Mechanochromic Luminescence Based on Crystal-to-Crystal Transformation Mediated by a Transient Amorphous State

• Published in: Chemistry of materials Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 234 - 241
• Main Authors: Yagai, Shiki, Seki, Tomohiro, Aonuma, Hiroaki, Kawaguchi, Kohsuke, Karatsu, Takashi, Okura, Takuma, Sakon, Aya, Uekusa, Hidehiro, Ito, Hajime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 12.01.2016

Photoluminescent materials that exhibit tunable emission properties when subjected to mechanical stimuli have numerous potential applications. Although many organic/inorganic and organometallic compounds display this property, called mechanochromic luminescence, most of these materials undergo a cry...