Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …

Luminescent small, all‐organic molecules are of tremendous interest in materials and life
science applications. Nevertheless, targeted design requires a basic understanding of the …

A smart fluorescent pyrene-based MOFs (HPU-26) was synthesized by the solvothermal
method, which possessed multi-stimuli-responsive properties and could detect water content …

Achieving high-contrast tricolor emissive regulation of a single-component molecule using a
single type of external stimulus is highly desirable but challenging. In the present study, we …

Smart materials based on stimuli-fluorochromic π-conjugated solids (SFCSs) have aroused
significant interest due to their versatile and exciting properties, leading to advanced …

The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

Herein the novel tetraphenylethylene (TPE) derivative 1 was designed with an integration of
aggregation‐induced emission (AIE), multi‐state mechanochromism and self‐recovery …

Stimuli‐responsive photoluminescent materials have attracted considerable attention owing
to their potential applications in security protection because the information recorded directly …

Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state in 1888, liquid crystal science has made
great advances through fusion with various technologies and disciplines. Recently, new …

The possibility to change the molecular assembled structures of organic and organometallic
materials through mechanical stimulation is emerging as a general and powerful concept for …