Tunable mechanochromic luminescence <i>via</i> surface protonation of pyridyl-substituted imidazole crystals
Rikuto Kubota, Yanqiu Yuan, Ryohei Yoshida, Takashi Tachikawa, Suguru Ito
Abstract
The emission wavelength shift in mechanochromic luminescence is extended via protonation of pyridyl-substituted imidazole molecules near the crystal surface.
Topics & Concepts
ImidazoleProtonationLuminescenceMaterials sciencePhotochemistryCrystallographyChemistryOptoelectronicsStereochemistryOrganic chemistryIonLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchPolydiacetylene-based materials and applications