@article{292e9aca59bb452192e44ef19252e728,
title = "Exploring ortho-dianthrylbenzenes for molecular solar thermal energy storage",
abstract = "Molecular solar thermal systems, which absorb light, store it, and release it as heat, have been extensively researched, yet many potential candidates remain unexplored. To expand this range, five specifically designed ortho-dianthrylbenzenes were investigated. Anthracene dimers have been underexplored due to issues like photooxidation and varying photodimerization efficiency. The presented systems address these challenges by aryl-linking two anthracene moieties, achieving photodimerization quantum yields ranging from 11.5% to 16% in mesitylene. The impact of donor or acceptor groups on energy storage time (9-37 years), energy storage density (0.14-0.2 MJ kg−1), and solar energy storage efficiency (0.38-0.66%) was evaluated. The experimental results, supported by density functional theory-based modeling, highlight the potential of anthracene-based photoswitches for molecular solar thermal applications and encourage further exploration of similar systems.",
author = "Nicol{\`o} Baggi and Muhammad, {Lidiya M.} and Zacharias Liasi and Elholm, {Jacob Lynge} and Paulius Baronas and Elies Molins and Mikkelsen, {Kurt V.} and Kasper Moth-Poulsen",
note = "Funding Information: Funding from the European Commission (H2020-FETPROACT-2019-951801; Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems) and the European Research Council (ERC) under grant agreement CoG, PHOTHERM\u2013 101002131 is acknowledged by the authors. The authors would like to also acknowledge the financial support from the G\u00F6ran Gustafsson Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation (project LIPCES, PID2021-123873NB-I00) and the Catalan Institute of Advanced Studies (ICREA). K. V. M. acknowledges the Danish Council for Independent Research, DFF-0136-00081B, DFF-10.46540/3103-00261B and the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme under grant agreement number 951801 for financial support. E. M. acknowledges financial support from the State Investigation Agency (PID2021-124572OB-C32), and through the Severo Ochoa Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (CEX2023-001263-S). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Royal Society of Chemistry.",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1039/d4ta03879g",
language = "English",
journal = "Journal of Materials Chemistry A",
issn = "2050-7488",
publisher = "RSC Publications",
}