Issue 8, 2019

Stimuli responsive aggregation-induced emission of bis(4-((9H-fluoren-9-ylidene)methyl)phenyl)thiophene single crystals

Abstract

Aggregation induced emission (AIE) materials are in the spotlight of current materials development due to their unique properties and potential applications in light-emitting devices, bio-imaging and sensors. In this work we synthesised and thoroughly studied a novel luminogen based on bis(4-((9H-fluoren-9-ylidene)methyl)phenyl)thiophene (BFMPT) showing polymorph-dependent AIE. BFMPT crystallises in two polymorphs of different crystal shapes and colours, however both of them are highly-luminescent with the same photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield of 40%. Polymorph I can undergo irreversible phase transition to polymorph II. Deep quantum chemical study of BFMPT revealed that inter- and intramolecular interactions in both polymorphs are very similar and the main contributor to the optical difference between the polymorphs is a variation of BFMPT conformation. The thermal stress was demonstrated to negligibly affect the PL efficiency of BFMPT crystals. Due to high intrinsic torsional freedom and high solid-state PL efficiency, BFMPT could serve as a basis for the molecular design of high performance AIE materials.

Graphical abstract: Stimuli responsive aggregation-induced emission of bis(4-((9H-fluoren-9-ylidene)methyl)phenyl)thiophene single crystals

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
31 mar 2019
Accepted
20 may 2019
First published
22 may 2019

Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1545-1554

Stimuli responsive aggregation-induced emission of bis(4-((9H-fluoren-9-ylidene)methyl)phenyl)thiophene single crystals

M. S. Kazantsev, A. A. Sonina, I. P. Koskin, P. S. Sherin, T. V. Rybalova, E. Benassi and E. A. Mostovich, Mater. Chem. Front., 2019, 3, 1545 DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00198K

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