Aggregation-Induced Emission: New Vistas at Aggregate Level.

By Zheng Zhao, Haoke Zhang, J. Lam, Boxin Tang. Angewandte Chemie, 2020

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Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) describes a photophysical phenomenon in which molecular aggregates exhibit stronger emission than the single molecules. With nearly 20-year development, AIE research has made great achievements in material development, mechanistic study and high-tech applications. And the achievements of AIE research demonstrate that molecular aggregates show many behaviors and functions that are absent in molecular species. In this review, we summarized the advancement of AIE and its branched areas. We specifically focus on the new properties of materials endowed by molecular aggregates beyond the microscopic molecular level. We hope this review will inspire more research into molecular ensembles at/beyond mesoscale level and lead to the significant progresses in material science, biological science, etc.

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy

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