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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2026

Modulation of Photoluminescence and Solar Thermal Energy Storage in Norbornadiene-Quadricyclane Dimers.

Rebecca J Salthouse, Jacob L Elholm, Irene Cortellazzi, Helen Hölzel, Pedro Ferreira, Lorette Fernandez, Marc K Etherington, Kasper Moth-Poulsen

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors.

Rebecca J SalthouseDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona, 08019, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2213-6956
Jacob L ElholmDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona, 08019, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6441-1664
Irene CortellazziDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona, 08019, Spain.
Helen HölzelDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona, 08019, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2312-9934
Pedro FerreiraDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona, 08019, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-0352
Lorette FernandezDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona, 08019, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6776-7359
Marc K EtheringtonSchool of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-5757
Kasper Moth-PoulsenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona, 08019, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4018-4927

Funding

European Commission's Horizon 2020 Framework Program 951801European Innovation Council 101046364European Research Council 101002131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The norbornadiene/quadricyclane (NBD/QC) photoswitch pair is a promising system for molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage. Multichromophoric systems with two or more photoswitches can offer red-shifted absorption, higher energy densities, and additional functionality. Here, a series of ortho- and para-substituted NBD dimers bearing methoxy, hexoxy (for solubility), and cyano groups were synthesised and evaluated for their MOST properties. Compared to monomers, the dimers display red-shifted absorption and improved solar spectrum match, with onsets between 448-488 nm, owing to their donor-acceptor design and extended conjugation. A key finding is the tunable relationship between molecular structure, photoluminescence and photoisomerisation: para-dimers exhibit efficient fluorescence, whilst ortho-dimers are superior photoswitches with quantum yields of isomerisation, Φ

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FluorescenceNorbornadiene–quadricyclanePhotoswitchesSolar energy storageThermal energy release

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PMID41189397
PMCPMC12759240

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