An artificial light-harvesting system based on the ESIPT–AIE–FRET triple fluorescence mechanism
Tangxin Xiao, Cheng Bao, Liangliang Zhang, Kai Diao, Dongxing Ren, Chunxiang Wei, Zhengyi Li, Xiaoqiang Sun
Abstract
A Schiff-base derived TPE dimer has been designed and synthesized, which could be further prepared as NPs in water with tunable emission and sensing ability controlled by an integration of fluorescence mechanisms including ESIPT, AIE, and FRET.
Topics & Concepts
Förster resonance energy transferFluorescenceAggregation-induced emissionMechanism (biology)ChemistryMaterials sciencePhotochemistryOpticsPhysicsPhilosophyEpistemologyLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry