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@article{WOS:001797693200001,
title = {White-Light-Excitable Deep-Red/NIR Organic Afterglow Nanoparticles for
High-Contrast In Vivo Imaging},
author = {Zongliang Xie and Bowen Li and Chongzhi Wu and Zhiyao Li and Zhiyuan Gao and Weidong Pan and Bin Liu},
doi = {10.1002/anie.3963775},
times_cited = {2},
issn = {1433-7851},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-08-01},
journal = {ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION},
volume = {65},
number = {35},
publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
address = {POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
abstract = {Near-infrared (NIR) organic afterglow probes are attractive for
deep-tissue, high-contrast bioimaging, yet simultaneously achieving
white-light excitation, long-lived NIR phosphorescence, and uniform
nanoparticle fabrication remains challenging. Herein, we develop a
bottom-up route to lattice-matched host-guest nanocrystals by
incorporating a rigid phenylcarbazole host (BMC) with scaffold-matched,
extended-conjugation guests (PyC or BPC). The resulting doped crystals
show guest-dominated deep-red/NIR afterglow, with the longest-wavelength
vibronic band reaching 762 nm and can be activated by visible light up
to 475 nm, delivering an ultralong lifetime of 126.1 ms and a
phosphorescence quantum yield of up to 2.7%. Importantly, the intrinsic
homogeneity of the lattice-matched incorporation enables direct
formation of monodisperse phosphorescent nanoparticles via simple
bottom-up nanoprecipitation, avoiding the size heterogeneity and
material loss typically associated with top-down crystal fragmentation.
These nanoparticles exhibit negligible cytotoxicity and deliver bright,
persistent deep-red/NIR emission under white-light excitation for
high-contrast in vivo imaging.},
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pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{WOS:001751918400001,
title = {Single-particle imaging uncovers reverse electron transfer efficiency
between Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and shaped haematite},
author = {Yong Liu and Wentao Song and Weidong Zhang and Yuanmei Liang and Mukesh Saini and Yuanzhi He and Jing Zhu and Zhongxin Chen and Guoliang Zhang and Jin Xie and Xiaozhi Xu and Guillermo C Bazan and Jee Loon Foo and Matthew Wook Chang and Bin Liu and Xianwen Mao},
doi = {10.1038/s41929-026-01530-x},
times_cited = {2},
issn = {2520-1158},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-05-01},
journal = {NATURE CATALYSIS},
volume = {9},
number = {5},
publisher = {NATURE PORTFOLIO},
address = {HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, 14197, GERMANY},
abstract = {Microbe-semiconductor hybrids hold promise for solar-to-chemical
conversion, but facet-dependent interfacial charge transfer remains
poorly understood due to structural heterogeneity and biological
complexity. Here we leverage a multimodal optical imaging platform to
probe the charge-transfer efficiency between Shewanella oneidensis MR-1
and 110/001-faceted haematite, at single-particle and
single-cell levels, in vivo and operando. We quantify the reverse
extracellular electron-transfer capabilities of Shewanella oneidensis
MR-1 via non-H2-mediated pathways, and identify that haematite's 110
facets synergistically exhibit stronger cell-binding ability and higher
charge-transfer efficiency. Furthermore, we discover that moderate cell
densities are key to enhancing per-cell electron injection, highlighting
the trade-off between total loading and individual cell efficiency, and
offering critical insights into biofilm structure optimization. Our
imaging tools and analytical framework may potentially extend to diverse
microbe-semiconductor hybrid systems, quantifying microscopic structural
and functional descriptors that enhance the fundamental understanding of
complex interfacial charge transfer, and inform rational biohybrid
design across applications.},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{WOS:001828130300001,
title = {Unveiling the emission mechanism in analog-doped carbazole-based organic
afterglow materials},
author = {Zesen Lin and Peng Lan and Zheng Yin and Xiaochun Fan and Jie Kong and Xianhe Zhang and Wei Zhang and Rengo Yoshioka and Xun Tang and Zhu Wu and Youichi Tsuchiya and Ryota Kabe and Meng Zhou and Chihaya Adachi and Bin Liu},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-72483-9},
times_cited = {1},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-05-01},
journal = {NATURE COMMUNICATIONS},
volume = {17},
number = {1},
publisher = {NATURE PORTFOLIO},
address = {HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, 14197, GERMANY},
abstract = {Afterglow from purely organic solids has drawn increasing attention over
the past decade. In carbazole-based systems, recent studies revised
earlier aggregation-state explanations and implicated trace carbazole
analog impurities as the origin. However, the widely assumed
charge-trapping mechanism cannot account for exponential decay kinetics,
lacks robust experimental validation and leaves some photophysical
features unexplained. Here we establish the mechanism by revisiting two
representative series of carbazole-analog host-guest systems.
Quantitative spectral decomposition and comparative photophysics reveal
that the afterglow is dominated by guest phosphorescence, accompanied by
an extremely weak power-law long-persistent luminescence. The analog
guests are confirmed to act as deep triplet exciton traps and shallow
hole traps, the latter of which can enhance hole-transport-type
long-persistent luminescence. These insights clarify previously
unresolved mechanisms and establish a unified framework for luminescence
that integrates energy transfer, exciton diffusion, and three afterglow
pathways (delayed fluorescence, room-temperature phosphorescence and
long-persistent luminescence), offering design principles for brighter
and more persistent purely organic afterglow materials.},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{WOS:001714199700004,
title = {Asymmetric
Pt1C3-Pt1O1C3
catalytic pairs for efficient transfer hydrogenation of azobenzene},
author = {Yiyun Fang and Wen Zhao and Zhilin Xing and Cheng Chen and Xin Zhou and Congcong Cui and Xuchao Wang and Siming Zheng and Qiyuan Liu and Diandong Lv and Siqi Li and Zhaohang Chen and Zi-Qiang Rong and Na Guo and Xinzhe Li and Bin Liu},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-68759-9},
times_cited = {0},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-02-01},
journal = {NATURE COMMUNICATIONS},
volume = {17},
number = {1},
publisher = {NATURE PORTFOLIO},
address = {HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, 14197, GERMANY},
abstract = {Atomic catalytic pairs (CPs) have shown great promise in driving
multi-step catalytic transformations, yet the influence of spatial
arrangement and coordination asymmetry on homonuclear CPs remain poorly
understood. Herein, we construct atomically dispersed homonuclear
Pt1-Pt1 CPs with asymmetric Pt1C3-Pt1O1C3 coordination anchored on
reduced graphene oxide. By precisely tuning the spacing between the
adjacent Pt1C3-Pt1O1C3 CPs to approximately 5.3 & Aring;, the catalyst
achieves an exceptional turnover frequency of 27,218 h-1 for transfer
hydrogenation of azobenzene via ammonia-borane hydrolysis, surpassing
benchmarking catalysts by more than an order of magnitude. The
Pt1C3-Pt1O1C3 CPs separated by 5.3 & Aring; can facilitate
co-adsorption of sterically hindered intermediates and at the same time
the asymmetric Pt1C3-Pt1O1C3 coordination enables facile hydrogen
shuttling and barrier-suppressed hydrogenation. These synergistic
effects enhance the overall azobenzene hydrogenation efficiency. Our
findings uncover a fundamental spatial design principle for atomically
precise homonuclear asymmetric CPs, offering new opportunities for
sustainable and efficient fine chemical synthesis.},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{WOS:001489557900028,
title = {Full-color processible afterglow organic small molecular glass},
author = {Yufeng Xue and Zongliang Xie and Zheng Yin and Yincai Xu and Bin Liu},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-59787-y},
times_cited = {31},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-01},
journal = {NATURE COMMUNICATIONS},
volume = {16},
number = {1},
publisher = {NATURE PORTFOLIO},
address = {HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, 14197, GERMANY},
abstract = {Organic afterglow materials, known for their unique luminescent
properties and diverse applications, have garnered significant attention
in recent years. However, developing long-lasting, high-efficiency,
full-color afterglow systems and exploring simple materials processing
strategies for new applications are still challenging in this field.
Herein, we rationally design a processable molecular glass and employ it
as a host in a host-guest strategy to address these challenges. By
strategically modifying the host via othyl-methylation, we successfully
create a molecular glass and capture its temperature-dependent,
processable viscous supercooled liquid state. High-efficiency full color
from violet to near-infrared afterglow systems with ultralong lifetimes
are developed by doping varied structural dopants. The underlying
glass-forming and afterglow mechanisms are also clearly elucidated and
verified. Moreover, the excellent glass-forming ability of the host and
its viscous supercooled liquid enabled the glass system for large-area
fabrication, shaping of objects with diverse 3D structures, and creation
of flexible, meter-long afterglow fibers. This work offers significant
potential for practical applications in advanced textiles, displays, and
other fields.},
keywords = {},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}