An all-photonic full color RGB system based on molecular photoswitches
Naren, Gaowa (Chalmers University of Technology. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)
Hsu, Chien-Wei (Chalmers University of Technology. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)
Li, Shiming (Chalmers University of Technology. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)
Morimoto, Masakazu (Rikkyo University Nishi-Ikebukuro. Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Smart Molecules)
Tang, Sicheng (University of Miami. Department of Chemistry)
Hernando Campos, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Guirado López, Gonzalo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Irie, Masahiro (Rikkyo University Nishi-Ikebukuro. Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Smart Molecules)
Raymo, Françisco M. (University of Miami. Department of Chemistry)
Sundén, Henrik (Chalmers University of Technology. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)
Andréasson, Joakim (Chalmers University of Technology. Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)

Date:	2019
Abstract:	On-command changes in the emission color of functional materials is a sought-after property in many contexts. Of particular interest are systems using light as the external trigger to induce the color changes. Here we report on a tri-component cocktail consisting of a fluorescent donor molecule and two photochromic acceptor molecules encapsulated in polymer micelles and we show that the color of the emitted fluorescence can be continuously changed from blue-to-green and from blue-to-red upon selective light-induced isomerization of the photochromic acceptors to the fluorescent forms. Interestingly, isomerization of both acceptors to different degrees allows for the generation of all emission colors within the red-green-blue (RGB) color system. The function relies on orthogonally controlled FRET reactions between the blue emitting donor and the green and red emitting acceptors, respectively.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2015-65439-R
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Organic molecules in materials science ; Polymers
Published in:	Nature communications, Vol. 10 (September 2019) , art. 3996, ISSN 2041-1723

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11885-4
PMID: 31488822

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