Publications

Selected Research Papers (past 5 years):

1) Ultraviolet Light Blocking Optically Clear Adhesives for Foldable Displays via Highly Efficient Visible-Light Curing. Y. Kwon, S. Lee, J. Kim, J. Jun, W. Jeon, Y. Park, H.-J. Kim, J. Gierschner, J. Lee, Y. Kim, M. S. Kwon, Nature Commun. 2024, 15, 2829.

2) Donor-Acceptor-Donor Triads with Flexible Spacers: Deciphering Complex Photophysics for Targeted Materials Design. S. Feng, L. Wang, B. Milián-Medina, A. J. Meixner, M. S. Kwon, S. Y. Park, R. Wannemacher, J. Gierschner, Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2306678.

3) Anomalous Deep-Red Luminescence of Perylene Black Analogues with Strong π-π Interactions. N. Tang, J. Zhou, L. Wang, M. Stolte, G. Xie, X. Wen, L. Liu, F. Würthner, J. Gierschner, Z. Xie, Nature Commun. 2023, 14, 1922.

4) Formation and Degradation of Strongly Reducing Cyanoarene-Based Radical Anions towards Efficient Radical Anion-Mediated Photoredox Catalysis. Y. Kwon, J. Lee, Y. Noh, D. Kim, Y. Lee, C. Yu, J. C. Roldao, S. Feng, J. Gierschner, R. Wannemacher, M. S. Kwon, Nature Commun. 2023, 14, 92.

5) Accurate Calculation of Excited State Absorption for Small-to-Medium Sized Conjugated Oligomers: Multiconfigurational Treatment vs. Quadratic Response TD-DFT. J. C. Roldao, E. F. Oliviera, B. Milián-Medina, J. Gierschner, D. Roca-Sanjuán, J. Chem. Theor. Comp. 2022, 18, 5449.

6) Pure Boric Acid Does Not Show Room Temperature Phosphorescence (RTP). Z. Wu, J. C. Roldao, F. Rauch, A. Friedrich, M. Ferger, F. Würthner, J. Gierschner, T. B. Marder, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202200599.

7) Counterion-Mediated Crossing of the Cyanine Limit in Crystals and Fluid Solution: Bond Length Alternation and Spectral Broadening Unveiled by Quantum Chemistry. M. Eskanderi, J. C. Roldao, J. Cerezo, B. Milián-Medina, J. Gierschner, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2835-2843.

8) Inverted Energy Gap Law for the Nonradiative Decay in Fluorescent Floppy Molecules: Larger Fluorescence Quantum Yields for Smaller Energy Gaps. J. Shi, M. A. Izquierdo, S. Oh, S. Y. Park, B. Milián-Medina, D. Roca-Sanjuán, J. Gierschner, Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 1948-1954.

Selected Reviews (past 10 years):

1) Luminescence in Crystalline Organic Materials: From Molecules to Molecular Solids. J. Gierschner, J. Shi, D. Roca-Sanjuán, B. Milián-Medina, S. Varghese, S. Y. Park, Adv. Opt. Mater. 2021, 9, 2002251.

2) Dual Emission: Classes, Mechanisms and Conditions. S. K. Behera, S. Y. Park, J. Gierschner, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 22624-22638.

3) Stabilizing and Modulating Color by Copigmentation: Insights from Theory and Experiment. P. Trouillas, J. C. Sancho-García, V. De Freitas, J. Gierschner, M. Otyepka, O. Dangles, Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 4937.

4) Organic Single Crystal Lasers - a Materials View. J. Gierschner, S. Varghese, S. Y. Park, Adv. Opt. Mater. 2016, 4, 348–364.

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