Citation: Lin-Lin Du, Bing-Li Jiang, Xiao-Hong Chen, Yun-Zhong Wang, Lin-Min Zou, Yuan-Li Liu, Yong-Yang Gong, Chun Wei, Wang-Zhang Yuan. Clustering-triggered Emission of Cellulose and Its Derivatives[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2019, 37(4): 409-415. doi: 10.1007/s10118-019-2215-2 shu

Clustering-triggered Emission of Cellulose and Its Derivatives

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Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-ferrous Metals and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, China
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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

Corresponding author: Yong-Yang Gong, yygong@glut.edu.cn Chun Wei, 1986024@glut.edu.cn Wang-Zhang Yuan, wzhyuan@sjtu.edu.cn
Received Date: 31 October 2018
Revised Date: 21 December 2018
Available Online: 21 January 2019

In recent years, nonconventional luminogens free of aromatic groups have attracted extensive attention due to their academic importance and promising wide applications. Whilst previous studies generally focused on fluorescence from aliphatic amine or carbonyl-containing systems, less attention has been paid to room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and the systems with predominant oxygen functionalities. In this work, photophysical properties of the polyhydroxy polymers, including microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), and cellulose acetate (CA), were studied and compared. While MCC, HEC, and HPC solids showed bright emission alongside distinct RTP, CA demonstrated relatively low intensity of solid emission without noticeable RTP. Their emissions were explained in terms of the clustering-triggered emission (CTE) mechanism and conformation rigidification. Additionally, on account of its intrinsic emission, concentrated HEC aqueous solution could be used as the probe for the detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP).
- Cellulose,
- Nonconventional luminogens,
- Room temperature phosphorescent,
- Clustering-triggered emission
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