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Weak Interaction-Based Organic Luminescent Materials

  • Yizhuo Shen ,
  • Kangwei Luo ,
  • Qingyang Xu ,
  • Jianyu Zhang ,
  • JingZhi Sun ,
  • Haoke Zhang ,
  • BenZhong Tang
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  • a MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058
    b Zhejiang-Israel Joint Laboratory of Self-Assembling Functional Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311215
    c Centre of Healthcare Materials, Shaoxing Institute, Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000
    d Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
    e School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong 518172
† These authors contributed equally to this work.

Received date: 2024-04-29

  Revised date: 2024-05-30

  Online published: 2024-06-24

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(22205197); Student Research Training Program of Zhejiang University(X2023349)

Abstract

In recent years, the abnormal luminescent phenomena discovered in non-conjugated structures or even lacking π-electrons have drawn widespread attention. However, due to unclear luminescent mechanisms and poor luminescent performance, the development in this field has been relatively slow. In this review, the latest research progress in the through-space conjugation (TSC) mechanism and performance regulation of weak interaction-based luminescent materials in recent years is summarized. Firstly, based on the mechanism research model of non-conjugated multiarylalkanes, the TSC mechanism of weak interaction-based luminescent materials is proposed. Strategies have been developed for regulating TSC intensity by changing the conformation of molecules and the electronic structure of subunits, leading to the successful development of weak interaction-based luminescent polymers with highly efficient full-color emission. Meanwhile, it is found that TSC widely exists in twisted molecules with π-conjugated structure, believed to be an important luminescent mechanism for aggregation-induced emission effect.

Cite this article

Yizhuo Shen , Kangwei Luo , Qingyang Xu , Jianyu Zhang , JingZhi Sun , Haoke Zhang , BenZhong Tang . Weak Interaction-Based Organic Luminescent Materials[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024 , 44(8) : 2453 -2468 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202404041

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