Aggregation-induced and crystallization-enhanced emissions of 1,2-diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene

Yongqiang Dong, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Anjun Qin, Jiaxin Sun, Jianzhao Liu, Zhen Li, Herman H. Y. Sung, Ian D. Williams, Hoi Sing Kwok, Ben Zhong Tang

Chemical Communications · 2007 · 291 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

1,2-Diphenyl-3,4-bis(diphenylmethylene)-1-cyclobutene can be induced to emit efficiently by aggregate formation, with the crystalline aggregates emitting brighter, bluer lights than their amorphous counterparts.

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