Water molecular bridge-induced selective dual polarization in crystals for stable multi-emitters
Yi Xing, Zhongyu Li, Glib Baryshnikov, Shen Shen, Danfeng Ye, Hans Ågren, Liangliang Zhu
Abstract
an intermolecular H-bond network. In this way, the selective dual polarization of a phenolic hydroxyl group and a pyridinyl group could be achieved, owing to the strengthening of the charge-separation orientation upon the simultaneous deprotonation and protonation of the D-A molecules. This effect led to a 3-5-fold amplification of the molecular dipole moment in the crystal form relative to the monomeric state. On this basis, multi-excitation and multi-emission characteristics were achieved in these charge-separated crystals, endowing them with the ability to visually detect the energy of a light source, covering a wide range of the UV-Vis spectral region. This work provides a practical chemical approach for developing intrinsically polarized systems that can exhibit stable but distinct molecular photophysical properties.