issues stems from the treatment of heterogeneous experimental data used to predict the archi ...

Nature Research2017

Host-guest chemistry with water-soluble gold nanoparticle supraspheres

Francesco Stellacci, Benjamin Timothée Nicolas Le Ouay

The uptake of molecular guests, a hallmark of the supramolecular chemistry of cages and containers, has yet to be documented for soluble assemblies of metal nanoparticles. Here we demonstrate that gold nanoparticle-based supraspheres serve as a host for th ...

Nature Publishing Group2017

2D Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Setup and Ultrafast Dynamics of Porphyrins

Andre Al Haddad

The first section of the thesis discusses the development and implementation of a two dimensional Fourier transform spectroscopy setup, that permits the recording of electronic 2D spectra in the visible regime. A hollow core fiber was used to generate broa ...

EPFL2015

Resonance Light Scattering in Dye-Aggregates Forming in Dewetting Droplets

Gian-Luca Bona, Roland Hany, Jakob Heier, Raffaele Mezzenga

Small organic semiconducting molecules assembling into supramolecular J- and H- aggregates have attracted much attention due to outstanding optoelectronic properties. However, their easy and reproducible fabrication is not yet sufficiently developed for in ...

American Chemical Society2014

Multicomponent Assembly of Boronic Acid-Based Macrocycles, Cages, and Polymers

Burçak Içli

This work describes the synthesis and characterization of boronic acid-based supramolecular structures. Different reversible interactions such as boronate ester formation, imine condensation and dative B–N bond formation are used to assemble macrocycles, c ...

EPFL2012

Ion Beam Deposition and STM Analysis of Macromolecules on Solid Surfaces in UHV

Nicha Thontasen

Organic and biological macromolecules have attracted great interest within nanotechnology research due to properties that can be useful in future devices. Interesting functionalities such as optical activity, host-guest binding and molecular recognition ar ...

EPFL2011

Ultrafast charge transfer through p-oligo(phenylene) bridges: effect of nonequilibrium vibrations

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Christophe Bauer, Pascal Comte, Joël Teuscher, Bernard Wenger, Serge Pelet

Electron transfers (ET) between a donor (D) and an acceptor (A) through a molecular bridge (B) are of great importance in biological systems, molecular electronics and molecular based light-energy conversion systems. Here, the back and the forward electron ...

Current Science Assoc // Indian Academy of Sciences2010

Combining Metallasupramolecular Chemistry with Dynamic Covalent Chemistry: Synthesis of Large Molecular Cages

Rosario Scopelliti, Kay Severin, Anton Granzhan

Ru-built cube: By combining metallasupramolecular chemistry with dynamic covalent chemistry, complex nanostructures can be formed. Large cages are synthesized by reaction of trinuclear metallamacrocycles containing pendant aldehyde groups. ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2010

Growth and characterization of specific self-assembled supramolecular architectures at crystal surfaces

Marta Canas Ventura

In the framework of this thesis self-assembled supramolecular architectures of several molecular species on crystal metal surfaces are characterized. These investigations combine results obtained by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), scanning tu ...

EPFL2008

Single-molecule-level characterization of supramolecular systems at surfaces

Dietmar Payer

This thesis deals with the self-organization of individual building blocks, specifically organic molecules and metal atoms, into supramolecular structures on metal surfaces under ultra high vacuum conditions (UHV). Self-organization of supramolecular syste ...

EPFL2007