Aggregation-Induced Emission: Materials and Applications
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 December 2023) | Viewed by 422
Special Issue Editors
Interests: conjugated polymers; aggregation-induced emission; carbon quantum dots; sustainable polymers; optoelectronic applications
Interests: development of synthetic methodology and new ligands; homogeneous catalysis; organometallic chemistry [d-block metals catalyzed/mediated C-H activation, cycloaddition reaction]; supramolecular chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Luminescent materials have been studied tremendously in recent decades because of their applications in many fields including light-emitting diodes (LED), sensing, biomedical, photocatalysis, etc. However, most of the luminescent materials are highly emissive when they are dispersed but weakly or non-emissive in the aggregated/solid-state due to the strong intramolecular π–π stacking is regarded as aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect. This notorious effect limits their usage in solid-state applications. In 2001 B.Z Tang has discovered a new phenomenon that is directly opposite to the ACQ effect and is regarded as ‘aggregation-induced emission’ (AIE) which provides a new direction for the development of luminescent materials and their applications in multidisciplinary research fields. AIE materials weakly emit light in solution and are highly emissive in the solid/aggregated state. The restriction of intramolecular motion has been recognized as the general mechanism of AIE but the functioning mechanism of some of the AIE systems remains still unclear. AIE materials have been proven to be in multidisciplinary research fields and high-tech applications. This Special Issue reviews, the recent progress in the design, synthesis, characterization, optical, photophysical, electronic properties, and applications of aggregation-induced emission materials. Contributions such as reviews or original articles on basic research or applied technology of AIE materials are welcomed.
Dr. Dineshkumar Sengottuvelu
Dr. Selvam Raju
Dr. Yalin Qin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aggregation-induced emission
- luminescent materials
- optoelectronics
- biomedical applications
- aggregate sciences
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