Issue 21, 2013

Recent advances in mechanochromic luminescent metal complexes

Abstract

Mechanochromic luminescent metal complexes have recently attracted considerable interest as smart materials for use in the fields of luminescence switches, mechanosensors, mechanohistory indicators, security papers, optoelectronic devices, and data storage. In this review, recent advancements in metal complex mechanochromic luminescence are summarized. The majority of the reported mechanochromic luminescent metal complex systems are discussed, including Zn(II), Au(I), Pt(II), Ag(I), Cu(I), Al(III), and Ir(III) complexes. Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) complexes are described based on the existence of a structural relationship between AIE compounds and mechanochromism. It is expected that AIE complexes may become important alternative sources of mechanochromic luminescent complexes.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in mechanochromic luminescent metal complexes

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
18 fev 2013
Accepted
13 mar 2013
First published
13 mar 2013

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013,1, 3376-3390

Recent advances in mechanochromic luminescent metal complexes

X. Zhang, Z. Chi, Y. Zhang, S. Liu and J. Xu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 3376 DOI: 10.1039/C3TC30316K

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