Issue 10, 2023

Aggregation-induced emission materials: a platform for diverse energy transformation and applications

Abstract

The sustainable development of the modern economy and society is facing severe challenges, one of which is the irreversible consumption of traditional fossil fuels. Despite diverse new energy sources being exploited, it is still difficult to meet the growing multifarious energy requirements for practical applications. In this context, the exploration of high-performance energy transformation materials that allow diverse energy transformations with high efficiency offers a pertinent solution. Profiting from the facile diversification of energy species and expedient modulation of energy transformation, aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens), which are a particular category of luminescent materials, are emerging as an ideal platform for diverse energy transformations and applications. In light of the rapid progress of AIEgens in this promising field, this review comprehensively summarizes the major advancements of AIEgens from the perspective of energy transformation. The transformation of four categories of energy, namely, solar, chemical, mechanical, and electrical energies, based on AIEgens is covered in this review, and the following representative applications relying on energy transformation are elaborated in each part. The current challenges and future perspectives in this direction are also emphasized.

Graphical abstract: Aggregation-induced emission materials: a platform for diverse energy transformation and applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 dec 2022
Accepted
02 feb 2023
First published
07 feb 2023

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 4850-4875

Aggregation-induced emission materials: a platform for diverse energy transformation and applications

X. Li, H. Yang, P. Zheng, D. Lin, Z. Zhang, M. Kang, D. Wang and B. Z. Tang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 4850 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA09630G

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