Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells are promising energy devices for a sustainable future due to green features, high power density, and mild operating conditions. A facile proton-conducting membrane plays a pivotal role to boost the efficiency of fuel cells, and hence focused research in this area is highly desirable. Major issues associated with the successful example of Nafion resulted in the search for alternate proton conducting materials. Even though proton carrier loaded crystalline porous organic frameworks have been used for proton-conduction, the weak host–guest interactions limited their practical use. Herein, we developed a crystalline 2D-polymer composed of benzimidazole units as the integral part, prepared by the condensation of aryl acid and diamine in polyphosphoric acid medium. The imidazole linked-2D-polymer exhibits ultrahigh proton conductivity (3.2 × 10–2 S cm–1) (at 95% relative humidity and 95 °C) in the pristine state, which is highest among the undoped porous organic frameworks so far reported. The present strategy of a crystalline proton-conducting 2D-polymer will lead to the development of new high performing crystalline solid proton conductor.

A summary of the extremely efficient organic phosphors that utilized the best possible ways to manipulate the fate of triplet excitons for achieving a long lifetime along with impressive quantum yield and afterglow properties is provided.

Organic phosphors have been widely explored with an understanding that crystalline molecular ordering is arequisite for enhanced intersystem crossing. In this context, we explored the room-temperature phosphorescence features of asolvent-free organic liquid phosphor in air.While alkyl chain substitution varied the physical states of the bromonaphthalimides,t he phosphorescence remained unaltered for the solvent-free liquid in air.A st he first report, as olvent-free liquid of al ong swallow-tailed bromonaphthalimide exhibits room-temperature phosphorescence in air.D oping of the phosphor with carbonyl guests resulted in enhanced phosphorescence,a nd hence al arge-area paintable phosphorescent liquid composite with improved lifetime and quantum yield was developed.Metal-free organic materials exhibiting room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) have found use in various applications. [1, 2] Easy synthetic procedures as well as their structural tunability and air stability encourage the use of organic phosphors. [1][2][3][4][5][6] In recent years,o rganic small molecules decorated with various functional moieties,such as halogens, boronate esters,o rc arbonyl group, [3] have been explored in RTPm aterials.T hese structural modifications eventually resulted in efficient intersystem crossing towards stable phosphorescence.However,organic phosphors mostly exhibit excellent RTPi nt he crystalline state,r ather than in the solution state. [4] Strong control over the nonradiative decay in the rigid crystalline molecular packing supports intersystem crossing. Moreover,i tr educes the triplet quenching by placing the molecules at finite distances.I ns hort, RTPi n organic phosphors is mainly controlled by intermolecular interactions and the overall organization of the molecules in the crystal. In addition, efficient triplet emission has been established with the help of several other methods,s uch as doping with molecules containing heavy atoms and matrixassisted isolation using polymers,m icelles,o rc avitands. [5,6] Theavailability of asupport medium rigidifies the emitter and in turn strengthens the radiative relaxation process.D espite all of these developments,there are still many key points to be addressed in the design of efficient organic phosphors. Moreover,t he processability of these crystalline phosphors still constitutes achallenging problem. In this context, anew processable soft material called functional molecular liquid has been introduced as ar eplacement for solid luminescent materials. [7][8][9] Here the viscous medium increases the luminescence quantum yield by suppressing the nonradiative decay. [8e] As organic phosphors have mostly been tested in the crystalline form under inert conditions,R TP liquids have never been explored.Naphthalimides are aclass of rhylene dyes that have been widely exploited in self-assembly,l ight harvesting, sensors, organic electronics,etc. [10] Here we have chosen two alkylated 4-bromo-1,8-naphthlimidesshowing RTPinboth the crystalline and liquid state for their narrow si...