Redox-modulated near-infrared electrochromism, electroluminochromism, and aggregation-induced fluorescence change in an indolo[3,2-b]carbazole-bridged diamine system

Autor: Xiaoyan Wang, Shen-Zhen Guo, Jing Zhang, Guang-Ao Yu, Sheng Hua Liu, Zhao Chen, Yu-Bao Dong, Jun Yin
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 246:570-577
ISSN: 0925-4005
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.02.114
Popis: A new indolo[3,2-b]carbazole-based compound (1) has been developed by linking two redox-active diphenylamine moieties to the rigid π-conjugated indolo[3,2-b]carbazole core. Its first two completely reversible oxidation steps are mainly related to the two terminal amine centers, and a moderate electron coupling between these amine centers has been determined. The associated oxidized species 1+ and 12+ both exhibited strong NIR absorptions, and a completely reversible conversion among three different colors (light-yellow, red, and blue, corresponding to neutral, monocationic and dicationic states, respectively) could be realized. In addition, reversible switching between turn-off and turn-on of its fluorescence could be accomplished by electrochemical oxidation and reduction, respectively. Compound 1 also exhibited obvious fluorescence color changes during its aggregate-forming process, and its solid showed bright-yellow fluorescence with a high emission quantum yield of 30%.
Databáze: OpenAIRE