Aggregation-induced and crystallization-enhanced emissions of 1,2-diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene

Yongqiang Dong; Jacky W. Y. Lam; Anjun Qin; Jiaxin Sun; Jianzhao Liu; Zhen Li; Jingzhi Sun; Herman H. Y. Sung; Ian D. Williams; Hoi Sing Kwok; Ben Zhong Tang

doi:10.1039/B704794K

Aggregation-induced and crystallization-enhanced emissions of 1,2-diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene†

Yongqiang Dong,^ab Jacky W. Y. Lam,^a Anjun Qin,^a Jiaxin Sun,^c Jianzhao Liu,^a Zhen Li,^a Jingzhi Sun,^b Herman H. Y. Sung,^a Ian D. Williams,^a Hoi Sing Kwok^c and Ben Zhong Tang*^abc

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^b Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

^c Center for Display Research, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Abstract

1,2-Diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene can be induced to emit efficiently by aggregate formation, with the crystalline aggregates emitting brighter, bluer lights than their amorphous counterparts.

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Aggregation-induced and crystallization-enhanced emissions of 1,2-diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene†

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