Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(3)
Published: Sept. 20, 2024
Abstract
Chiral
metallacages,
with
their
precisely
distributed
luminescent
and
chiral
units
inherent
adaptive
chirality,
represent
an
ideal
framework
for
developing
circularly
polarized
luminescence
(CPL)‐active
materials.
Despite
potential,
enhancing
the
dissymmetry
factor
(
g
lum
)
of
metallacage‐based
materials
remains
a
significant
challenge.
In
this
study,
useful
approach
is
proposed
by
co‐assembling
donor
metallacage
Δ
4
/
Λ
‐Zn
A
achiral
acceptor
Nile
red
(NiR),
achieving
efficient
energy
chirality
transfer
resulting
in
enhanced
CPL
these
co‐assemblies.
More
importantly,
microfluidic
laminar
flow
utilized,
known
providing
stable
driving
forces
confined
spaces,
to
achieve
marked
improvement
values
co‐assemblies
within
polymethyl
methacrylate
(PMMA)
films.
Computational
fluid
dynamics
(CFD)
simulations
small‐angle
X‐ray
scattering
(SAXS)
experiments
confirm
that
films
containing
/NiR,
prepared
via
chips,
display
well‐defined
distributions
metallacages
NiR
due
controllable
assembly
process
facilitated
flow.
This
work
pioneers
new
methodology
significantly
enhance
materials,
opening
avenues
field
photonics.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 3, 2024
Abstract
Stimuli‐responsive
circularly
polarized
luminescent
(CPL)
materials
are
expected
to
find
widespread
application
in
advanced
information
technologies,
such
as
3D
displays,
multilevel
encryption,
and
chiral
optical
devices.
Here,
using
R‐/S‐α‐phenylethylamine
3,4,9,10‐perylenetetracarboxylic
dianhydride
precursors,
carbon
dots
(Ch‐CDs)
exhibiting
bright
concentration‐dependent
luminescence
synthesized,
demonstrating
reversible
responses
both
their
morphologies
emission
spectra.
By
adjusting
Ch‐CD
concentration,
the
switchable
wavelength
is
extended
over
180
nm
(539–720
nm),
with
maximum
quantum
efficiency
reaching
100%.
Meanwhile,
upon
increasing
red‐shifts,
while
chirality
of
assembled
nanoribbons
synchronously
amplified,
ultimately
achieving
CPL
at
709
a
asymmetry
factor
2.18
×
10
−2
.
These
values
represent
longest
largest
g
lum
reported
for
CDs.
Considering
remarkable
properties
synthesized
Ch‐CDs,
logic
gates
designed,
potential
practical
applications
demonstrated
anti‐counterfeiting
flexible
electronic
printing,
solid‐state
CPL.
Furthermore,
deep‐red
electroluminescence
light‐emitting
diodes
(EL‐LEDs)
prepared
these
an
external
1.98%,
which
highest
value
date
CDs
EL‐LEDs,
first
report
devices
based
on
The
self-assembly
of
a
bichromophoric
naphthalenediimide
(NDI)
into
nanofibers
showed
efficient
energy
transfer
(light-harvesting)
to
perylenediimide
(PDI)
molecules
through
host-guest
interaction,
which
can
be
visualized
by
microscopy
using
samples
deposited
on
glass
surfaces.
In
combination
with
atomic
force
microscopy,
spectral,
and
polarization
analyses,
fluorescence
imaging
unveiled
the
inhomogeneity,
packing
defects,
relative
spatial
arrangement
PDI
NDI
molecular
units,
were
found
affect
exciton
mobility
along
efficiency
from
guests.
Fluorescence
microspectroscopy
shows
that
occurs
isolated
their
partial
self-aggregates.
emit
strong
blue
polarized
emission,
while
emission
corresponding
guest
is
weakly
polarized,
indicating
local
disruption
chromophore-ordering
upon
binding.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Novel
AIEgen-branched
rotaxane
dendrimers
with
up
to
42
precisely
distributed
TPE
units
were
synthesized,
enabling
the
construction
of
artificial
LHSs
that
exhibit
generation-dependent
photocatalytic
performance
in
C–H
bond
functionalization.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 14, 2025
Chiral
organic-inorganic
hybrid
metal
halides
as
promising
circularly
polarized
luminescence
(CPL)
emitter
candidates
hold
great
potential
for
high-definition
displays
and
future
spin-optoelectronics.
The
recent
challenge
lies
primarily
in
developing
high-performance
red
CPL
emitters.
Here,
coupling
the
f-f
transition
characteristics
of
trivalent
europium
ions
(Eu3+)
with
chirality,
we
construct
chiral
Eu-based
halides,
(R/S-3BrMBA)3EuCl6,
which
exhibit
strong
predictable
emission
large
photoluminescence
quantum
yield
(59.8%),
narrow
bandwidth
(≈2
nm),
long
lifetime
ms),
together
dissymmetry
factor
|glum|
1.84
×
10−2.
Compared
previously
reported
these
show
highest
brightness.
Furthermore,
degree
polarization
(R/S-3BrMBA)3EuCl6
can
be
manipulated
by
external
magnetic
field.
Particularly,
benefiting
from
field-generated
Zeeman
splitting
spin
mixing
at
exciton
states,
an
anomalously
positive
magneto-photoluminescence
was
observed
room
temperature.
This
work
provides
efficient
strategy
constructing
both
pure-red
It
also
opens
door
rare-earth
toward
optoelectronic
spintronic
applications.
perovskites
are
materials
luminescence.
Here
authors
present
leading
to
magneto-chiroptical
properties.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 7, 2024
Abstract
Multimodal
upconversion
and
downshifting
circularly
polarized
luminescent
materials
hold
significant
potential
for
optical
anticounterfeiting
applications
due
to
their
exceptional
chiroptical
properties.
However,
constructing
these
within
a
single
emitter
remains
challenging.
In
this
study,
conceptual
model
of
multimodal
upconversion/downshifting
luminescence
(CPL)
is
realized
nanoparticle.
A
new
type
nanoparticles
with
multilayer
core–shell
architecture
fabricated,
capable
delivering
luminescence,
when
excited
by
980
nm
laser.
Utilizing
co‐assembly
strategy,
CPL
emission,
covering
broad
emission
range
from
ultraviolet
(UV)
the
second
near‐infrared
(NIR‐II)
region,
can
be
at
supramolecular
level.
These
properties
closely
follow
chirality
host
matrix
are
strongly
dependent
on
distribution
mode
films.
The
behavior
enabled
cutting‐edge
encryption
including
information
encryption.
This
work
introduces
novel
approach
designing
opens
avenues
development
functional
materials.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Oct. 23, 2024
Achieving
precise
and
controllable
hierarchical
self-assembly
of
functional
nanoclusters
within
crystal
lattices
to
create
distinct
architectures
is
immense
significance,
yet
it
creates
considerable
challenges.
Here
we
successfully
synthesized
a
silver
nanowheel
Ag