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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
Published on: August 2, 2012
Dehydration-induced self-assembly of non-aromatic supramolecular glasses with efficient room-temperature
Zhixi Su1, Huakai Qiu1, Yuehuan Lai1
1College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Micro-Nano Organic Optical Materials Laboratory, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, China. czx1816@mnnu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Metal-free, non-aromatic supramolecular glasses with long-lived phosphorescence are prepared by dehydrating biomass-derived lysine, aspartic acid and citric acid. The optimized glass shows blue fluorescence and green room-temperature phosphorescence (594 ms; ΦP = 21.78%). A rigid salt-bridge and hydrogen-bond network suppresses non-radiative decay, enabling sustainable processable phosphorescent materials.
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