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ReviewSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

Recent Advances in Organic Donor-Acceptor Two-Photon Absorption Materials: Mechanisms, Molecular Design, and Applications.

Bin Li, Ying Ni, Qiang Qi, Weigang Zhu

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Review in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Bin LiState Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials For Intelligent Sensing, Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Ying NiState Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials For Intelligent Sensing, Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Qiang QiState Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials For Intelligent Sensing, Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Weigang ZhuState Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials For Intelligent Sensing, Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5888-4481

Funding

CSRD VA I01 CX002502National Natural Science Foundation of China 52103318Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices KFJJ202001State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University CX2502
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organic materials have been widely recognized as highly promising candidates for two-photon absorption (TPA) applications owing to their strong optical absorption, readily tunable molecular structures, and excellent processability. By introducing electron donors (D) and acceptors (A) either within molecules or through intermolecular interactions, D-A-type organic TPA materials have been successfully developed, leading to significant advances in the understanding and enhancement of TPA performance. This review provides a comprehensive overview of several representative mechanisms employed to investigate TPA processes, including the damped response theory, few-photon irradiation TPA, low-power incoherent two-photon absorption, and charge-transfer mechanisms. Subsequently, various classes of organic D-A materials exhibiting TPA properties are discussed, encompassing organic small molecules, organic frameworks, and cocrystals. In addition, diverse applications of TPA are summarized, such as two-photon imaging and photodynamic therapy. Finally, the challenges and opportunities facing future TPA research are outlined, with particular emphasis on emerging strategies assisted by artificial intelligence.

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donor–acceptor materialsmechanismphotodynamic therapytwo‐photon absorption

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PMID42402814
PMCPMC13472317

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