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Nano Research 2023, 16(2): 3372-3378 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5158-9
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Synergistic modulation of spin and fluorescence signals in a nano-Saturn assembled by a metallofullerene and cycloparaphenylene nanohoop

Show Author's Information Jie Zhang1,3,  Zhenlin Qiu2,  Chong Zhao4,  Yuxi Lu1,3,  Wang Li1,3,  Linshan Liu1,  Chunru Wang1,  Yuanzhi Tan2,  Taishan Wang1( )
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Zhang J, Qiu Z, Zhao C, et al. Synergistic modulation of spin and fluorescence signals in a nano-Saturn assembled by a metallofullerene and cycloparaphenylene nanohoop. Nano Research, 2023, 16(2): 3372-3378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5158-9
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Spin-based interdisciplinary research has attracted considerable attention, and various applications in magnetic memory, quantum science, and precision measuring technology have been reported. In this study, we induced a fluorescence property in a spin-active molecule by supramolecular assembly and realized a synergistic modulation of its spin and fluorescence properties. A Saturn-shaped supramolecular complex was synthesized using a spin-active metallofullerene Sc3C2@C80 with a fluorescent nanohoop of tetra-benzothiadiazole-based [12]cycloparaphenylene (TB[12]CPP), and its spin and fluorescence properties were comprehensively investigated. Temperature-dependent electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and fluorescence analyses were conducted. Synchronous changes in the EPR signals and fluorescence peaks were discovered in the temperature range of 170–290 K. Based on nuclear magnetic resonance observations and theoretical calculations, a temperature-dependent host–guest interaction between Sc3C2@C80 and a nanohoop was demonstrated, which explained the synchronous changes in the EPR signals and fluorescence peaks for Sc3C2@C80⊂TB[12]CPP. The application of Sc3C2@C80 as a molecular spin system to probe the host–guest interaction was also evaluated. These results show that the supramolecular assembly can be used to design advanced spin systems coupled with optical and magnetic behaviors based on paramagnetic and luminescent molecules.


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Synergistic modulation of spin and fluorescence signals in a nano-Saturn assembled by a metallofullerene and cycloparaphenylene nanohoop

Show Author's information Jie Zhang1,3, Zhenlin Qiu2, Chong Zhao4, Yuxi Lu1,3, Wang Li1,3, Linshan Liu1, Chunru Wang1, Yuanzhi Tan2, Taishan Wang1( )
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China

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Spin-based interdisciplinary research has attracted considerable attention, and various applications in magnetic memory, quantum science, and precision measuring technology have been reported. In this study, we induced a fluorescence property in a spin-active molecule by supramolecular assembly and realized a synergistic modulation of its spin and fluorescence properties. A Saturn-shaped supramolecular complex was synthesized using a spin-active metallofullerene Sc3C2@C80 with a fluorescent nanohoop of tetra-benzothiadiazole-based [12]cycloparaphenylene (TB[12]CPP), and its spin and fluorescence properties were comprehensively investigated. Temperature-dependent electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and fluorescence analyses were conducted. Synchronous changes in the EPR signals and fluorescence peaks were discovered in the temperature range of 170–290 K. Based on nuclear magnetic resonance observations and theoretical calculations, a temperature-dependent host–guest interaction between Sc3C2@C80 and a nanohoop was demonstrated, which explained the synchronous changes in the EPR signals and fluorescence peaks for Sc3C2@C80⊂TB[12]CPP. The application of Sc3C2@C80 as a molecular spin system to probe the host–guest interaction was also evaluated. These results show that the supramolecular assembly can be used to design advanced spin systems coupled with optical and magnetic behaviors based on paramagnetic and luminescent molecules.

Keywords: fluorescence, metallofullerene, electron spin, host–guest interaction, nanohoop

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Received: 22 August 2022
Revised: 03 October 2022
Accepted: 06 October 2022
Published: 03 December 2022
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52022098 and 51972309) and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. Y201910).

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