Tricolor fluorescence switching in a single component mechanochromic molecular material
Hyeong‐Ju Kim, Johannes Gierschner, Soo Young Park
Abstract
Reversible tricolor switching in a mechanochromic α-dicyanodistyrylbenzene molecule has been developed. The tricolor switching (blue, orange, and green) is implemented by external stimuli of heat, solvent-vapor exposure, and mechanical force.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceFluorescenceSolventComponent (thermodynamics)Orange (colour)MoleculePhotochemistryOrganic chemistryOpticsThermodynamicsChemistryPhysicsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPolydiacetylene-based materials and applicationsMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection