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Ultralong organic room-temperature phosphorescence of electron-donating and commercially available host and guest molecules through efficient Förster resonance energy transfer

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Ultralong organic room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials have attracted tremendous attention recently due to their diverse applications. Several ultralong organic RTP materials mimicking the host-guest architecture of inorganic systems have been exploited successfully. However, complicated synthesis and high expenditure are still inevitable in these studies. Herein, we develop a series of novel host-guest organic phosphorescence systems, in which all luminophores are electron-rich, commercially available and halogen-atom-free. The maximum phosphorescence efficiency and the longest lifetime could reach 23.6% and 362 ms, respectively. Experimental results and theoretical calculation indicate that the host molecules not only play a vital role in providing a rigid environment to suppress non-radiative decay of the guest, but also show a synergistic effect to the guest through Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). The commercial availability, facile preparation and unique properties also make these new host-guest materials an excellent candidate for the anti-counterfeiting application. This work will inspire researchers to develop new RTP systems with different wavelengths from commercially available luminophores.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21788102 and 21525417), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2019B030301003 and 2016A030312002), and the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong (ITC-CNERC14S01).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, 510640, China

    Yeling Ning, Han Si, Haozhong Wu, Anjun Qin & Ben Zhong Tang

  2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    Junfang Yang & Xiaoyan Zheng

  3. Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Institute for Advanced Study, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Ben Zhong Tang

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Ning, Y., Yang, J., Si, H. et al. Ultralong organic room-temperature phosphorescence of electron-donating and commercially available host and guest molecules through efficient Förster resonance energy transfer. Sci. China Chem. 64, 739–744 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-020-9980-4

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