Antiaromatic expanded porphyrin enables redox-tunable photoconductivity in columnar liquid crystals

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: assemblies and further boost their photoconductivity. The findings reported here establish antiaromatic expanded porphyrins as promising platforms for the construction of redox-responsive semiconducting soft materials.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d6sc06405a

Authors: Duong D. Nguyen, W. Ryan Osterloh, Alberto Concellón, Teresa Sierra, Jorge Labella, Shu Seki, Jonathan L. Sessler

Institutions: The University of Texas at Austin, Kyoto University, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón

Language: English

Topic: Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, Welch Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Kyoto University, Universidad de Zaragoza, Gobierno de Aragón, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Science and Technology Agency, European Regional Development Fund, Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Division of Chemistry, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology

OpenAlex ID: W7212960804