Twisted D–π–A solid emitters: efficient emission and high contrast mechanochromism

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cc39243k
• Publication Date: 2013-03-26T10:09:22Z
• Authors: Yongyang Gong; Yeqiang Tan; Jun Liu; Ping Lu; Cunfang Feng; Wang Zhang Yuan; Yawei Lu; Jing Zhi Sun; Gufeng He; Yongming Zhang
• Keywords: Models, Molecular; Volatile Organic Compounds; Luminescence; Luminescent Agents; Acrylonitrile; Amines; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences; Lighting; 0104 chemical sciences

Triphenylacrylonitrile and diarylamine based D-π-A luminogens exhibit typical AIE characteristics with high solid state efficiency up to unity and switchable mechanochromism with high contrast, which render them multifunctional materials for versatile applications in optical storage, volatile organic compound (VOC) detection, OLEDs, etc.