Flexible Organic Radical Cocrystal With 94% Photothermal Conversion Efficiency
) facilitates strong light absorption from 200 to 780 nm, while hydrogen bonds are thought to account for the reversible elastic bending. Excitation at 685 nm yields an extraordinarily high photothermal conversion efficiency of 94%. Integration of PE-NDI in a thermoelectric generator enabled direct solar energy harvesting via a photo-thermo-electric conversion sequence, demonstrating the potential of flexible cocrystals for renewable energy harvesting. This work highlights the untapped potential of mechanically compliant organic crystals as flexible, single-component, lightweight photothermal materials.
Authors
- Pancě Naumov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2416-6569)
- Yujian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4638-0056)
- Zening Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0793-3586)
- Xuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9150-5634)
- Fusang Jiang
- Dongqian Xu
- Siqi Zhang
- Asif Equbal
- Liang Li
- Bingrui Chen
- Huixu Yang
Institutions
- New York University Abu Dhabi (AE)
- Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MK)
- Ministry of Education (PT)
- Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (AE)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.1702104
- Primary Topic
- Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province