An all-photonic full color RGB system based on molecular photoswitches
Journal article, 2019

On-command changes in the emission color of functional materials is a sought-after property in many contexts. Of particular interest are systems using light as the external trigger to induce the color changes. Here we report on a tri-component cocktail consisting of a fluorescent donor molecule and two photochromic acceptor molecules encapsulated in polymer micelles and we show that the color of the emitted fluorescence can be continuously changed from blue-to-green and from blue-to-red upon selective light-induced isomerization of the photochromic acceptors to the fluorescent forms. Interestingly, isomerization of both acceptors to different degrees allows for the generation of all emission colors within the red-green-blue (RGB) color system. The function relies on orthogonally controlled FRET reactions between the blue emitting donor and the green and red emitting acceptors, respectively.

Author

Gaowa Naren

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Chien Wei Hsu

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Shiming Li

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Masakazu Morimoto

Rikkyo University

Sicheng Tang

University of Miami

Jordi Hernando

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Gonzalo Guirado

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Masahiro Irie

Rikkyo University

Françisco M. Raymo

University of Miami

Henrik Sundén

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Joakim Andreasson

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Nature Communications

2041-1723 (ISSN) 20411723 (eISSN)

Vol. 10 1 3996

Areas of Advance

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Subject Categories

Physical Chemistry

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Other Chemistry Topics

DOI

10.1038/s41467-019-11885-4

PubMed

31488822

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8/13/2020