Stable Open-Shell Aromatic Oxalic Acid Radical for Efficient
Pho-tothermal Conversion
Abstract
It has been reported that the intrinsic open-shell quinone radical
electronic ground state is commonly present in classic narrow bandgap
donor-acceptor organic semiconductors. Among them, aromatic inorganic
acid radicals are one of the important categories of classical narrow
bandgap donor-acceptor type organic semiconductors and display unique
physical properties and electronic ground states. Generally, the
conjugated planes play a crucial role in stabilizing multi-radical
electronic systems. In this paper, we are the first to design,
synthesize, and report fully planar graphene-like two-dimensional
aromatic oxalic acid radical IDF-O8 based on the aromatic inorganic acid
radical system, and study the physical properties of this aromatic high
spin pan. In this graphene-like structure, the electron-withdrawing
group of ketones can effectively delocalize radical electrons and
achieve stability. In addition to exhibiting strong spin signals, the
temperature of IDF-O8 reached 147 °C in aggregated state under the
irradiation of 808 nm (1.2 W cm-2). This work provides a novel
planarized radical design strategy and has great potential in seawater
desalination.