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Talukdar D, Gole B. Foldamer-Based Mechanoresponsive Materials: Molecular Nanoarchitectonics to Advanced Functions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:18791-18805. [PMID: 39051976 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Artificial molecules that respond to external stimuli such as light, heat, chemical signals, and mechanical force have garnered significant interest due to their tunable functions, variable optical properties, and mechanical responses. Particularly, mechanoresponsive materials featuring molecules that respond to mechanical stress or show force-induced optical changes have been intriguing due to their extraordinary functions. Despite the promising potential of many such materials reported in the past, practical applications have remained limited, primarily because their functions often depend on irreversible covalent bond rupture. Foldamers, oligomers that fold into well-defined secondary structures, offer an alternative class of mechanoactive motifs. These molecules can reversibly sustain mechanical stress and efficiently dissipate energy by transitioning between folded and unfolded states. This review focuses on the emerging properties of foldamer-based mechanoresponsive materials. We begin by highlighting the mechanical responses of foldamers in their molecular form, which have been primarily investigated using single-molecule force spectroscopy and other analytical methods. Following this, we provide a detailed survey of the current trends in foldamer-appended polymers, emphasizing their emerging mechanical and mechanochromic properties. Subsequently, we present an overview of the state-of-the-art advancements in foldamer-appended polymers, showcasing significant reports in this field. This review covers some of the most recent advances in this direction and draws a perspective for further development.
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- Dhrubajyoti Talukdar
- Biomimetic Supramolecular Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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- Biomimetic Supramolecular Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India
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Oggioni M, Clough JM, Weder C. Mechanochromic polymer blends made with an excimer-forming telechelic sensor molecule. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:2126-2131. [PMID: 38349528 PMCID: PMC10900888 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01489d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The ability to monitor mechanical stresses and strains in polymers via an optical signal enables the investigation of deformation processes in such materials and is technologically useful for sensing damage and failure in critical components. We show here that this can be achieved by simply blending polymers of interest with a small amount of a mechanochromic luminescent additive (Py-PEB) that can be accessed in one step by end-functionalizing a telechelic poly(ethylene-co-butylene) (PEB) with excimer-forming pyrenes. Py-PEB is poorly miscible with polar polymers, such as poly(ε-caprolactone) and poly(urethane), so that blends undergo microphase separation even at low additive concentrations (0.1-1 wt%), and the emission is excimer-dominated. Upon deformation, the ratio of excimer-to-monomer emission intensity decreases in response to the applied stress or strain. The approach appears to be generalizable, although experiments with poly(isoprene) show that it is not universal and that the (in)solubility of the additive in the polymer must be carefully tuned.
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- Marta Oggioni
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland.
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland.
- National Center of Competence in Research Bio-inspired Materials, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland.
- National Center of Competence in Research Bio-inspired Materials, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg CH-1700, Switzerland
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Traeger H, Kiebala D, Calvino C, Sagara Y, Schrettl S, Weder C, Clough JM. Microscopic strain mapping in polymers equipped with non-covalent mechanochromic motifs. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3467-3475. [PMID: 37350289 PMCID: PMC10463555 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00650f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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The mechanical failure of polymers remains challenging to understand and predict, as it often involves highly localised phenomena that cannot be probed with bulk characterisation techniques. Here, we present a generalisable protocol based on optical microscopy, tensile testing, and image processing that permits the spatially resolved interrogation of mechanical deformation at the molecular level around defects in mechanophore-containing polymers. The approach can be applied to a broad range of polymeric materials, mechanophores, and deformation scenarios.
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- Hanna Traeger
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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- Cluster of Excellence livMatS, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Life Sciences, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Miroshnichenko AS, Neplokh V, Mukhin IS, Islamova RM. Silicone Materials for Flexible Optoelectronic Devices. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:8731. [PMID: 36556538 PMCID: PMC9780939 DOI: 10.3390/ma15248731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Polysiloxanes and materials based on them (silicone materials) are of great interest in optoelectronics due to their high flexibility, good film-forming ability, and optical transparency. According to the literature, polysiloxanes are suggested to be very promising in the field of optoelectronics and could be employed in the composition of liquid crystal devices, computer memory drives organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and organic photovoltaic devices, including dye synthesized solar cells (DSSC). Polysiloxanes are also a promising material for novel optoectronic devices, such as LEDs based on arrays of III-V nanowires (NWs). In this review, we analyze the currently existing types of silicone materials and their main properties, which are used in optoelectronic device development.
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- Anna S. Miroshnichenko
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
- ChemBio Cluster, ITMO University, 49 Kronverksky Pr., St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
- Laboratory of Renewable Energy Sources, St. Petersburg Academic University, 8/3 Khlopina Str., St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
- ChemBio Cluster, ITMO University, 49 Kronverksky Pr., St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
- High School of Engineering Physics, The Great St. Petersburg Polytechnical University, 29 Polytechnicheskaya Str., St. Petersburg 195251, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
- ChemBio Cluster, ITMO University, 49 Kronverksky Pr., St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
- Laboratory of Renewable Energy Sources, St. Petersburg Academic University, 8/3 Khlopina Str., St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
- High School of Engineering Physics, The Great St. Petersburg Polytechnical University, 29 Polytechnicheskaya Str., St. Petersburg 195251, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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Kim EE, Kononevich YN, Dyuzhikova YS, Ionov DS, Khanin DA, Nikiforova GG, Shchegolikhina OI, Vasil’ev VG, Muzafarov AM. Cross-Linked Luminescent Polymers Based on β-Diketone-Modified Polysiloxanes and Organoeuropiumsiloxanes. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14132554. [PMID: 35808598 PMCID: PMC9269094 DOI: 10.3390/polym14132554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Nowadays, luminescent materials attract wide attention due to their valuable characteristics and broad area of potential application. Luminescent silicone-based polymers possess unique properties, such as flexibility, hydrophobicity, thermal and chemical stabilities, etc., which allow them to be utilized in various fields, such as optoelectronics, solid-state lasers, luminescent solar concentrators, sensors, and others. In the present work, a metal-ligand interaction approach was applied to obtain new cross-linked luminescent polymers based on multiligand polysiloxanes with grafted β-diketone fragments and organoeuropiumsiloxanes containing various organic substituents. Organoeuropiumsiloxanes were utilized as a source of Eu3+ ions due to their compatibility with the silicon matrix. All synthesized polymers were fully characterized and their physicochemical, mechanical, self-healing, optical, and thermal properties were studied.
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- Eleonora E. Kim
- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
- Correspondence: (Y.N.K.); (A.M.M.)
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
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- Photochemistry Center, FSRC “Crystallography and Photonics”, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119421 Moscow, Russia;
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (E.E.K.); (Y.S.D.); (D.A.K.); (G.G.N.); (O.I.S.); (V.G.V.)
- N.S. Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117393 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence: (Y.N.K.); (A.M.M.)
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Traeger H, Sagara Y, Berrocal JA, Schrettl S, Weder C. Strain-correlated mechanochromism in different polyurethanes featuring a supramolecular mechanophore. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00218c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A previously reported, supramolecular, loop-forming mechanophore comprised of two covalently connected perylene diimide (PDI) dyes was equipped with hydroxy groups and covalently incorporated into different polyurethanes (PUs). Four PUs with...
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Vaidya S, Sharma M, Brückner C, Kasi RM. Rhodamine-Installed Polynorbornenes: Molecular Design, Structure, and Stimuli-Responsive Properties. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:15017-15028. [PMID: 34151083 PMCID: PMC8210439 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The synthesis of a number of tailored architectures of rhodamine dye-norbornene conjugate monomers and corresponding homopolymers derived from them is described. The impact of the monomer architecture on the mechanochromic, photochromic, and thermochromic properties of rhodamine-modified polynorbornenes is reported. Color changes were caused by the reversible interconversion between the "open" and "closed" spirolactam form of the covalently attached dye. Monomers were synthesized in two principle architectures that varied on: (1) the number of polymerizable norbornene groups tethered to a bifunctional rhodamine dye; (2) the presence of flexible methylene spacers between the dye and the polymerizable norbornene groups. Introduction of norbornene groups on each of the two hydroxy groups of a bifunctional rhodamine resulted in a cross-linked polymer that exhibited better mechanochromic, photochromic, and thermochromic properties compared to the corresponding polymer without cross-links, derived from the derivatization of bifunctional rhodamine with only one norbornene. The introduction of flexible methylene spacers between the two polymerizable norbornenes and the dye molecule resulted in a polymeric framework with rapidly reversible color-changing properties upon mechanical or photostimulation. The ideal monomer molecular structure, whereby (1) attaching norbornene on both sides of the rhodamine dye and (2) methylene spacers between the dye and norbornenes on both sides afforded the nonpareil polymer structure that was capable of thermoreversible mechanochromic and photochromic features, and irreversible thermochromic features. These new materials may find utility as multi-stimuli-responsive soft materials.
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- Samiksha Vaidya
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Polymer
Program, Institute of Material Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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Traeger H, Sagara Y, Kiebala DJ, Schrettl S, Weder C. Folded Perylene Diimide Loops as Mechanoresponsive Motifs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16191-16199. [PMID: 33961723 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A supramolecular mechanophore that can be integrated into polymers and indicates deformation by a fluorescence color change is reported. Two perylene diimides (PDIs) were connected by a short spacer and equipped with peripheral atom transfer polymerization initiators. In the idle state, the motif folds into a loop and its emission is excimer dominated. Poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) chains were grown from the motif and the mechanophore-containing polymer was blended with unmodified PMA to afford materials that display a visually discernible fluorescence color change upon deformation, which causes the loops to unfold. The response is instant, and correlates linearly with the applied strain. Experiments with a reference polymer containing only one PDI moiety show that looped mechanophores that display intramolecular excimer formation offer considerable advantages over intermolecular dye aggregates, including a concentration-independent response, direct signaling of mechanical processes, and a more pronounced optical change.
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- Hanna Traeger
- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Sagara Y, Traeger H, Li J, Okado Y, Schrettl S, Tamaoki N, Weder C. Mechanically Responsive Luminescent Polymers Based on Supramolecular Cyclophane Mechanophores. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:5519-5525. [PMID: 33784073 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c01328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A new approach to cyclophane-based supramolecular mechanophores is presented. We report a mechanically responsive cyclic motif that contains two fluorescent 1,6-bis(phenylethynyl)pyrene moieties that are capable of forming intramolecular excimers. The emission spectra of dilute solutions of this cyclophane and a polyurethane elastomer into which a small amount of the mechanophore (0.08 wt %) had been covalently integrated are dominated by excimer emission. Films of the cyclophane-containing polyurethane also display a considerable portion of excimer emission, but upon deformation, the fluorescence becomes monomer-dominated and a perceptible change from cyan to blue is observed. The response is instant, reversible, and consistent with a mechanically induced change of the molecular conformation of the mechanophore so that the excimer-promoting interactions between the luminophores are suppressed. In-depth investigations show a correlation between the applied strain and the emission color, which can conveniently be expressed by the ratio of monomer to excimer emission intensity. The current study suggests that cyclophanes can be utilized to develop various supramolecular mechanophores that detect and visualize weak forces occurring in polymeric materials or generated by living tissues.
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- Yoshimitsu Sagara
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
- JST-PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20, W10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20, W10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20, W10, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Kondo M, Yamoto T, Tada M, Kawatsuki N. Mechanoresponsive Behavior of Rod-like Liquid Crystalline Luminophores on an Alignment Layer. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Mizuho Kondo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan
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Kondo M, Morita Y, Nishida JI, Kawase T, Kawatsuki N. Mechano-induced photoluminescence colour change in an alkyltolane-terminated cyanostilbene. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00456e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A novel alkyltolane-terminated cyanostilbene is synthesized. The photoluminescence colour changed depending on the precipitation method, with either a red shift or blue shift in the photoluminescence spectra observed upon mechanical grinding.
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- Mizuho Kondo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji 671-2280, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji 671-2280, Japan
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Wang T, Wang H, Shen L, Zhang N. Multicolor mechanochromism of a multinetwork elastomer that can distinguish between low and high stress. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00637a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report our findings on a multicolor mechanochromic elastomer that is able to discriminate between low and high stress. The key point of our design depends on the introduction of two UV-inert mechanophores into different polymer networks.
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- Taisheng Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanjing Institute of Technology
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Structural Materials and Application Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanjing Institute of Technology
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanjing Institute of Technology
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanjing Institute of Technology
- Nanjing
- P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Structural Materials and Application Technology
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Traeger H, Kiebala DJ, Weder C, Schrettl S. From Molecules to Polymers-Harnessing Inter- and Intramolecular Interactions to Create Mechanochromic Materials. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 42:e2000573. [PMID: 33191595 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The development of mechanophores as building blocks that serve as predefined weak linkages has enabled the creation of mechanoresponsive and mechanochromic polymer materials, which are interesting for a range of applications including the study of biological specimens or advanced security features. In typical mechanophores, covalent bonds are broken when polymers that contain these chemical motifs are exposed to mechanical forces, and changes of the optical properties upon bond scission can be harnessed as a signal that enables the detection of applied mechanical stresses and strains. Similar chromic effects upon mechanical deformation of polymers can also be achieved without relying on the scission of covalent bonds. The dissociation of motifs that feature directional noncovalent interactions, the disruption of aggregated molecules, and conformational changes in molecules or polymers constitute an attractive element for the design of mechanoresponsive and mechanochromic materials. In this article, it is reviewed how such alterations of molecules and polymers can be exploited for the development of mechanochromic materials that signal deformation without breaking covalent bonds. Recent illustrative examples are highlighted that showcase how the use of such mechanoresponsive motifs enables the visual mapping of stresses and damage in a reversible and highly sensitive manner.
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- Hanna Traeger
- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, Fribourg, CH-1700, Switzerland
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Xu Y, Zeng S, Xian W, Lin L, Ding H, Liu J, Xiao M, Wang S, Li Y, Meng Y, Sun L. Transparency Change Mechanochromism Based on a Robust PDMS-Hydrogel Bilayer Structure. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 42:e2000446. [PMID: 33108036 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hydrogels and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) are complementary to each other, since the hydrophobic PDMS provides a more stable and rigid substrate, while the water-rich hydrogel possesses remarkable hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, and similarity to biological tissues. Herein a transparent and stretchable covalently bonded PDMS-hydrogel bilayer (PHB) structure is prepared via in situ free radical copolymerization of acrylamide and allylamine-exfoliated-ZrP (AA-e-ZrP) on a functionalized PDMS surface. The AA-e-ZrP serves as cross-linking nano-patches in the polymer gel network. The covalently bonded structure is constructed through the addition reaction of vinyl groups of PDMS surface and monomers, obtaining a strong interfacial adhesion between the PDMS and the hydrogel. A mechanical-responsive wrinkle surface, which exhibs transparency change mechanochromism, is created via introducing a cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol film atop the PHB structure. A finite element model is implemented to simulate the wrinkle formation process. The implication of the present finding for the interfacial design of the PHB and PDMS-hydrogel-PVA trilayer (PHPT) structures is discussed.
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- Yonghang Xu
- School of Materials Science & Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China.,Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.,The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.,School of Environment & Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China
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- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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Micheletti C, Minei P, Carlotti M, Mattoli V, Muniz-Miranda F, Perfetto A, Ciofini I, Adamo C, Ruggeri G, Pucci A. Mechanochromic LLDPE Films Doped with NIR Reflective Paliogen Black. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 42:e2000426. [PMID: 33089579 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
The perylene bisimide derivative Paliogen Black (P-black) is proposed as a new chromogenic probe that shows visible (vis) and near-infrared (NIR) responses after mechanical solicitations of host linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) films. P-black is reported to display strong absorption in the vis spectrum and unusual reflective and cooling features in the NIR region. Uniaxial deformation of the 2.5, 5, and 10 wt% P-black/LLDPE films yields a dichroic absorption under polarized light with color variations attributed by the computational analysis to the distinct anisotropic behavior of the transition dipole moments of P-black chromophores. When LLDPE films are deformed, P-black aggregates reduce their size from ≈30-40 µm to ≈5-10 µm that, in turn, causes reflectivity losses of about 30-40% at the maximum elongation. This gives rise to warming of 5-6 °C of the locally oriented film placed in contact with a black substrate under the illumination with an IR lamp for 5 s. These features combined with the high sensitivity of the vis-NIR response toward mechanical solicitations render P-black as a new solution to detect uniaxial deformations of plastic films through both optical and thermal outputs.
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- Cosimo Micheletti
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, Pisa, 56124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, Pisa, 56124, Italy
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- Center for Micro-BioRobotics @SSSA, Italian Institute of Technology, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, 56025, Italy
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- Center for Micro-BioRobotics @SSSA, Italian Institute of Technology, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, 56025, Italy
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- PSL University, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences (i-CLeHS), FRE2027, 11, Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, F-75005, France
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- PSL University, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences (i-CLeHS), FRE2027, 11, Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, F-75005, France
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- PSL University, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences (i-CLeHS), FRE2027, 11, Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, F-75005, France
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- PSL University, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences (i-CLeHS), FRE2027, 11, Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, Pisa, 56124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, Pisa, 56124, Italy
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Jin Y, Baugh N, Lin Y, Ge M, Dickey MD. Soft, Stretchable, and Pneumatically Triggered Thermochromic Optical Filters with Embedded Phosphorescence. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:26424-26431. [PMID: 32390411 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Phosphorescence is commonly used in nature to communicate using light. There are many ways to activate phosphorescence, including UV light, heat, and mechanical forces, but there are few methods to control phosphorescence once activated. Here, we present soft composite devices-which we call "optical filters"-for controlling the release of light by phosphorescence within a stretchable matrix. The filters consist of liquid metal wires, phosphorescent particles, and thermochromic pigments embedded in an elastomeric matrix. UV light initially activates the phosphorescence of rare-earth long-lasting luminescent particles. At room temperature, the thermochromic pigments block the phosphorescence from leaving the matrix. However, Joule heating of the liquid metal can change the opacity of the thermochromic pigments, which tunes the color, intensity, and wavelength of phosphorescence that exits the composite. In addition, the resistance of the liquid metal wires changes with physical deformation, thereby converting mechanical forces (strain, compression, and pneumatic inflation) into an optical response. Controlled phosphorescence, combined with the electrical conductivity of the liquid metal and the overall soft matrix, enables potential applications as an electronic skin for soft robotics, stretchable electronics, and prosthetics.
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- Yang Jin
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- College of Textile and Clothing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- College of Textile and Clothing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Pucci A. Mechanochromic Fluorescent Polymers with Aggregation-Induced Emission Features. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 19:E4969. [PMID: 31739634 PMCID: PMC6891766 DOI: 10.3390/s19224969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mechanochromic polymers are defined as materials that are able to detect a mechanical stress through an optical output. This feature has evoked a growing interest in the last decades, thanks to the progress of chromogenic molecules whose optical characteristics and chemical functionalities allow their effective insertion in many thermoplastic and thermoset matrices. Among the different types of fluorogenic probes able to detect mechanical solicitations, those with aggregation-induced emission (i.e., AIEgens) have attracted tremendous interest since their discovery in 2001. In the present review, the main principles behind the AIEgens working behavior are introduced along with the current state of knowledge concerning the design and preparation of the derived mechanochromic fluorescent polymers. Examples are provided concerning the most ingenious solution for the preparation of chromogenic materials, starting from different types of commodity plastics or synthetic polymers and combined with the latest AIE technology to provide the most sensitive response to mechanical stress.
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- Andrea Pucci
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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Kaneko R, Sagara Y, Katao S, Tamaoki N, Weder C, Nakano H. Mechano- and Photoresponsive Behavior of a Bis(cyanostyryl)benzene Fluorophore. Chemistry 2019; 25:6162-6169. [PMID: 30860632 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The mechanoresponsive behavior and photochemical response of a new bis(cyanostyryl)benzene fluorophore (CSB-5) were investigated. Green fluorescence with λem,max of 507 nm was found for CSB-5 in chloroform solution, mirroring the behavior of a previously reported similar dye (CSB-6). Alternatively, crystalline samples of CSB-5 exhibited orange fluorescence with λem,max of 620 nm, attributable to excimer emission. Although the emission color change was not clearly noticeable by naked eye, CSB-5 exhibited mechanochromic luminescence, due to transformation into the amorphous state upon grinding the crystalline powder. Interestingly, rubbed films of CSB-5 prepared on glass substrates exhibited a pronounced emission color change from orange to green when exposed to UV light. This response is the result of a photochemical reaction that occurs in the amorphous state and which causes a decrease of the excimer emission sites so that the emission color changes from excimer to monomer. The crystalline material did not display such a photoinduced emission color change and the difference in photochemical reactivity between crystalline and amorphous states was exploited to pattern the emission color of rubbed films.
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- Ryohei Kaneko
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1, Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 050-8585, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20, W10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan.,JST-PRESTO, Honcho 4-1-8, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20, W10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1, Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 050-8585, Japan
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A 1,6-Diphenylpyrene-Based, Photoluminescent Cyclophane Showing a Nematic Liquid-Crystalline Phase at Room Temperature. CRYSTALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst9020092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Photoluminescent nematic liquid crystals have been an attractive research target for decades, because of their potential applications in optoelectrical devices. Integration of luminescent motifs into cyclic structures is a promising approach to induce low-ordered liquid-crystalline phases, even though relatively large and rigid luminophores are used as emitters. Here, we demonstrate a 1,6-diphenylpyrene-based, unsymmetric cyclophane showing a stable nematic phase at room temperature and exhibiting strong photoluminescence from the condensed state. The observed sky-blue photoluminescence was dominated by the emission species ascribed to assembled luminophores rather than monomers.
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Yan X, Song X, Mu X, Wang Y. Mechanochromic luminescence based on a phthalonitrile-bridging salophen zinc(ii) complex. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03704g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Here, we showcase the impressive stimuli-responsive properties of a luminescent zinc(ii)–salophen complex CN-Zn, highlighting a reversible mechanochromic property.
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- Xianju Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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