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Effect of Differential Self-Assembly on Mechanochromic Luminescence of Fluorene-Benzothiadiazole-Based Fluorophores
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posted on 2017-12-19, 13:39 authored by Karattu
Chali Naeem, Kadaikkara Neenu, Vijayakumar C. NairSupramolecular self-assembly is an
excellent tool for controlling
the optical and electronic properties of chromophore-based molecular
systems. Herein, we demonstrate how differential self-assembly affects
mechanoresponsive luminescence of fluorene-benzothiadiazole-based
fluorophores. We have synthesized two donor–acceptor–donor-type
conjugated oligomers consisting of fluorene as the donor and benzothiadiazole
as the acceptor. For facile self-assembly, both molecules are end-functionalized
with hydrogen-bonding amide groups. Differential self-assembly was
induced by attaching alkyl chains of different lengths onto the fluorene
moiety: hexyl (FB-C6) and dodecyl (FB-C12). The molecules self-assemble to form well-defined nanostructures
in nonpolar solvents and solvent mixtures. Although their optical
properties in solution are not affected by the alkyl chain length,
significant effects were observed in the self-assembled state, particularly
in the excitation energy migration properties. As a result, remarkable
differences were observed in the mechanochromic luminescence properties
of the molecules. A precise structure–property correlation
is made using UV–visible absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy,
time-correlated single-photon counting analysis, scanning electron
microscopy, and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy.
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Fluorene-Benzothiadiazole-Based Fluorophores Supramolecular self-assemblymechanoresponsive luminescenceDifferential Self-Assemblyfluorene-benzothiadiazole-based fluorophoresDifferential self-assemblynonpolar solventsUVself-assembled statemolecules self-assembleFB-C 6alkyl chain lengthfluorescence spectroscopyscanning electron microscopyMechanochromic LuminescenceX-ray diffraction spectroscopyfluorene moietytime-correlated single-photonFB-C 12alkyl chainsdonorexcitation energy migration propertiesmechanochromic luminescence propertieshydrogen-bonding amide groups
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