Red Room Temperature Phosphorescence from Lignin
Materials with red room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) derived from sustainable resources are crucial but rarely reported. Here, we produced red RTP materials from lignin. Lignin was covalently modified with Upy (1-(6-isocyanatohexyl)-3-(6-methyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-yl) urea) to obtain Lig-Upy. The Upy in the Lig-Upy promoted the interaction between the aromatic units of lignin and reduced energy gaps of these molecules. As a result, Lig-Upy exhibited red RTP centered at 625 nm with a lifetime of 24.2 ms. Moreover, the hydrogen bonding interactions in Lig-Upy varied when embedded into different matrices, such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or sodium montmorillonite (MTM), inducing a change in RTP wavelength and lifetime. Utilizing these properties, Lig-Upy was used as building blocks for producing materials exhibiting time-dependent phosphorescent colors (TDPCs). Such TDPCs materials have exhibited great potential for visual decorations, information encryption and anti-counterfeiting logos for medicine bottles.
Authors
- Hongda Guo
- Shouxin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-8885)
- Chenhui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1398-6564)
- Tony D. James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4095-2191)
- Qing‐Jiang Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2763-6976)
- Ruixia Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3814-2592)
- Jian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5481-4750)
- Zhijun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7203-5788)
- Shujun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-5350)
- Hairong Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6418-6236)
- Xiaoxia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9628-7302)
- Luyao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0952-494X)
Institutions
- Northeast Forestry University (CN)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Heilongjiang University (CN)
- Henan Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202421112
- Citations
- 21
- Primary Topic
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.25
Funders
- Henan Normal University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities