Effects of substitution with donor-acceptor groups on the properties of tetraphenylethene trimer: Aggregation-induced emission, solvatochromism, and mechanochromism

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7334-7347

  Shen, Xiao Yuan ^a   Wang, Yi Jia ^a   Zhao, Engui ^b   Yuan, Wang Zhang ^b   Liu, Yi ^a   Lu, Ping ^c   Qin, Anjun ^a   Ma, Yuguang ^c   Sun, Jing Zhi ^a   Tang, Ben Zhong ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c Jilin University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION-INDUCED EMISSIONS; CO-OPERATIVE EFFECTS; FLUORESCENT PROBES; INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFERS; LUMINESCENT MATERIAL; RED-SHIFTED FLUORESCENCE; SELF-ASSEMBLE ABILITY; STRUCTURE MODIFICATION;

BIOSENSORS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DISPLAY DEVICES; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; GRINDING (MACHINING); OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLVENTS;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84876264172     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311360p     Document Type: Article

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