Efficient ultralong organic phosphorescent materials have potential applications in some fields, such as bioimaging, anti‐counterfeiting, and sensors. Nevertheless, phosphorescence efficiencies of metal‐free organic materials are low due to weak spin–orbit coupling and vigorous nonradiative transitions under ambient conditions. Here a chemical strategy to improve phosphorescence efficiency with intermolecular π‐type halogen bonding construction via isomerism is presented. X‐ray single crystal analysis reveals that different halogen bonding is formed among p‐BrTCz, m‐BrTCz, and o‐BrTCz crystals. Phosphorescence efficiency of m‐BrTCz in solid can reach 13.0%, seven times of o‐BrTCz in solid owing to effective π‐type halogen bonding, which is further confirmed by theoretical calculations. However, ultralong phosphorescence lifetimes are little affected, 155, 120, and 156 ms for p‐BrTCz, m‐BrTCz, and o‐BrTCz in the solid state, respectively. Furthermore, a simple pattern for data encryption and decryption is first demonstrated under sunlight. This result will provide an approach for improving the phosphorescent efficiency of metal‐free organic phosphors with ultralong luminescence.
Long-lived room temperature phosphorescence (LRTP) is an attractive optical phenomenon in organic electronics and photonics. Despite the rapid advance, it is still a formidable challenge to explore a universal approach to obtain LRTP in amorphous polymers. Based on the traditional polyethylene derivatives, we herein present a facile and concise chemical strategy to achieve ultralong phosphorescence in polymers by ionic bonding cross-linking. Impressively, a record LRTP lifetime of up to 2.1 s in amorphous polymers under ambient conditions is set up. Moreover, multicolor long-lived phosphorescent emission can be procured by tuning the excitation wavelength in single-component polymer materials. These results outline a fundamental principle for the construction of polymer materials with LRTP, endowing traditional polymers with fresh features for potential applications.
Smart materials with ultralong phosphorescence are rarely investigated and reported. Herein we report on a series of molecules with unique dynamic ultralong organic phosphorescence (UOP) features, enabled by manipulating intermolecular interactions through UV light irradiation. Our experimental data reveal that prolonged irradiation of single-component organic phosphors of PCzT, BCzT, and FCzT under ambient conditions can activate UOP with emission lifetimes spanning from 1.8 to 1330 ms. These phosphors can also be deactivated back to their original states with short-lived phosphorescence by UV irradiation for 3 h at room temperature or through thermal treatment. Additionally, the dynamic UOP was applied successfully for a visual anti-counterfeiting application. These findings may provide unique insight into dynamic molecular motion for optical processing and expand the scope of smart-response materials for broader applications.
Ultralong organic phosphorescence (UOP) based on metal-free porous materials is rarely reported owing to rapid nonradiative transition under ambient conditions. In this study, hydrogen-bonded organic aromatic frameworks (HOAFs) with different pore sizes were constructed through strong intralayer π-π interactions to enable ultralong phosphorescence in metal-free porous materials under ambient conditions for the first time. Impressively, yellow UOP with a lifetime of 79.8 ms observed for PhTCz-1 lasted for several seconds upon ceasing the excitation. For PhTCz-2 and PhTCz-3, on account of oxygen-dependent phosphorescence quenching, UOP could only be visualized in N , thus demonstrating the potential of phosphorescent porous materials for oxygen sensing. This result not only outlines a principle for the design of new HOFs with high thermal stability, but also expands the scope of metal-free luminescent materials with the property of UOP.
Luminogens
with colorful ultralong organic phosphorescence (UOP)
are in high demand because of various potential applications in optoelectronics.
Herein, we report a concise approach to tune UOP based on the same
chromophores of carbazole and phthalimide units through alkyl engineering.
With flexible alkyl increase, UOP emission colors can be controllably
tuned from green to orange along with lifetime variation. Furthermore,
these phosphors were endowed with unexpected visible-light excitation,
mechanochromism, and mechanoluminescence properties simultaneously.
Additionally, colorful UOP with diverse emission lifetime was first
applied to the 4D code for information encryption. These findings
will open a door to explore multifunctional organic phosphorescence
materials and expand their potential applications.
Provided here is evidence showing that the stacking between triplet chromophores plays a critical role in ultralong organic phosphorescence (UOP) generation within a crystal. By varying the structure of a functional unit, and different on‐off UOP behavior was observed for each structure. Remarkably, 24CPhCz, having the strongest intermolecular interaction between carbazole units exhibited the most impressive UOP with a long lifetime of 1.06 s and a phosphorescence quantum yield of 2.5 %. 34CPhCz showed dual‐emission UOP and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) with a moderately decreased phosphorescence lifetime of 770 ms, while 35CPhCz only displayed TADF owing to the absence of strong electronic coupling between triplet chromophores. This study provides an explanation for UOP generation in crystal and new guidelines for obtaining UOP materials.
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