Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(82), P. 12302 - 12305
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
We
report
a
multi-resonant
thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescent
(MRTADF)
afterglow
emitter
with
unprecedented
long
emission
lifetime
>
100
ms,
full-width
at
half-maximum
<
40
nm,
and
deep-blue
color
of
CIEy
0.048.
Such
emitters
remain
rarely
achieved
would
show
potential
applications
in
multiplexed
bioimaging
high-density
information
encryption.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 22, 2025
Abstract
Organic
long
persistent
luminescence
(OLPL)
materials,
with
their
hour‐long
afterglow,
hold
great
promise
across
numerous
applications,
yet
performance
lags
behind
that
of
inorganic
counterparts.
A
deeper
understanding
the
underlying
photophysical
mechanisms,
particularly
effective
control
radical
intermediates,
is
essential
for
developing
high‐performance
OLPL
materials;
while
systematic
studies
on
intrinsic
stability
intermediates
and
impact
remain
scarce.
Here
biphenyl
groups
introduced
into
a
luminophore‐matrix‐donor
three‐component
system.
By
varying
substituents
at
ortho‐position
groups,
cations
systematically
modulated,
influence
properties
investigated.
Combined
experimental
results
theoretical
calculations
reveal
increased
flexibility
bond
adjustable
conformations
lead
to
higher
cations,
thereby
significantly
enhancing
performance.
Based
this
understanding,
luminophore
two
designed
successfully
achieve
remarkable
afterglow
brightness
close
Sr
2
Al
14
O
25
/Eu
2+
,
Dy
3+
materials.
Furthermore,
these
materials
exhibit
time‐encoded
promising
applications
in
advanced
anti‐counterfeiting,
as
well
background‐independent
bioimaging
functions.
This
work
not
only
provides
novel
strategy
constructing
but
also
lays
foundation
widespread
application
various
fields.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 1, 2025
Abstract
In
this
study,
a
simple
and
rapid
strategy
is
developed
for
the
gram‐scale
synthesis
of
zinc(II)
halide
complexes
with
ultralong
afterglow
under
mild
conditions.
Crystalline,
high‐purity
are
synthesized
using
N
‐methylbenzimidazole
(
Bz
)
common
zinc
salts
(ZnX
2
,
X
=
Cl,
Br,
I)
as
cheap
industrial
raw
materials
by
stirring
at
room
temperature
atmospheric
pressure.
By
exploiting
steric
effect
terminal‐coordinated
halogen
ions
to
regulate
arrangements
ligands
in
structure
complexes,
namely
cis
‐butterfly,
trans
cross
‐arrangement,
completely
differentiated
stacking
modes
obtained.
Zn(Bz)Cl
‐butterfly‐shaped
arrangement
has
longest
room‐temperature
phosphorescence
(RTP)
lifetime
(505.01
ms
298
K)
long
up
1.4
s.
This
study
proposes
first
time
use
end
group
coordination
fluorophores
within
resulting
considerably
improved
RTP
afterglow,
thus
providing
new
platform
large‐scale
afterglow.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(27)
Published: March 7, 2024
Abstract
The
traditional
design
strategy
for
constructing
highly
bright
solid‐state
luminescent
materials
relies
on
incorporating
aggregation‐induced
emission
(AIE)
scaffolds,
molecular
rotors,
or
bulky
substituents
to
prevent
close
cofacial
packing,
which
limits
the
diversity
in
developing
new
materials.
Herein,
a
of
tuning
packing
by
twisting
structure
conventional
aggregation‐caused
quenching
fluorophore
is
proposed
endow
with
AIE
effect
and
enhance
fluorescence.
Accordingly,
series
1,4‐bis(diphenylamino)‐2,5‐disubstituted
benzene
fluorophores
exhibiting
characteristics,
high
fluorescence
efficiency
(up
0.99),
wide
color
tunability,
good
near‐infrared
(NIR)
two‐photon
absorption
facilely
developed.
All
these
luminogens
can
specifically
stain
intracellular
lipid
droplets
signal‐to‐noise
ratio,
biocompatibility,
photostability.
Besides,
exhibit
effective
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
generation
capability
upon
low‐power
white
light
irradiation.
Among
them,
luminogen,
named
BDBDC,
integrating
NIR
emission,
strongest
ROS
demonstrates
superior
performances
imaging
various
tissues
photodynamic
cancer
therapy.
This
philosophy
provides
way
designing
practical
applications.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(42), P. 13307 - 13314
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
Long-wavelength
afterglow
emitters
are
crucial
for
optoelectronics
and
information
security;
however,
it
remains
a
challenge
in
achieving
high
luminescence
efficiency
due
to
the
lack
of
effective
modulation
electronic
coupling
nonradiative
transitions
singlet/triplet
excitons.
Here,
we
demonstrate
an
organic-carbon-dot
(CD)
hybrid
system
that
operates
via
space-confined
energy
transfer
strategy
obtain
bright
emission
centered
at
600
nm
with
near-unity
efficiency.
Photophysical
characterization
theoretical
calculation
confirm
efficient
can
be
assigned
synergistic
effect
intermolecular
from
triplet
excitons
CDs
singlets
subluminophores
intense
restraint
decay
losses
singlet/triplet-state
rationally
rigidification
amination
modification.
By
utilizing
precursor
engineering,
yellow
near-infrared
575
680
efficiencies
94.4%
45.9%
has
been
obtained.
Lastly,
these
highly
emissive
powders
enable
superior
performance
lighting
security.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(46)
Published: Aug. 2, 2024
Abstract
Carbon
dots
(CDs)
based
room
temperature
phosphorescence
(RTP)
materials
can
be
prepared
via
facile
procedures
and
exhibit
excellent
photostability
biocompatibility.
Furthermore,
doping
of
hetero‐atoms
into
CDs
afford
multiple
triplet
levels.
The
RTP
emission
generated
from
the
resultant
always
displays
outstanding
dynamic
behaviors
even
efficiently
excited
by
visible
light.
Given
this,
CDs‐based
not
only
used
for
anti‐counterfeiting
but
also
great
application
potential
in
signage
illumination
fields.
In
this
contribution,
a
type
B,
N,
P
co‐doped
are
hectogram
scale.
Upon
excitation
UV
lamp
white
LED,
obtained
emit
green
yellow
RTP,
respectively,
lifetime
which
851
481
ms,
respectively.
It
is
found
that
luminescence
color
further
tuned.
By
controlling
degree
carbonization,
facilely
tuned
to
orange‐red.
Based
on
an
energy
transfer
strategy,
red.
Benefited
visible‐excited
colorful
emission,
these
anti‐counterfeiting,
fingerprint
collection,
luminescent
traffic
explored.
ACS Applied Polymer Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(10), P. 5788 - 5802
Published: May 6, 2024
This
study
introduces
waterborne
polyurethane
(WPU)
films
with
defined
shape
memory
and
multistimuli
responsive
properties
for
information
encryption.
The
feature
is
attributed
to
the
semicrystalline
structure
of
polycaprolactone
(PCL)
serving
as
soft
segment
in
WPU.
Incorporating
photoreversible
moiety
9-anthracenemethanol
(9-An)
impacts
photoresponsive
characteristics
enhances
tensile
strength
film
after
1
h
ultraviolet
irradiation.
demulsification-induced
fast
solidification
(DIFS)
method
offers
rapid
preparation,
controllable
thicknesses,
multidimensional
shapes,
surpassing
conventional
cast
method.
Cellulose
nanocrystals
(CNCs)
render
WPU
composite
solvent-sensitive,
inducing
color
changes
through
cholesteric
pitch
alterations.
resulting
combination
photo-
solvent-sensitivity
attribute
positions
promising
candidates
multilevel
encryption,
offering
an
approach
functional
polymer
development.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(45)
Published: June 9, 2024
Abstract
Circularly
polarized
luminescence
is
essential
to
chiral
and
photonic
science,
but
achieving
circularly
thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescence
(CP‐TADF)
room‐temperature
phosphorescence
(CP‐RTP)
simultaneously
remains
a
great
challenge.
This
because
it
difficult
satisfy
the
stable
triplet
exciton,
appropriate
energy
gap,
regular
environment.
Herein,
simple
strategy
reported
construct
persistent
photoluminescent
system,
which
can
achieve
TADF
RTP
by
suppressing
non‐radiative
transition
decay
of
exciton
through
intermolecular
hydrogen
bonding
between
acridine
flavin
(AF)
rigid
polymer
network.
The
composite
exhibited
ultra‐long
lifetimes
high
quantum
yields.
Then,
rarely
multi‐circularly
photoluminescence
system
containing
CP‐TADF
CP‐RTP
constructed
co‐assembly
cellulose
nanocrystals,
polyvinyl
alcohol,
AF.
By
utilizing
cholesteric
structure,
band
gap
crystals,
stabilization
mechanism
light
emitter
polymer,
films
rare
optical
properties
simultaneously:
emission,
tunable
dissymmetric
factor,
significant
yield,
ultralong
lifetimes,
are
not
before
broaden
perspective
for
luminescence.
ACS Macro Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 265 - 271
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
N-(o-Cyanophenyl)carbazole
can
be
dimerized
at
different
positions,
which
may
change
excited
state
behaviors.
Herein,
2,3′-dicyano-3,4′-di(carbazol-9-yl)biphenyl
(D34C)
is
designed
and
synthesized
doped
into
polymers.
However,
we
find
that
D34C
does
not
exhibit
room
temperature
phosphorescence
but
emits
fluorescence
(FL)
bright
thermally
activated
delayed
(TADF)
with
lifetimes
of
hundreds
milliseconds,
observed
in
diverse
matrices
such
as
PMMA,
MBS,
ABS,
PS,
HIPS,
SIS.
The
simple
positional
isomerization
makes
the
abundant
triplet
excitons
undergo
only
reverse
intersystem
crossing
rather
than
(RTP)
radiation,
rare
organic
Since
production
TADF
afterglow
requires
a
certain
excitation
time,
generally
indistinguishable
FL
efficiencies
are
separated
for
first
time.
This
work
provides
novel
polymers
mechanical
properties
also
will
evoke
subtle
design
conjugated
molecules
to
dramatically
photoexcitation
emission