
Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE)
A Practical Guide
- 1st Edition - April 17, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Jianwei Xu, Ming Hui Chua, Ben Zhong Tang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 3 3 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 3 3 6 - 7
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Request a sales quoteAggregation-Induced Emission (AIE): A Practical Guide introduces readers to the topic, guiding them through fundamental concepts and the latest advances in applications. The book covers concepts, principles and working mechanisms of AIE in AIE-active luminogens, with different classes of AIE luminogens reviewed, including polymers, three-dimensional frameworks (MOFs and COFs) and supramolecular gels. Special focus is given to the structure-property relationship, structural design strategies, targeted properties and application performance. The book provides readers with a deep understanding, not only on the fundamental principles of AIE, but more importantly, on how AIE luminogens and AIE properties can be incorporated in material development.
- Provides the fundamental principles, design and synthesis strategies of aggregation induced emission materials
- Reviews the most relevant applications in materials design for stimuli-responsive materials, biomedical applications, chemo-sensing and optoelectronics
- Emphasizes structural design and its connection to aggregation induced emission properties, also exploring the structure-property relationship
Materials Scientists and Engineers, Chemistry, Physics
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Fundamental principles of AIE
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Restriction of intramolecular rotations
- 3: Restriction of intramolecular vibrations
- 4: Restriction of intramolecular motions
- 5: New perspective: Quantum chemistry calculation
- 6: Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 2: Fundamental chemistry and applications of boron complexes having aggregation-induced emission properties
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Scaffolds for construction of AIE-active boron complexes
- 3: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: Aggregation-induced emission polymers
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Synthesis of AIE polymers
- 3: Structures of AIE polymers
- 4: Applications of AIE polymers
- 5: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 4: Chiral aggregation-induced emission molecules: Design, circularly polarized luminescence, and helical self-assembly
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Molecular design
- 3: Aggregation-induced emission
- 4: Circular dichroism
- 5: Circularly polarized luminescence
- 6: Helical self-assembly
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5: AIE-active supramolecular gel systems
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Strategies to build AIE-active supramolecular gel systems with examples
- 3: Stimuli-responsive AIE-active supramolecular gels and applications
- 4: Application of AIE-active supramolecular gel systems in BioSensing and bioimaging
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6: Mechanochromic luminescence in AIE luminogens
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: From AIE to MCL
- 3: MC luminogens with high contrast
- 4: Summary and perspective
- References
- Chapter 7: Photochromic and thermochromic luminescence in AIE luminogens
- Abstract
- 1: Fundamentals of photochromism and thermochromism
- 2: Photochromic and thermochromic AIE systems
- 3: Challenges and outlook
- References
- Chapter 8: AIE-active rare-metal-free phosphorescent materials
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: RTP-emissive small molecules
- 3: RTP-emissive polymers
- 4: Summary
- References
- Chapter 9: AIE luminogens exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: AIE-TADF materials
- 3: Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 10: Aggregation-induced emission luminogens for organic light-emitting diodes
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Conventional fluorescent AIEgens
- 3: Phosphorescence AIEgens for OLEDs
- 4: Aggregation-induced delayed fluorescence (AIDF)
- 5: AIDF (aggregation-induced delayed fluorescence) based on the conventional donor-acceptor (D-A) structural design
- 6: AIDF based on through-space charge transfer (TSCT) for OLEDs
- 7: Conclusions and perspective
- References
- Chapter 11: Liquid crystalline aggregation-induced emission luminogens for optical displays
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Molecular design of AIE-active LC materials
- 3: AIE-active LCs toward optical applications
- 4: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 12: Electrofluorochromism in AIE luminogens
- Abstract
- 1: Principle/conception of electrofluorochromism
- 2: Electrofluorochromic luminogens and devices
- 3: Electrofluorochromic AIE molecules
- 4: Electrofluorochromic AIE polymers
- 5: Potential applications
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 13: AIE-active materials for photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: AIEgens in CdTe PV cells
- 3: AIEgens in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC)
- 4: AIEgens in organic photovoltaics (OPV)
- 5: AIEgens in perovskite solar cells
- 6: AIEgens in luminescent solar concentrators (LSC)
- 7: Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 14: AIE molecular probes for biomedical applications
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Protein detection
- 3: Nucleic acid detection
- 4: Cellular organelles and structures
- 5: Lipids
- 6: Inflammation and cancer research
- 7: Cytogenetic studies
- 8: Microbiology study
- 9: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 15: Recent advances of aggregation-induced emission nanoparticles (AIE-NPs) in biomedical applications
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Strategies for the fabrication of AIE-NPs
- 3: Biomedical applications of AIE-NPs
- 4: Metal nanoclusters with AIE characteristics
- 5: Summary and future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 16: AIE bio-conjugates for biomedical applications
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Reaction for AIE bio-conjugation
- 3: Biosensing
- 4: Cell imaging
- 5: In vivo imaging and image-guided therapy
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 17: AIE-active polymers for explosive detection
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction of explosive detection
- 2: Mechanisms of explosive detection
- 3: AIE conjugated polymers for explosive detection
- 4: AIE nonconjugated polymers and their explosive detection
- 5: Perspectives and outlooks
- References
- Chapter 18: AIE-based chemosensors for vapor sensing
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sensing mechanisms of AIE-based chemosensors
- 3: AIE-based chemosensors for nitroaromatic explosive vapor
- 4: AIE-based chemosensors for acid and amine vapor
- 5: AIE-based chemosensors for volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 19: AIEgen applications in rapid and portable sensing of foodstuff hazards
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: AIEgen applications in rapid and portable sensing of foodstuff hazards
- 3: Summary and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 20: Computational modeling of AIE luminogens
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Effect of excitonic coupling and electron-vibration coupling on emission in aggregates
- 3: The quantitative calculation of luminescence quantum yield
- 4: The elimination of nonradiative channels in aggregates
- 5: Enhancement of the radiative processes in aggregates
- 6: Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 17, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 696
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128243350
- eBook ISBN: 9780128243367
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Jianwei Xu
Dr. Jianwei Xu is a Principal Scientist and a Strategic Research Councillor at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), the Agency for Science, Research and Technology (A*STAR), Republic of Singapore. He has also been appointed as an adjunct associate professor at NUS since 2011. Dr. Xu received his PhD from the National University of Singapore (NUS). His current research areas are mainly focused on polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS)-based functional hybrid materials, electrochromic conjugated polymers, aggregation-induced emission-based materials and hybrid thermoelectric materials. He has published more than 160 papers and filed more than 30 patents, some of which has been licensed to companies. He contributed 10 chapters to polymer materials related books and also compiled a book on smart electrochromic materials and device as chief editor.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal Scientist and a Strategic Research Councillor, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Research and Technology (A*STAR), SingaporeMC
Ming Hui Chua
Dr Ming Hui Chua is a Research Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore where his primary research is focused on organic thermoelectric and electrochromic materials. Dr. Chua graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science (1st Class Honours) in Chemistry, and with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 2018. He is a recipient of the A*STAR Graduate Scholarship, which funded his four years of PhD studies, researching on the area of aggregation-induced emission (AIE). He also contributed to the compilation of a book on smart electrochromic materials and device as a co-editor. Dr Chua’s research interests is in the design and synthesis of novel pi-conjugated systems as useful functional materials such as organic electrochromics and AIE-active molecules and polymers for sensing and optoelectronics applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeBT
Ben Zhong Tang
Prof. Ben Zhong Tang is the Stephen K. C. Cheong Professor of Science and Chair Professor of Chemistry at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He received BS and PhD degrees from South China University of Technology and Kyoto University, respectively, and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto. He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009. In 2001, He created the concept of aggregation-induced emission (AIE), and then works on the mechanism and design of various new AIE luminogens and their applications in biomedical theranostics, fluorescent biosensors, materials chemistry, organic chemistry and polymer chemistry. He has published more than1400 papers. He received the State Natural Science Award (1st Class) from the Chinese Government in 2017. He is now serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Materials Chemistry Frontiers.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Science and Chair Professor of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong KongRead Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) on ScienceDirect