Stable radical anions generated from a porous perylenediimide metal-organic framework for boosting near-infrared photothermal conversion

Perylenediimide (PDI) radical anions show promise as photothermal agents for phototherapy, but are typically very unstable. Here the authors fabricate a PDI-based metal-organic framework where the PDI units become stable radical anions upon incorporation of amine vapors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baozhong Lü, Yifa Chen, Pengyu Li, Bo Wang, Klaus Müllen, Meizhen Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08434-4