Aggregation-induced new functions: structure–property relationships in molecular crystals
Yu Zhang, Bing Bai, Gian Albert Alfani, Zheng Zhao, Ben Zhong Tang
Abstract
This review shows how molecular aggregation enables emergent photophysics (RTP, radical emission, NIR luminescence, photothermal, X-ray scintillation) unseen in single molecules.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceProperty (philosophy)Chemical physicsCrystallographyPhysicsEpistemologyPhilosophyChemistryChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure