AIEgens for dark through-bond energy transfer: design, synthesis, theoretical study and application in ratiometric Hg(2+) sensing.

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Published in Chem Sci on November 15, 2016

Authors

Yuncong Chen1, Weijie Zhang1, Yuanjing Cai1, Ryan T K Kwok1, Yubing Hu1, Jacky W Y Lam1, Xinggui Gu1, Zikai He1, Zheng Zhao1, Xiaoyan Zheng1, Bin Chen2, Chen Gui1, Ben Zhong Tang1,3,2

Author Affiliations

1: HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China . Email: tangbenz@ust.hk.
2: Guangdong Innovative Research Team , SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Laboratory , State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology (SCUT) , Guangzhou 510640 , China.
3: Division of Biomedical Engineering , Department of Chemistry , Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction , Institute for Advanced Study , Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon , Hong Kong , China.

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