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We are excited to announce Professor Dirk Guldi as a new Associate Editor for Chemical Science!
Professor Guldi will be considering research in the area of solar energy conversion, nanocarbons, charge transfer and molecular and nanomaterials.
www.rsc.org/people/d...
04.03.2026 14:33
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On 27 Feb Prof Guldi gave a seminar on “Adaptive Photon Management” @unswchemistry.bsky.social outlining strategies to mitigate mechanistic losses in solar cells via singlet fision and upconversion.
More info under www.chem.unsw.edu.au/local/collde...
04.03.2026 09:32
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RSC Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Meeting 2026
Lecture Theatre CG083, Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
On 3–4 September 2026 @rsc-photochem.bsky.social will host the RSC Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Meeting 2026, giving early career researchers in this field the opportunity to present their research.
Abstract submission and registration are open: www.rsc.org/events/detai...
23.02.2026 14:34
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On Tuesday Guldi group celebrated our yearly Faschings party, not only a fun tradition, but this year also a perfect opportunity to welcome our guests from Tucumán university Prof. Mauricio Cattaneo, Laura Castaño and Ignacio Arceo, who will be joining us for the next months
19.02.2026 14:05
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Our recent publication on Spatially Resolved Click Patterning of Dyes on Graphene for 2D Hybrids with Regiotunable Fluorescence was featured on the cover of Advanced Functional Materials.
Find out more:
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
18.02.2026 11:17
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On 8-9 April 2026 Prof. Guldi will host the 1st International Online Conference on Photochemistry (IOCPC 2026) with MDPI, giving experts in photochemistry the opportunity to explore the latest key developments.
You are welcome to register under sciforum.net/event/IOCPC2...
11.02.2026 13:12
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Synthesis and Excited-State Dynamics in Molecular Nanographene: Herzberg–Teller Vibronic Coupling and Energy Transfer to Porphyrins
Nanographenes (NGs) and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are molecular-level bridges to bulk-carbon materials. When synthesized with atomic precision via, for example, bottom-up strategies, a direct connection between the structure and properties is demonstrable. This is of key interest, especially considering practical applications. In the current work, we report the synthesis and comprehensive photophysical characterization of a full-benzenoid nanographene (NG-Br) and its covalent conjugate featuring a porphyrin (NG-(Zn)Por). Our synthetic approach relies on a cascade of Suzuki coupling, reduction, and Sandmeyer bromination reactions, starting from halogenated nitrobenzene derivatives. Knowing at which concentration aggregation occurs is important to study either monomers of NG-Br or its aggregates. In organic solvents, the association constant of NG-Br exceeds 1 × 106 M–1. Photophysical and theoretical analyses on the monomer revealed a subtle energy proximity between (S1)/(Lb) and (S2)/(La) that is the basis for strong vibronic coupling via the Herzberg–Teller mechanism, as well as (S1,1) and (S2,0) vibronic mixing. In NG-(Zn)Por, an ultrafast (S1–S1) energy transfer from NG to the porphyrin was observed. Our findings are essential for establishing an unambiguous structure–property relationship for NGs and 9-armchair GNRs, providing a blueprint for their use in optoelectronic devices ranging from single-electron transistors to OLEDs and organic solar cells.
➡️ Increasing the length of molecular nanographenes leads to higher photoluminescence quantum yields!💡
In this @jacs.acspublications.org paper, we show how molecular length tunes the interplay between dark and bright excited states.
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Many thanks to all coauthors!!
18.12.2025 16:59
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At the prestigious Pacifichem 2025 @pacifichem.bsky.social, Prof. Dirk Guldi presented his cutting-edge work on "Adaptive Light Management" exploring innovative light management strategies at the molecular level and emphasizing the potential for groundbreaking applications in solar energy and beyond
17.12.2025 14:05
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A big thank you goes also to the organizing team, in particular to Christian Ehli and to the Kuoni Tumulare team, for their behind-the-scenes work that made the conference run so well!
29.07.2025 08:56
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That’s a wrap for #ICP2025 in Aachen! Huge thanks to all speakers and poster presenters for the outstanding talks and engaging discussions. It was an inspiring and successful week!
29.07.2025 08:54
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The countdown is on—less than 10 days until #ICP2025 kicks off in Aachen! 🎉 Get ready for exciting talks, great discussions, and new connections. Don’t forget to check the program: icp2025.de
04.07.2025 08:52
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Huge congratulations to our Giovanni for this big achievement! 🎉
30.06.2025 11:25
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202510626
How does Near-Infrared-Photoswitching work? Our newest research delivers an ultrafast molecular movie of the all-red-light photoswitch peri-Anthracenethioindigo (PAT) in action! Aided by excited state theory, its mechanism of motion is fully revealed.
24.06.2025 14:24
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📣 The abstract submission deadline for the 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry has been extended to 12 May 2025!
🔬Join us in Aachen, 13–18 July 2025, for great science in a historic setting!
30.04.2025 09:45
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Had a fantastic week of measurements at @mpip-mainz.mpg.de — thanks a lot to @giulialavarda.bsky.social for hosting me. Honored to be the first guest of her group!
Really enjoyed learning about THz spectroscopy in the group of Prof. Bonn. And many thanks to Prof. Blom for the fruitful discussions!
07.04.2025 14:31
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Was great connecting with you all in beautiful Burlington House @rsc.org ! @guldi-group.bsky.social @chemguyeli.bsky.social and many more. To the next years to come!😊
03.04.2025 13:47
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Just out in @naturechemistry.bsky.social!
When optical features miss excited-state PCET, environmental effects step in. We show that pressure not only reveals mechanistic sensitivity but can even switch the reaction from stepwise to concerted.
Big congrats to Daniel!
🔗 Read more: rdcu.be/eelOE
21.03.2025 12:51
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Singlet fission and charge-transfer state compete in individual graphene nanoribbons, showing huge thermal and polarity dependence. Check it out!
20.03.2025 18:36
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PCL — Open Positions
🚨 PhD Position Available! 🚨
Join our group at FAU as part of RTG 2861! 🎓🔬 We are looking for a PhD candidate to study carbon planar lattices via transient spectroscopies.
📌 Details & application: rtg2861-pcl.chm.tu-dresden.de/joboffer/
🔄 Retweets appreciated!
#chemsky #pisky #PhD #Spectroscopy
11.03.2025 10:43
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🥳 Last Tuesday, we celebrated Fasching in style with our traditional Bavarian breakfast—white sausages, pretzels 🥨, and Weizen 🍺. Also this year’s celebration we had a lots of amazing costumes, Alaaf! 🎭🎉
10.03.2025 10:18
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Hi BlueSky community - the nanoscale journal family here at @rsc.org are so excited to have joined BlueSky!
Follow us @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org for the latest in nanoscience research published across our portfolio Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances #ChemSky
05.03.2025 15:44
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