Dynamic Ultralong Phosphorescence and Optical Waveguiding Switches in Silver‐Organic Complex via Reversible Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Conversion
Dynamic ultralong room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials with stimuli-responsive properties have attracted considerable interest for applications in sensors, light-emitting devices, and information security. Here, we introduce a novel class of silver (Ag)-organic complexes exhibiting rare, direct ultralong RTP, achieved through the heavy-atom effect of Ag<sup>+</sup> ions and highly ordered assembly of coordination polymers. The Ag-based complex displays reversible solvent-responsive RTP, shifting from green to yellow emission in response to humidity and solvent variations. This transformation is driven by a solvent-mediated single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) conversion, enabling color-tunable active optical waveguides and one-dimensional (1D) polarization switching. Therefore, this study provides a new strategy for creating dynamically controllable ultralong all-phosphorescent metal-organic complexes and advances the design of stimuli-responsive 1D photonic systems for promising information encryption and anti-counterfeiting applications.
Authors
- Yu‐Juan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-4228)
- Dongpeng Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8261-154X)
- Xing Chang
- Zhenhong Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1803-2313)
- Wei‐Hai Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-465X)
Institutions
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202502782
- Citations
- 40
- Primary Topic
- Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.71