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Understanding the degradation mechanism of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) is essential to improve device performance and stability. OLED failure, if not process-related, arises mostly from chemical instability. However, the challenges of sampling from nanoscale organic layers and interfaces with enough analytical information has hampered identification of degradation products and mechanisms. Here, we present a high-resolution diagnostic method of OLED degradation using an Orbitrap mass spectrometer equipped with a gas cluster ion beam to gently desorb nanometre levels of materials, providing unambiguous molecular information with 7-nm depth resolution. We chemically depth profile and analyse blue phosphorescent and thermally-activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) OLED devices at different degradation levels. For OLED devices with short operational lifetimes, dominant chemical degradation mainly relate to oxygen loss of molecules that occur at the interface between emission and electron transport layers (EML/ETL) where exciton distribution is maximised, confirmed by emission zone measurements. We also show approximately one order of magnitude increase in lifetime of devices with slightly modified host materials, which present minimal EML/ETL interfacial degradation and show the method can provide insight for future material and device architecture development.
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Understanding the precise effects of defects on the photophysical properties of quantum dots (QDs) is essential to their development with near-unity luminescence. Because of the complicated nature of defects in QDs, the origins and detailed roles of the defects still remain rarely understood. In this regard, we used detailed chemical analysis to investigate the effect of surface defects on the optical properties of InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs by introducing shell defects through controlled trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) etching. TFA treatment on the InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs partially removed the ZnS shell as well as ligands and reduced the quantum yield by generating energetically deep surface traps. The surface defects of QDs by TFA cause charged trap sites inducing an Auger recombination process with a rate of ca. 200 ps. Based on these results, we proposed possible trap-assisted non-radiative decay pathways between the band-edge state and surface deep traps in InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs.
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Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) plays a critical role in determining the photophysical properties of organic molecules, including their luminescence efficiencies. Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) is a process in which structural change accompanies ICT. Herein, we used time-resolved spectroscopy to study TICT in pyrene derivatives that are promising blue organic light emitting diode (OLED) emitter candidates; these derivatives show strong solvent-dependent charge-transfer (CT) behavior with unique fluorescence properties, increased fluorescence intensity in polar solvent. Slight structural changes that do not affect excited state dynamics were observed in nonpolar solvents, while polar solvents were found to affect excited state dynamics and CT characteristics, which affect their unusual fluorescence behavior. The TICT behavior of these pyrene derivatives can be modulated through structural modification. Our study provides valuable guidelines for the control of optical properties, including the luminescence efficiencies of OLED emitters that show TICT characteristics.
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A novel series of donor (D)-π-acceptor (A) merocyanine molecules harnessed with intramolecular chalcogen bonding (ChaB) is designed, synthesized, and characterized. ChaB comprises periodic chalcogen atoms, S, Se, and Te, and a neighboring oxygen atom of a carbonyl moiety. Compared to the D-π-A merocyanine dye with nontraditional intramolecular hydrogen bonding, the novel molecules with an intramolecular ChaB exhibit remarkably smaller absorption spectral widths and higher absorption coefficients attributed to their cyanine-like characteristics approaching the resonance parameter (c2) â¼0.5; furthermore, they exhibit better thermal stabilities and electrical charge-carrier transport properties in films. These novel D-π-A merocyanines harnessed with intramolecular ChaB networks are successfully utilized in high-performance color-selective organic photon-to-current conversion optoelectronic devices with excellent thermal stabilities. This study reports that the unique intramolecular ChaB plays an essential role in locking the molecular conformation of merocyanine molecules and enhancing the optical, thermal, and optoelectronic properties of high-performance and high-efficiency organic photon-to-current conversion devices.
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Non-toxic InP-based nanocrystals have been developed for promising candidates for commercial optoelectronic applications and they still require further improvement on photophysical properties, compared to Cd-based quantum dots (QDs), for better device efficiency and long-term stability. It is, therefore, essential to understand the precise mechanism of carrier trapping even in the state-of-the-art InP-based QD with near-unity luminescence. Here, it is shown that using time-resolved spectroscopic measurements of systematically size-controlled InP/ZnSe/ZnS core/shell/shell QDs with the quantum yield close to one, carrier trapping decreases with increasing the energy difference between band-edge and trap states, indicating that the process follows the energy gap law, well known in molecular photochemistry for nonradiative internal conversion between two electronic states. Similar to the molecular view of the energy gap law, it is found that the energy gap between the band-edge and trap states is closely associated with ZnSe phonons that assist carrier trapping into defects in highly luminescent InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs. These findings represent a striking departure from the generally accepted view of carrier trapping mechanism in QDs in the Marcus normal region, providing a step forward understanding how excitons in nanocrystals interact with traps, and offering valuable guidance for making highly efficient and stable InP-based QDs.
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Puntos Cuánticos , Luminiscencia , Sulfuros , Compuestos de ZincRESUMEN
Beyond a traditional view that metal nanoparticles formed upon electrochemical reaction are inactive against lithium, recently their electrochemical participations are manifested and elucidated as catalytic and interfacial effects. Here, ruthenium metal composed of ≈5 nm nanoparticles is prepared and the pure ruthenium as a lithium-ion battery anode for complete understanding on anomalous lithium storage reaction mechanism is designed. In particular, the pure metal electrode is intended for eliminating the electrochemical reaction-derived Li2 O phase accompanied by catalytic Li2 O decomposition and the interfacial lithium storage at Ru/Li2 O phase boundary, and thereby focusing on the ruthenium itself in exploring its electrochemical reactivity. Intriguingly, unusual lithium storage not involving redox reactions with electron transfer but leading to lattice expansion is identified in the ruthenium electrode. Size-dependent charge redistribution at surface enables additional lithium adsorption to occur on the inactive but more environmentally sensitive nanoparticles, providing innovative insight into dynamic electrode environments in rechargeable lithium chemistry.
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Computationally predicting reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) rates is important for designing new thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials. We report a method that can quantitatively predict RISC rates by explicitly considering the spin-vibronic coupling mechanism. The coupling element of the spin-vibronic Hamiltonian is obtained by expanding the spin-orbit and the non-Born-Oppenheimer terms to second order and is then brought into the Golden Rule rate under the Condon approximation. The rate equation is solved directly in the time domain using a correlation function approach. The contributions of the first-order direct spin-orbit coupling and the second-order spin-vibronic coupling to an RISC rate can be quantitatively analyzed in a separate manner. We demonstrate the utility of the method by applying it to a representative TADF system, where we observe that the spin-vibronic portion is substantial but not dominant especially with a relatively small triplet-singlet energy gap. Likewise, our method may elucidate the physical background of efficient nonradiative transitions from the lowest triplet to a higher lying singlet in other purely organic TADF systems, and it will be of great utility toward designing new such molecules.
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Heterogeneity in intratumoral cancers leads to discrepancies in drug responsiveness, due to diverse genomics profiles. Thus, prediction of drug responsiveness is critical in precision medicine. So far, in drug responsiveness prediction, drugs' molecular "fingerprints", along with mutation statuses, have not been considered. Here, we constructed a 1-dimensional convolution neural network model, DeepIC50, to predict three drug responsiveness classes, based on 27,756 features including mutation statuses and various drug molecular fingerprints. As a result, DeepIC50 showed better cell viability IC50 prediction accuracy in pan-cancer cell lines over two independent cancer cell line datasets. Gastric cancer (GC) is not only one of the lethal cancer types in East Asia, but also a heterogeneous cancer type. Currently approved targeted therapies in GC are only trastuzumab and ramucirumab. Responsive GC patients for the drugs are limited, and more drugs should be developed in GC. Due to the importance of GC, we applied DeepIC50 to a real GC patient dataset. Drug responsiveness prediction in the patient dataset by DeepIC50, when compared to the other models, were comparable to responsiveness observed in GC cell lines. DeepIC50 could possibly accurately predict drug responsiveness, to new compounds, in diverse cancer cell lines, in the drug discovery process.
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Aprendizaje Profundo , Modelos Biológicos , Neoplasias Gástricas/etiología , Neoplasias Gástricas/metabolismo , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Inteligencia Artificial , Línea Celular Tumoral , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Biología Computacional/métodos , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Redes Neurales de la Computación , Curva ROC , Neoplasias Gástricas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologíaRESUMEN
The electro-reduction of battery electrolytes plays a critical role in the formation of solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layers on the surfaces of negative electrodes. These layers have a significant influence on the performance of rechargeable battery cells. Using ab initio molecular dynamics, we demonstrate the electro-reduction of mixture electrolytes computationally by adding a certain number of excess Li+ first to form the solvation structure and the same number of electrons later for reductive reactions. Our method enables direct observations of the ring opening of one cyclic carbonate followed by merging with another solvent molecule as well as gas generation. When we examined FEC- and EC-based electrolytes, we were able to observe the differences in terms of reaction products. In particular, the two gaseous products that are generated the most are in accordance with recent in situ gas measurements in the literature. The different reaction products of each electrolyte also match well with the SEI constituents reported experimentally. By tracing reaction pathways, we found that Li+ ions facilitate many otherwise difficult electrochemical reactions, presumably by lowering energy barriers. We also found that the excess Li+ forms cationic clusters of Li2PF6+, which enable the reductive decomposition of salt anions and which do not occur easily simply by increasing the electronic occupation. Based on the reaction products of FEC-based electrolytes, here we propose a possible mechanism of polymerization through aldehyde intermediates that are known to bond with surrounding radical anions.
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We examined how to enhance the lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on bipolar host molecules ET-HT, where ET and HT refer to electron- and hole-transporting units, respectively, by analyzing their thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities. Our DFT calculations reveal that the thermodynamic stability of ET-HT is determined by that of its anion, which is difficult to improve by chemical modifications of ET and HT. The kinetic stability of ET-HT can be enhanced by the spiroconjugation between ET and HT, which occurs when their π-frameworks are extended and have an orthogonal arrangement. Green OLED devices were fabricated by using ET-HTs with and without spiroconjugation, to find that the device with spiroconjugation has a lifetime that is approximately 6 times longer than the one without spiroconjugation.
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Misorientation-angle dependence on layer thickness is an intriguing feature of van der Waals materials, which causes stark optical gain and electrical transport modulation. However, the influence of misorientation angle on phase transformation is not determined yet. Herein, this phenomenon in a MoS2 multilayer via in situ electron-beam irradiation is reported. An AA'-stacked MoS2 bilayer undergoes structural transformation from the 2H semiconducting phase to the 1T' metallic phase, similar to a MoS2 monolayer, which is confirmed via in situ transmission electron microscopy. Moreover, non-AA' stacking, which has no local AA' stacking order in the Moiré pattern, does not reveal such a phase transformation. While a collective sliding motion of chalcogen atoms easily occurs during the transformation in AA' stacking, in non-AA' stacking it is suppressed by the weak van der Waals strength and by the chalcogen atoms interlocked at different orientations, which disfavor their kinetics by the increased entropy of mixing.
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Current lithium ion battery technology is tied in with conventional reaction mechanisms such as insertion, conversion, and alloying reactions even though most future applications like EVs demand much higher energy densities than current ones. Exploring the exceptional reaction mechanism and related electrode materials can be critical for pushing current battery technology to a next level. Here, we introduce an exceptional reaction with a Co(OH)2 material which exhibits an initial charge capacity of 1112 mAh g-1, about twice its theoretical value based on known conventional conversion reaction, and retains its first cycle capacity after 30 cycles. The combined results of synchrotron X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy indicate that nanosized Co metal particles and LiOH are generated by conversion reaction at high voltages, and Co xH y, Li2O, and LiH are subsequently formed by hydride reaction between Co metal, LiOH, and other lithium species at low voltages, resulting in a anomalously high capacity beyond the theoretical capacity of Co(OH)2. This is further corroborated by AIMD simulations, localized STEM, and XPS. These findings will provide not only further understanding of exceptional lithium storage of recent nanostructured materials but also valuable guidance to develop advanced electrode materials with high energy density for next-generation batteries.
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This manuscript provides a comprehensive study of adhesion behavior and its governing mechanisms when polyimide undergoes various modes of detachment from silica glass. Within the framework of steered molecular dynamics, we develop three different adhesion measurement techniques: pulling, peeling, and sliding. Such computational methodologies can be applied to investigate heterogeneous materials with differing interfacial adhesion modes. Here, a novel hybrid potential involving a combination of the INTERFACE force field in conjunction with ReaxFF and including Coulombic and Lennard-Jones interactions is employed to study such interfaces. The studies indicate that the pulling test requires the largest force and the shortest distance to detachment as the interfacial area is separated instantaneously, while the peeling test is observed to exhibit the largest distance for detachment because it separates via line-by-line adhesion. Two kinds of polyimides, aromatic and aliphatic type, are considered to demonstrate the rigidity dependent adhesion properties. The aromatic polyimide, which is more rigid due to the stronger charge transfer complex between chains, requires a greater force but a smaller distance at detachment than the aliphatic polyimide for all of the three methodologies.
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We demonstrated that a flat band voltage (VFB) shift could be controlled in TiN/(LaO or ZrO)/SiO2 stack structures. The VFB shift described in term of metal diffusion into the TiN film and silicate formation in the inserted (LaO or ZrO)/SiO2 interface layer. The metal doping and silicate formation confirmed by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) line profiling, respectively. The direct work function measurement technique allowed us to make direct estimate of a variety of flat band voltages (VFB). As a function of composition ratio of La or Zr to Ti in the region of a TiN/(LaO or ZrO)/SiO2/Si stack, direct work function modulation driven by La and Zr doping was confirmed with the work functions obtained from the cutoff value of secondary electron emission by auger electron spectroscopy (AES). We also suggested an analytical method to determine the interface dipole via work function depth profiling.
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Throughout the past decades, doped-ZnO has been widely used in various optical, electrical, magnetic, and energy devices. While almost every element in the Periodic Table was doped in ZnO, the systematic computational study is still limited to a small number of dopants, which may hinder a firm understanding of experimental observations. In this report, we systematically calculate the single-element doping property of ZnO using first-principles calculations. We develop an automation code that enables efficient and reliable high-throughput calculations on thousands of possible dopant configurations. As a result, we obtain formation-energy diagrams for total 61 dopants, ranging from Li to Bi. Furthermore, we evaluate each dopant in terms of n-type/p-type behaviors by identifying the major dopant configurations and calculating carrier concentrations at a specific dopant density. The existence of localized magnetic moment is also examined for spintronic applications. The property database obtained here for doped ZnO will serve as a useful reference in engineering the material property of ZnO through doping.
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First-principles calculations have been used to investigate the effects of Al and Mg doping on the prevention of degradation phenomena in Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 cathode materials. Specifically, we have examined the effects of dopants on the suppression of oxygen evolution and cation disordering, as well as their correlation. It is found that Al doping can suppress the formation of oxygen vacancies effectively, while Mg doping prevents the cation disordering behaviors, i.e., excess Ni and Li/Ni exchange, and Ni migration. This study also demonstrates that formation of oxygen vacancies can facilitate the construction of the cation disordering, and vice versa. Delithiation can increase the probabilities of formation of all defect types, especially oxygen vacancies. When oxygen vacancies are present, Ni can migrate to the Li site during delithiation. However, Al and Mg doping can inhibit Ni migration, even in structures with preformed oxygen defects. The analysis of atomic charge variations during delithiation demonstrates that the degree of oxidation behavior in oxygen atoms is alleviated in the case of Al doping, indicating the enhanced oxygen stability in this structure. In addition, changes in the lattice parameters during delithiation are suppressed in the Mg-doped structure, which suggests that Mg doping may improve the lattice stability.
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The decomposition reactions of the Si precursor, diisopropylaminosilane (DIPAS), on W(110) and hydroxylated WO3(001) surfaces are investigated to elucidate the initial reaction mechanism of the atomic layer deposition (ALD) process using density functional theory (DFT) calculations combined with ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations. The decomposition reaction of DIPAS on WO3(001) consists of two steps: Si-N dissociative chemisorption and decomposition of SiH3*. It is found that the Si-N bond cleavage of DIPAS is facile on WO3(001) due to hydrogen bonding between the surface OH group and the N atom of DIPAS. The rate-determining step of DIPAS decomposition on WO3(001) is found to be the Si-H dissociation reaction of the SiH3* reaction intermediate which has an activation barrier of 1.19 eV. On the contrary, sequential Si-H dissociation reactions first occur on W(110) and then the Si-N dissociation reaction of the C5H7NSi* reaction intermediate is found to be the rate-determining step, which has an activation barrier of 1.06 eV. As a result, the final products in the DIPAS decomposition reaction on WO3(001) are Si* and SiH*, whereas Si* atoms remain with carbon impurities on W(110), which imply that the hydroxylated WO3 surface is more efficient for the ALD process.
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A new reliable computational model to predict the hole mobility of poly-crystalline organic semiconductors in thin films was developed. Site energy differences and transfer integrals in crystalline morphologies of organic molecules were obtained from quantum chemical calculations, in which periodic boundary conditions were efficiently applied to capture the interactions with the surrounding molecules in the crystalline organic layer. Then the parameters were employed in kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations to estimate the carrier mobility. Carrier transport in multiple directions has been considered in the kMC simulation to mimic poly-crystalline characteristics under thin-film conditions. Furthermore, the calculated mobility was corrected using a calibration equation based on microscopy images of the thin films to take the effect of grain boundaries into account. As a result, good agreement was observed between the predicted and measured hole mobility values for 21 molecular species: the coefficient of determination (R(2)) was estimated to be 0.83 and the mean absolute error was 1.32 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1). This numerical approach can be applied to any molecules for which crystal structures are available and will provide a rapid and precise way of predicting device performance.
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Developing electrode materials with high-energy densities is important for the development of lithium-ion batteries. Here, we demonstrate a mesoporous molybdenum dioxide material with abnormal lithium-storage sites, which exhibits a discharge capacity of 1,814 mAh g(-1) for the first cycle, more than twice its theoretical value, and maintains its initial capacity after 50 cycles. Contrary to previous reports, we find that a mechanism for the high and reversible lithium-storage capacity of the mesoporous molybdenum dioxide electrode is not based on a conversion reaction. Insight into the electrochemical results, obtained by in situ X-ray absorption, scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis combined with electron energy loss spectroscopy and computational modelling indicates that the nanoscale pore engineering of this transition metal oxide enables an unexpected electrochemical mass storage reaction mechanism, and may provide a strategy for the design of cation storage materials for battery systems.
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Sodium rechargeable batteries can be excellent alternatives to replace lithium rechargeable ones because of the high abundance and low cost of sodium; however, there is a need to further improve the battery performance, cost-effectiveness, and safety for practical use. Here we demonstrate a new type of room-temperature and high-energy density sodium rechargeable battery using an SO2-based inorganic molten complex catholyte, which showed a discharge capacity of 153 mAh g(-1) based on the mass of catholyte and carbon electrode with an operating voltage of 3 V, good rate capability and excellent cycle performance over 300 cycles. In particular, non-flammability and intrinsic self-regeneration mechanism of the inorganic liquid electrolyte presented here can accelerate the realization of commercialized Na rechargeable battery system with outstanding reliability. Given that high performance and unique properties of Na-SO2 rechargeable battery, it can be another promising candidate for next generation energy storage system.