PMID- 30155172 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220216 IS - 2041-6520 (Print) IS - 2041-6539 (Electronic) IS - 2041-6520 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 8 DP - 2016 Aug 1 TI - Triplet energy migration-based photon upconversion by amphiphilic molecular assemblies in aerated water. PG - 5224-5229 LID - 10.1039/c6sc01047d [doi] AB - A molecular self-assembly approach is developed to resolve an outstanding issue in triplet energy migration-based photon upconversion (TEM-UC), that is, air-stable TEM-UC in water. Amphiphilic cationic acceptor (emitter) molecules self-assemble in water via hydrophobic and hydrogen bonding interactions, with which anionic donor (sensitizer) molecules are integrated through electrostatic interactions. Triplet energy is quantitatively transferred from the excited donor to the acceptor, which is followed by effective triplet energy migration among the pre-organized acceptors. It leads to TTA and concomitant UC emission in water. The dense acceptor chromophore arrays with extended hydrogen bonding networks show efficient barrier properties against molecular oxygen, as demonstrated by the stable UC emission even in air-saturated water. FAU - Kouno, Hironori AU - Kouno H AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering , Center for Molecular Systems (CMS) , Kyushu University , 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan . Email: yanai@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp ; Email: n-kimi@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp. FAU - Ogawa, Taku AU - Ogawa T AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering , Center for Molecular Systems (CMS) , Kyushu University , 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan . Email: yanai@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp ; Email: n-kimi@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp. FAU - Amemori, Shogo AU - Amemori S AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering , Center for Molecular Systems (CMS) , Kyushu University , 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan . Email: yanai@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp ; Email: n-kimi@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp. FAU - Mahato, Prasenjit AU - Mahato P AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering , Center for Molecular Systems (CMS) , Kyushu University , 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan . Email: yanai@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp ; Email: n-kimi@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp. FAU - Yanai, Nobuhiro AU - Yanai N AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering , Center for Molecular Systems (CMS) , Kyushu University , 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan . Email: yanai@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp ; Email: n-kimi@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp. AD - PRESTO , JST , Honcho 4-1-8, Kawaguchi , Saitama 332-0012 , Japan. FAU - Kimizuka, Nobuo AU - Kimizuka N AD - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering , Center for Molecular Systems (CMS) , Kyushu University , 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku , Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan . Email: yanai@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp ; Email: n-kimi@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160418 PL - England TA - Chem Sci JT - Chemical science JID - 101545951 PMC - PMC6020542 EDAT- 2016/08/01 00:00 MHDA- 2016/08/01 00:01 PMCR- 2016/04/18 CRDT- 2018/08/30 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/08/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/08/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/04/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - c6sc01047d [pii] AID - 10.1039/c6sc01047d [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chem Sci. 2016 Aug 1;7(8):5224-5229. doi: 10.1039/c6sc01047d. Epub 2016 Apr 18.