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Determining the Critical Particle Size to Induce Enhanced Emission in Aggregates of a Highly Twisted Triarylamine
Author(s) -
Kokil Akshay,
Chudomel J. Matthew,
Yang Boqian,
Barnes Michael D.,
Lahti Paul M.,
Kumar Jayant
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201300667
Subject(s) - triphenylamine , aggregation induced emission , quenching (fluorescence) , solvent , luminescence , excited state , molecule , particle (ecology) , photochemistry , polar , particle size , chemical physics , solvent effects , aggregate (composite) , materials science , chemistry , fluorescence , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , optics , atomic physics , physics , oceanography , astronomy , geology
Towards highly luminescent aggregates: A highly twisted triphenylamine displays aggregation‐induced enhanced emission. A solvent‐specific critical molecular aggregate size, once reached, gives rapid onset of enhanced emission in polar solvent mixtures that favor quenching of solvated individual molecule excited states.