Pyrene-based dual-mode fluorescence switches and logic gates that function in solution and film
Weidong Zhou1, Yongjun Li, Yuliang Li
1Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
Chemistry, an Asian Journal
|April 19, 2007
Abstract:
A dual-mode fluorescence switch controlled by external inputs such as protons and metal ions is described, and each state corresponds to a specific fluorescent emission peak. Based on the reversible changes of the fluorescence emission of the switch responding to different external stimuli, the corresponding integrated logic gates and communication networks have been constructed in solid film or in solution.
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