Switching the light emission of (4-biphenylyl)phenyldibenzofulvene by morphological modulation: crystallization-induced emission enhancement

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Jan 7:(1):40-2. doi: 10.1039/b613157c. Epub 2006 Nov 21.

Abstract

(4-Biphenylyl)phenyldibenzofulvene is weakly luminescent in the amorphous phase but becomes highly emissive upon crystallization; this unusual crystallization-induced emission enhancement effect allows its emission to be repeatedly switched between dark and bright states by fuming-heating and heating-cooling processes.