Citation: Ruirui Ren, Ying Pan, Han-Xiao Wang, Minghua Liu. Mechanical force-induced switchable multiple-color and white-light circularly polarized luminescence[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(2): 111060. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111060 shu

Mechanical force-induced switchable multiple-color and white-light circularly polarized luminescence

Ruirui Ren ^{a, b} ,
Ying Pan ^b ,
Han-Xiao Wang ^{b, *,} ,
Minghua Liu ^{a, b, c, *,}

a.
College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
b.
National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
c.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

wanghx@iccas.ac.cn

liumh@iccas.ac.cn

Received Date: 5 December 2024
Revised Date: 5 March 2025
Accepted Date: 7 March 2025
Available Online: 14 March 2025

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Achieving rational control over polarization states and color of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) through simple modulation poses a challenging yet highly practical problem. To address this issue, we developed a mechano-responsive chiral supramolecular system based on a cyclohexanediamide-derived gelator CCPy. This molecule exhibited a strong blue fluorescence accompanied by a distinct CPL signal upon forming a supramolecular gel in toluene. However, upon the application of mechanical force, the gel rapidly transformed into a faintly emissive suspension with a silent CPL signal, along with a notable morphological alteration. Furthermore, by implementing the circularly polarized Förster resonance energy transfer (CP-FRET) strategy, the mechano-responsiveness was effectively imparted to binary systems through the incorporation of dyes Nile red (NR) and coumarin 7 (C7), thus realizing mechanical force-switchable green and red CPL systems. It was particularly noteworthy that by adjusting the ratio of CCPy, C7 and NR, a ternary mechanical force-induced CPL ON-OFF switch that emitted a standard white emission was achieved through sequential CP-FRET. Following this, an information encryption experiment was performed. This work provided a paradigm for fabricating smart multi-color and white-light CPL materials.
- Circularly polarized luminescence,
- Mechano-responsiveness,
- Supramolecular gel,
- White-light emission,
- Energy transfer
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