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Molecular Design, Circularly Polarized Luminescence, and Helical Self-Assembly of Chiral Aggregation-Induced Emission
Hongkun Li1,2,3, Bing Shi Li1, Ben Zhong Tang2
1Key Laboratory of New Lithium-Ion Battery and Mesoporous Material, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) are a new class of luminophors, which are non-emissive in solution, but emit intensively upon aggregation. By properly designing the chemical structures of the AIEgens, their aggregation process can be tuned towards a desired direction to give diverse novel luminescent architectures of micelles, rods, and helical fibers. AIEgens represent a kind of promising building block for the fabrication of luminescent micro/nanostructures with controllable morphologies. In this review, we describe our recent work in this research area, focusing on the molecular design, circularly polarized luminescence properties, and helical self-assembly behavior of AIEgens.
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