Materials for electrochemiluminescence : TADF, hydrogen-bonding, and aggregation- and crystallization-induced emission luminophores
Abstract
Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is a rapidly growing discipline with many analytical applications from immunoassays to single-molecule detection. At the forefront of ECL research is materials chemistry, which looks at engineering new materials and compounds exhibiting enhanced ECL efficiencies compared to conventional fluorescent materials. In this review, we summarize recent molecular design strategies that lead to high efficiency ECL. In particular, we feature recent advances in the use of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters to produce enhanced electrochemiluminescence. We also document how hydrogen bonding, aggregation, and crystallization can each be recruited in the design of materials showing enhanced electrochemiluminescence.
Citation
Chu , K , Ding , Z & Zysman-Colman , E 2023 , ' Materials for electrochemiluminescence : TADF, hydrogen-bonding, and aggregation- and crystallization-induced emission luminophores ' , Chemistry - A European Journal , vol. 29 , no. 50 , e202301504 . https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202301504
Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0947-6539Type
Journal item
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Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Authors thank the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada (NSERC, DG RGPIN-2018- 06556, DG RGPIN-2023-05337 and SPG STPGP-2016-493924), New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRFR-2021-00272), Canada Foundation of Innovation/Ontario Innovation Trust (CFI/OIT, 9040) and The University of Western Ontario for the support to this research. KC is an Ontario Graduate Scholar.Collections
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