Citation: Yinjuan Guo, Dongao Mao, Kun Zhou, Baokuan Chen, Yanfeng Bi, Xinxin Hang. Post-metalation of thiacalix[4]arene-supported octahedral Co₂₄ coordination cage for visible-light photothermal conversion[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(10): 111534. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111534 shu

Post-metalation of thiacalix[4]arene-supported octahedral Co₂₄ coordination cage for visible-light photothermal conversion

Yinjuan Guo ^a ,
Dongao Mao ^a ,
Kun Zhou ^a ,
Baokuan Chen ^a ,
Yanfeng Bi ^{a, *,} ,
Xinxin Hang ^{b, *,}

a.
School of Petrochemical Engineering, Liaoning Petrochemical University, Fushun 113001, China
b.
Institute for Innovative Materials and Energy, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China

biyanfeng@lnpu.edu.cn

hangxinxin@yzu.edu.cn

Received Date: 6 June 2025
Revised Date: 26 June 2025
Accepted Date: 2 July 2025
Available Online: 2 July 2025

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The conjugation of metal-organic architectures with metal nanoparticles into a multicomponent system is an attractive route for designing myriad materials with structural complexity, integrated properties, and important applications. Herein, we report a single-crystal to single-crystal transition from the thiacalixarene-based octahedral coordination cage Co₂₄-Na to Co₂₄-Ag and the construction of nanohybrids (Co₂₄-Ag@Ag-NPs) by combining Co₂₄-Ag with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) for photothermal conversion. The multicomponent Co₂₄-Ag@Ag-NPs not only combined and enhanced the light absorption effect of Co₂₄-Ag and the plasmon effect of Ag NPs but also offered the Mott-Schottky heterojunction. Benefiting from the improved photo-response ability and the protective effect of calixarene in preventing heat loss, Co₂₄-Ag@Ag-NPs exhibited significant visible light photothermal conversion performance.
- Coordination cages,
- Post-synthetic metalation,
- Metal nanoparticles,
- Thiacalixarene,
- Photothermal conversion
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