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The research work on the electrochromic supramolecular hyperbranched polymers based on 1.8-oxygenated pyrrole has been published in Chemical Communications

   Fluorescent supramolecular polymers have emerged as a rising star in the field of fluorescent materials due to their enormous potential applications in sensors, probes, organic electronic devices, imaging agents, and more. However, the scarcity of selectively electrochromic building blocks has limited the reported cases of fluorescent supramolecular polymers with electrochromic properties.

   Recently, the research group successfully constructed a novel 1,8-oxygenated pyrrole-based electrochromic fluorescent supramolecular hyperbranched polymer (EFSPs) through the coordination of a tridentate pyridine ligand with Eu3+ ions. The resulting polymer exhibits tunable multicolor fluorescence and excellent electrochromic properties, making it suitable for anti-counterfeiting inks. Initially, the group designed and synthesized two monomers, M1 (with the tridentate pyridine ligand linked to the 2- and 7-positions of 1,8-oxygenated pyrrole) and M2 (with the tridentate pyridine ligand connected to the 1-, 3-, and 5-positions of the benzene ring via a flexible chain). EFSPs were prepared by the coordination of M1 and M2 with Eu3+ ions using a dual-monomer approach. By adjusting the ratio of M1 and M2, the fluorescence color of EFSPs can be tuned from blue to red, including a white fluorescence region. Under the stimulation of positive and negative voltages, the oxidation-reduction reactions of the 1,8-oxygenated pyrrole units in EFSPs lead to changes in fluorescence color. Based on the electrochromic fluorescence properties of EFSPs, the research group used them as anti-counterfeiting inks to create a multicolored anti-counterfeiting pattern on paper. When subjected to an electric current, the fluorescence color of the anti-counterfeiting pattern changes, providing a novel solution in the field of fluorescent anti-counterfeiting.


The research findings have been published in "Chemical Communications" (2020, 56, 383-386).

(Paper link:https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/CC/C9CC07919J) 

The doctoral student Shuai Qiu and Associate Professor Zhao Gao are the co-first authors of the paper, and Professor Wei Tian is the corresponding author of the paper.