Carbon nanodots covalently linked to azobenzenes? Our hybrid materials are biocompatible, can enter cells, and successfully combine light responsiveness and fluorescence.

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Dominic Schatz
Dr. Paul Debes

New Account out 🎉: Cyclooctynes as versatile platforms for arene-annulated 8-membered rings - covering Diels–Alder strategies, key dienes/dienophiles, and future applications in materials & biology.

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We gained new insights into p-alkoxy azothiophenes, revealing unexpected trends in their structure-property relationships 🔬☀️
Read about it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5OB...

Dominic Schatz and Paul Debes created fluorescent, photoresponsive hybrids by linking azobenzenes to carbon nanodots. 🧪
Their photochemical behavior and energy transfer properties can be tuned by molecular design and spacers. 🔬

Read the full study: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... 📖

Our latest research on azoxybenzenes has been featured as an inside cover! It highlights their exciting potential and calls for further investigation into this overlooked class.
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New promising MOST candidate: We present a low-viscosity, green-light-absorbing azobenzene for molecular solar thermal energy storage—achieving 218 kJ/kg storage density while also functioning as a solvent for enhanced energy harvesting! #MOST #newpaper

View preprint: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

Exciting news! Dominic Schatz's latest paper with the Hansmann group has just been published in @ChemEurJ ! The study dives into the redox properties of azoxybenzenes, exploring their potential for energy storage systems.

Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/chem...