Recyclable mechanoluminescent luminogen: different polymorphs, different self-assembly effects of the thiophene moiety and recovered molecular packing <i>via</i> simple thermal-treatment

Abstract

We report a purely organic recyclable mechanoluminescent luminogen (<bold>tPE-5-MeTh</bold>) with a thiophene group as the self-assembly unit. The recoverability could be achieved through simple thermal-treatment.