Dynamic Reversible Full‐Color Piezochromic Fluorogens Featuring Through‐Space Charge‐Transfer Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence and their Application as X‐Ray Imaging Scintillators

Abstract

AbstractThermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters featuring through‐space charge transfer (TSCT) can be excellent candidates for piezochromic luminescent (PCL) materials due to their structural dynamics. Spatial donor‐acceptor (D−A) stacking arrangements enable the modulation of inter‐ and intramolecular D−A interactions, as well as spatial charge transfer states, under varying pressure conditions. Herein, we demonstrate an effective approach toward dynamic reversible full‐color PCL materials with TSCT‐TADF characteristics. Their single crystals exhibit a full‐color‐gamut PCL process spanning a range of 170 nm. Moreover, the TSCT‐TADF‐PCL emitters display a unity photoluminescence quantum yield, and show promising application in X‐ray scintillator imaging.