Host Surface-Induced Excitation Wavelength-Dependent Organic Afterglow

Abstract

The design and construction of organic afterglow materials is an attractive but formidably challenging task due to the low intersystem crossing efficiency and nonradiative decay. Here, we developed a host surface-induced strategy to achieve excitation wavelength-dependent (Ex-De) afterglow emission through a facile dropping process. The prepared PCz@dimethyl terephthalate (DTT)@paper system exhibits a room-temperature phosphorescence afterglow, with the lifetime up to 1077.1 ± 15 ms and duration time exceeding 6 s under ambient conditions. Furthermore, we can switch the afterglow emission on and off by adjusting the excitation wavelength below or above 300 nm, showing a remarkable Ex-De behavior. Spectral analysis demonstrated that the afterglow originates from the phosphorescence of PCz@DTT assemblies. The stepwise preparation process and detailed experiments (XRD, 1H NMR, and FT-IR analysis) proved the presence of strong intermolecular interactions between the carbonyl groups on the surface of DTT and the entire frame of PCz, which can inhibit the nonradiative processes of PCz to achieve afterglow emission. Theoretical calculations further manifested that DTT geometry alteration under different excitation beams is the main reason for the Ex-De afterglow. This work discloses an effective strategy for constructing smart Ex-De afterglow systems that can be fully exploited in a range of fields.

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