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Self-Activated Energy Release Cascade from Anthracene-Based Solid-State Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems.

Subhayan Chakraborty, Han P Q Nguyen, Junichi Usuba, Ji Yong Choi, Zhenhuan Sun, Cijil Raju, Gustavo Sigelmann, Qianfeng Qiu, Sungwon Cho, Stephanie M Tenney and 4 more

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Article in Chem, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Subhayan ChakrabortyDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Han P Q NguyenDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Junichi UsubaDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Ji Yong ChoiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, 215 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Zhenhuan SunDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Cijil RajuDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Gustavo SigelmannDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Qianfeng QiuDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Sungwon ChoDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Stephanie M TenneyDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Katherine E ShulenbergerDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Klaus Schmidt-RohrDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Jihye ParkDepartment of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, 215 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Grace G D HanDepartment of Chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.

Funding

A 400 MHz NMR SpectrometerS10OD034395 · OD · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI KRAUSS, ISAAC JONATHAN · 2023 to 2023
$482k
NIH HHS S10 OD034395
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce donor-acceptor substituted anthracenes as effective molecular solar thermal energy storage compounds that operate exclusively in the solid state. The donor-acceptor anthracenes undergo visible light-induced [4+4] cycloaddition reaction, producing metastable cycloadducts, dianthracenes with quaternary carbons, and storing photon energy. The triggered cycloreversion of dianthracenes to anthracenes discharges the stored energy as heat in the order of 100 kJ/mol (200 J/g). The series of compounds displays remarkable self-heating, or cascading heat release, upon the initial triggering. Such self-activated energy release is enabled by the large energy storage in dianthracenes, low activation energy for their thermal reversion, and effective heat transfer to unreacted molecules in the solid state. This process mirroring the self-ignition of fossil fuels opens up opportunities to use dianthracenes as effective and renewable solid-state fuels that can release energy rapidly and completely upon initial activation.

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