CNR-NSFC Bilateral Project
Title: Visible-light-activated donor-acceptor systems with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) properties: preparation, photophysical characterization, and applications in photocatalysis.
ICCOM Principal Investigator: Mariangela Di Donato.
Project Type: International.
Duration: 01/02/2026- 31/01/2028.
Abstract: The project aims to investigate a promising strategy to improve the yield of radical photopolymerization and organic photocatalysis, employing sustainable systems that meet energy reduction requirements. The main idea is to exploit the long-lived 3CS triplet charge-separated states of emissive donor-acceptor systems with TADF properties. As the final outcome of our research, we aim to obtain compounds whose redox and photochemical properties allow us to test their performance for photocatalytic hydrogen production, with the goal of taking a step toward a sustainable energy future. To achieve these goals, we will explore new design principles to synthesize and characterize TADF emitters capable of efficiently populating long-lived 3CR states. The project will leverage the Chinese partner’s expertise in organic synthesis and molecular design and the Italian partner’s expertise in ultrafast spectroscopy and photochemistry.
Partnership: CNR-ICCOM; Dalian University of Technology, China (Prof. Jianzhang Zhao).
ICCOM participants: Mariangela Di Donato, Sandra Doria.
Financed by: Scientific Cooperation Agreement CNR / National Natural Science Foundation
(NSFC), China.
Project funding: 20.000 €.
ICCOM funding: 20.000 €.
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