title: Utilising tetraphenylethene as a dual activator for intramolecular charge transfer and aggregation induced emission.
abstract: We report a simple design and synthesis of a donor-acceptor tetraphenylethene-naphthalimide (TPE-NI) dyad, in which TPE acts both as an electron-donor for intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) and activator for aggregation induced emission (AIE). Strong solvent-dependent photoluminescence covering almost the whole visible spectrum and AIE in its nanoparticle state compared to its solution state are demonstrated.
authors: Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China 430074.
authors: Guo-Feng
authors: GF
authors: Zhang
authors: Matthew P
authors: MP
authors: Aldred
authors: Wen-Liang
authors: WL
authors: Gong
authors: Chong
authors: C
authors: Li
authors: Ming-Qiang
authors: MQ
authors: Zhu