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1 + 1 >> 2: Dramatically Enhancing the Emission Efficiency of TPE‐Based AIEgens but Keeping their Emission Color through Tailored Alkyl Linkages

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An AIE active BODIPY based fluorescent probe for selective sensing of Hg2+ via dual mechanism PET and CHEF

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Matrix Coordination Induced Emission in a Three‐Dimensional Silver Cluster‐Assembled Material

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A Tetraphenylbenzene‐Based AIE Luminogen with Donor‐Acceptor Structure: Unique Mechanochromic Emission and High Exciton Utilization

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Restriction of Access to the Dark State: A New Mechanistic Model for Heteroatom‐Containing AIE Systems

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A novel AIE chemosensor based on quinoline functionalized Pillar[5]arene for highly selective and sensitive sequential detection of toxic Hg2+ and CN−

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AIE on a chip: Quantifying polymer solution transport in porous media

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Understanding Aggregation Induced Emission in a Propeller‐Shaped Blue Emitter

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The Dual‐State Luminescent Mechanism of 2,3,4,5‐Tetraphenyl‐1H‐pyrrole

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Unraveling the Mechanism of ACQ-to-AIE Transformation of Fluorescein Derivatives

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A Facilely Synthesized Dual‐State Emission Platform for Picric Acid Detection and Latent Fingerprint Visualization

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