Epitaxially Growing 2D RGB Trichromatic Cocrystal Nanomeshes to Trigger Cross-Modulation White Light Emission
Wenyubin Luo
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Key Laboratory of Efficient Low-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization of Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Institutions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorCheng Zhang
Key Laboratory of Efficient Low-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization of Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Institutions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorShan Yang
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorLei Ding
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Li
Key Laboratory of Efficient Low-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization of Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Institutions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorYanqiu Sun
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
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Qichun Zhang
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) & Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorWenyubin Luo
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Key Laboratory of Efficient Low-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization of Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Institutions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorCheng Zhang
Key Laboratory of Efficient Low-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization of Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Institutions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorShan Yang
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorLei Ding
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Li
Key Laboratory of Efficient Low-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization of Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Institutions, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
Search for more papers by this authorYanqiu Sun
School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009 China
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Qichun Zhang
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) & Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorComprehensive Summary
Considering their oriented crystalline structure and high luminescent efficiency, the exploration of multi-component organic cocrystal systems with tunable supramolecular nanostructures and potential RGB light emission has emerged as a captivating but challenging subject. Here, we propose a straightforward synthetic strategy to precisely govern the assembly, structure and structure-property relationship of organic cocrystals. By employing the single-crystalline template-assisted epitaxial growth (SCT-EG) method, the two-dimensional (2D) highly-aligned cocrystal nanomeshes are firstly developed to afford an exceptional RGB trichromatic system, triggering cross-modulation white light emission (WLE) with remarkable stability and regeneration capacity over six months. The transformation from random 1D microstructures to uniformly-oriented 2D nanomeshes can be attributed to the regulatory competitive intermolecular π-π, CT interactions, and partial H bond interactions among cocrystals. Moreover, the successful construction of 2D RGB trichromatic cocrystal nanomeshes system holds promise to generate full-color display, which can function as multicolor inks for photonic dynamic recognition, information encryption, and decryption.
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