Recent Developments in Stimuli-Responsive Luminescent Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2020) | Viewed by 10517
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spramolecular chemistry; self-assembled materials; stimuli-responsive materials; stimuli-responsive luminescent liquids, crystals; liquid crystals, and polymer materials; n-heteroacene; n-heteroacene-based functional materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Stimuli-responsive materials composed of crystals, liquid crystals, gels, liquids, and polymers, as well as amorphous materials, are very important topics of research in the development of organic electronics and optoelectronics. These materials can exhibit dramatic changes in the emission color through various external stimuli, compared to the initial state. For solid-state materials, external stimuli as input lead to a change in molecular arrangement and molecular packing, causing dramatic changes in the electronic properties of materials, making them show a different emission color from those of initial states. During the last decade, many strategies for molecular designs of stimuli-responsive solid-state luminescent materials have been developed. Further, methods for external stimuli such as temperature, light, mechanical stress, moisture, solvent, and so forth, have been explored, which are very important for practical realization. Additionally, the combination of strategies as well as methods has expanded the fundamental research area in academia, which is expected to be applied into inductrial technology.
Recently, designs to develop stimuli-responsive materials have provided solid-state materials as well as materials in other states, such as liquid. Stimuli-responsive liquid materials receive much attention because liquid materials can be utilized as a medium dispersing organic/inorganic substances as well as dyes without organic solvents. Furthermore, stimuli-responsive luminescent materials in aqueous solutions can respond to slight changes in a micro/nanoenviroment by detecting polymers and interact with ions to show remarkable changes in electronic properties. Recently, due to the worldwide environmental issue of pollution through, for example, harmful ions as well as microprastics, the further developments of these materials are indespensable.
This Special Issue is aimed at fundamental research as well as applied research and proposals on stimuli-responsive materials in various states. We encourage the submission of original papers on novel design, synthesis, and functionality of stimuli-responsive materials. Moreover, reviews and feature articles are also welcome. Topics for this issue will include the following:
- Stimuli-responsive luminescent materials (solid, liquid, liquid crystals, gels, polymers, films, and amorphous);
- Stimuli-responsive materials (solid, liquid, liquid crystals, gels, polymers, films, and amorphous);
- Stimuli-responsive luminophores for detecting ions, molecules, and polymers;
- Synthesis and characterization of stimuli-responsive molecules;
- Exploration of external stimulus;
- Research focusing on reversible behavior;
- Optical properties;
- Device applications.
Dr. Kyosuke Isoda
Dr. Norihisa Hoshino
Guest Editors
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