Abstract

Herein, we propose a rational design strategy by introducing photoactive thienyl and pyridyl groups into an AIE-active tetraarylethene skeleton to achieve highly efficient photochemistry-activated fluorescence enhancement from dominantly photo-physical aggregation-induced emission behavior, and prove that such photoactivated fluorescence enhancement is perfectly suited for superstable photocontrollable dual-mode patterning applications in both solution and solid matrix. It is found that the photoactivated fluorescence of designed AIEgen is attributed to the irreversible cyclized-dehydrogenation reaction under UV irradiation, and the oxidation product has a brighter fluorescence in both solution and solid states owning to its rigid and planar structure. The overall transformation rate of the AIEgen from its opened form to dehydrogenated form is up to nearly 100 % in a short period of UV irradiation, and the fast transformation and the stable product of this photochemical reaction guarantees super stability of photocontrolled patterning, which can be applied in photoactivated dual-mode patterning and advanced anti-counterfeiting.

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