Sub-10-nm ordered structure and mechanochromism property of polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane tethered tetraphenylethylene

Autor: Si-Yu Gao, Xu-Chen Lv, Jun-Feng Zheng, Tao Wen, Maxim V. Bermeshev, Xiang-Kui Ren
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Giant, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 100090- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-5425
DOI: 10.1016/j.giant.2022.100090
Popis: The construction of highly ordered nanostructure plays an important role in realizing the specific functions of organic materials. However, it remains challenging to design photoelectric materials with sub-10-nm nanostructures. Herein, a novel tetraphenylethylene derivative tethered with polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane nanocages (TPE-BPOSS) was designed and synthesized. The experimental results reveal that the introduction of POSS nanocages endows TPE-BPOSS with a hierarchically sub-10-nm ordered structure composed of columnar phase of non-planar TPE cores and crystalline phase of POSS moieties. Moreover, due to the transition between the ordered and disordered structure, TPE-BPOSS can exhibit reversible mechanochromism property. It is speculated that incorporating POSS nanocages into different non-planar fluorophores may be a new strategy to prepare functional materials with sub-10-nm nanostructure and luminescent property.
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