Thermosensitive Microgels Containing AIEgens : Enhanced Luminescence and Distinctive Photochromism for Dynamic Anticounterfeiting

The proposal of the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect shines a light on the practical application of luminescent materials. The AIE-active luminescence microgels (TPEC MGs) with photo-induced color-changing behavior were developed by integrating positively charged AIE luminogens (AIEgens) into the anionic network of microgels, where AIEgens of TPEC were obtained from the quaternization reaction between tetra-(4-pyridylphenyl)ethylene (TPE-4Py) and 7-(6-bromohexyloxy)-coumarin. The aqueous suspensions of TPEC MGs exhibit a significant AIE effect following the enhancement of quantum yield. In addition, further increase in fluorescence intensity and blueshift occur at elevated temperatures due to the collapse of microgels. The distinctive photochromic behavior of TPEC MGs was observed, which presents as the transition from orange-yellow to blue-green color under UV irradiation, which is different from TPEC in good organic solvents. The phenomenon of color changing can be ascribed to the competition between photodimerization of the coumarin part and photocyclization of TPE-4Py in TPEC. The photochromic TPEC MG aqueous suspensions can be conducted as aqueous microgel inks for information display, encryption, and dynamic anticounterfeiting.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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ACS applied materials & interfaces - 14(2022), 15 vom: 20. Apr., Seite 17794-17805

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dong, Shunni [VerfasserIn]
Zang, Qiguang [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Zhao-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Meiqi [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Zhi-Kang [VerfasserIn]
Nie, Jingjing [VerfasserIn]
Du, Binyang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Jing Zhi [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Ben Zhong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AIE-active fluorescence
Anticounterfeiting
Journal Article
Microgels
Photochromism
Thermosensitivity

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Date Revised 20.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.2c01620

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NLM339336811