Citation: Jia-Long Wu, Chi Zhang, Wei Qin, Da-Ping Quan, Ming-Liang Ge, Guo-Dong Liang. Thermoresponsive Fluorescent Semicrystalline Polymers Decorated with Aggregation Induced Emission Luminogens[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2019, 37(4): 394-400. doi: 10.1007/s10118-019-2201-8 shu

Thermoresponsive Fluorescent Semicrystalline Polymers Decorated with Aggregation Induced Emission Luminogens

Jia-Long Wu ¹ ,
Chi Zhang ² ,
Wei Qin ^1,, ,
Da-Ping Quan ² ,
Ming-Liang Ge ³ ,
Guo-Dong Liang ^1,3,,

a.
PCFM and GDHPPC labs, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
b.
School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
c.
Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering, South China University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510640, China

Corresponding author: Wei Qin, qinw9@mail.sysu.edu.cn Guo-Dong Liang, lgdong@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Received Date: 12 October 2018
Revised Date: 20 November 2018
Accepted Date: 1 January 2018
Available Online: 20 December 2018

Thermoresponsive fluorescent polymers (TFPs) with unique temperature-dependent luminescent properties are of great importance for the development of new functional devices in recent years. Herein, we facilely synthesized an efficient blue-emissive polymer, abbreviated as PCB-TPE, using tetraphenylethene (TPE) as the main building block. PCB-TPE is thermally stable with a novel property of aggregation induced emission (AIE). The thermoresponsive property and mechanism of PCB-TPE were investigated. Its emission shows temperature-dependent features and reveals fine details in the thermal transitions from −10 °C to 60 °C. The polymer offers a platform for the development of efficient luminescent materials for further biological and optoelectronic applications.
- Aggregation induced emission,
- Thermoresponsive,
- Fluorescence,
- Crystallization,
- Polymer
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