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Reversible switching of the emission of diphenyldibenzofulvenes by thermal and mechanical stimuli

  • Xiaoliang Luo
  • , Jienian Li
  • , Cuihong Li
  • , Liping Heng
  • , Yong Qiang Dong*
  • , Zhengping Liu
  • , Zhishan Bo
  • , Ben Zhong Tang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Zhejiang University

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Abstract

The thermochromic and mechanochromic fluorescence of diphenyldibenzofulvenes is investigated. Emission is boosted and blue-shifted upon crystallization. Yellow emissive crystals of the material transform to green fluorescent crystals upon heating before melting. Reversible switching of the emission color and efficiency are achieved by repeated amorphization and crystallization of dye molecules by a pure thermal process or grinding-heating cycles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3261-3265
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume23
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Aug 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • diphenyldibenzofulvenes
  • mechanochromic fluorescence
  • reversible phase transformation
  • thermochromic luminescence

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