Issue 42, 2017

Reversible mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence switching via hydrogen-bond-directed assemblies in a zinc coordination complex

Abstract

A bifunctional luminescent switch is constructed by introducing a terpyridyl derivative into a hydrogen-bond-assisted layered assembly structure. It exhibits interesting mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence behaviors with reversible color changes visible to the naked eye from pink to blue-purple upon mechanical grinding and from pink to blue upon heating.

Graphical abstract: Reversible mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence switching via hydrogen-bond-directed assemblies in a zinc coordination complex

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Aug 2017
Accepted
03 Oct 2017
First published
03 Oct 2017

CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 6259-6262

Reversible mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence switching via hydrogen-bond-directed assemblies in a zinc coordination complex

R. Zou, J. Zhang, S. Hu, F. Hu, H. Zhang and Z. Fu, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 6259 DOI: 10.1039/C7CE01511A

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