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- Title
Thermo-Induced Fluorochromism in Two AIE Zinc Complexes: A Deep Insight into the Structure-Property Relationship.
- Authors
Diana, Rosita; Caruso, Ugo; Gentile, Francesco Silvio; Di Costanzo, Luigi; Musto, Pellegrino; Panunzi, Barbara
- Abstract
Solid-state emitters exhibiting mechano-fluorochromic or thermo-fluorochromic responses represent the foundation of smart tools for novel technological applications. Among fluorochromic (FC) materials, solid-state emissive coordination complexes offer a variety of fluorescence responses related to the dynamic of noncovalent metal-ligand coordination bonds. Relevant FC behaviour can result from the targeted choice of metal cation and ligands. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of two different colour emitters consisting of zinc complexes obtained from N,O bidentate ligands with different electron-withdrawing substituents. The two complexes are blue and orange solid-state fluorophores, respectively, highly responsive to thermal and mechanical stress. These emitters show a very different photoluminescent (PL) pattern as recorded before and after the annealing treatment. Through X-ray structural analysis combined with thermal analysis, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, PL, and DFT simulation we provide a comprehensive analysis of the structural feature involved in the fluorochromic response. Notably, we were able to correlate the on-off thermo-fluorochromism of the complexes with the structural rearrangement at the zinc coordination core.
- Subjects
ZINC compounds; STRAINS &; stresses (Mechanics); THERMAL stresses; THERMAL analysis; FLUOROPHORES; LIGANDS (Biochemistry)
- Publication
Molecules, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 8, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules27082551