Ben Zhong Tang

Aggregation-induced emission of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenylsilole

Aggregation greatly boosts emission efficiency of the silole, turning it from a weak luminophor into a strong emitter.

Processible Nanostructured Materials with Electrical Conductivity and Magnetic Susceptibility:  Preparation and Properties of Maghemite/Polyaniline Nanocomposite Films

We here present a versatile process for the preparation of maghemite/polyaniline (γ-Fe2O3/PAn) nanocomposite films with macroscopic processibility, electrical conductivity, and ...

C₆₀-Containing Poly(1-phenyl-1-alkynes):  Synthesis, Light Emission, and Optical Limiting

While polymerizations of 1-phenyl-1-propyne (PP) and 1-phenyl-1-butyne (PB) initiated by WCl6−Ph4Sn at room temperature yield small amounts of polymers (0.05−5.3%) with low mole...

Influence of electric field on the photoluminescence of a liquid crystalline monosubstituted polyacetylene

It has been shown recently that strong photoluminescence (PL) can occur in monosubstituted polyacetylenes (PAs). In this letter, we investigate the PL of tetrahydrofuran solutio...

Strong Luminescence from Poly(1-alkynes)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVCommunication to the...Communication to the EditorNEXTStrong Luminescence from Poly(1-alkynes)Yuan Ming Huang, Jacky Wing Yip Lam, Kevin Ka Leun...

Light-emitting properties of stereoregular cis-rich poly(phenylacetylene)s

Aggregation-Induced Emission: Together We Shine, United We Soar!

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVReviewNEXTAggregation-Induced Emission: Together We Shine, United We Soar!Ju Mei†‡, Nelson L. C. Leung†‡, Ryan T. K. Kwok†‡, Jacky W. Y. Lam†‡, ...

Aggregation-induced emission

Luminogenic materials with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) attributes have attracted much interest since the debut of the AIE concept in 2001. In this critical review, recent...

Aggregation-induced emission: phenomenon, mechanism and applications

It is textbook knowledge that chromophore aggregation generally quenches light emission. In this feature article, we give an account on how we observed an opposite phenomenon te...

Aggregation‐Induced Emission: The Whole Is More Brilliant than the Parts

“ United we stand, divided we fall .”–Aesop. Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) refers to a photophysical phenomenon shown by a group of luminogenic materials that are non‐emiss...

Bioprobes Based on AIE Fluorogens

Fluorescent bioprobes are powerful tools for analytical sensing and optical imaging, which allow direct visualization of biological analytes at the molecular level and offer use...

AIE macromolecules: syntheses, structures and functionalities

A comprehensive review of macromolecules with aggregation-induced emission attributes is presented, covering the frontiers of syntheses, structures, functionalities and applicat...

Biosensing by luminogens with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

This tutorial review outlines the concept of aggregation-induced emission and its utility in biosensing applications.

Tetraphenylethene: a versatile AIE building block for the construction of efficient luminescent materials for organic light-emitting diodes

Luminescent materials with efficient solid-state emissions are important for the advancement of optoelectronics. Recently, a new class of propeller-like luminogenic molecules wi...

Fluorescent bio/chemosensors based on silole and tetraphenylethene luminogens with aggregation-induced emission feature

New fluorescent sensors have been developed, utilizing the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) attribute of silole and tetraphenylethene luminogens. In this feature article, we b...

Restriction of Intramolecular Motions: The General Mechanism behind Aggregation‐Induced Emission

Abstract Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) has been harnessed in many systems through the principle of restriction of intramolecular rotations (RIR) based on mechanistic unders...

2,3,4,5-Tetraphenylsiloles with different 1,1-substituents on the ring silicon atoms, i.e., 1,1-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsilole (1), 1-methyl-1-(3-chloropropyl)-2,3,4,5-tetra...

Specific Detection of <scp>d</scp>-Glucose by a Tetraphenylethene-Based Fluorescent Sensor

A conceptually new "light-up" biosensor with a high specificity for d-glucose (Glu) in aqueous media has been developed. The emission from a tetraphenylethene (TPE)-cored diboro...

Monitoring and Inhibition of Insulin Fibrillation by a Small Organic Fluorogen with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics

Amyloid fibrillation of proteins is associated with a great variety of pathologic conditions. Development of new molecules that can monitor amyloidosis kinetics and inhibit fibr...

Aggregation-induced Emission of Silole Molecules and Polymers: Fundamental and Applications

Water‐Soluble Tetraphenylethene Derivatives as Fluorescent “Light‐Up” Probes for Nucleic Acid Detection and Their Applications in Cell Imaging

Abstract The detection of nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, plays a significant role in genetic engineering, forensics, and bioinformatics. Traditional nucleic acid probes are...

Room-temperature phosphorescence from organic aggregates