开发具有对水分不敏感的可切换超长有机磷光(UOP)的基于聚合物的有机余辉材料仍然具有挑战性。在这里,两种有机发光剂,BBCC和BBCS,通过将7H-苯并[c]咔唑(BBC)连接到二苯甲酮和二苯基砜来合成。这两个发射体被用作客体分子,并被掺杂到环氧聚合物(EP)中,其通过原位聚合构建以获得聚合物材料BBCC-EP和BBCS-EP。发现BBCC-EP和BBCS-EP膜表现出显著的光活化UOP性质。光照射后,它们可以产生明显的有机余辉,磷光量子产率和寿命高达5.35%和1.91s,分别。同时,BBCS-EP也呈现光致变色特性。热退火后,UOP可以关闭,聚合物薄膜恢复到原始状态,显示可切换的有机余辉。此外,BBCC-EP和BBCS-EP表现出优异的耐水性,在水中浸泡4周后仍产生明显的UOP。受独特的光活化UOP和光致变色特性的启发,双酚A的二缩水甘油醚(DGEBA)和1,3-丙二胺的混合物中的BBCC和BBCS用作安全油墨,用于光控多级防伪。这项工作可能为开发光刺激响应性聚合物基有机余辉材料提供有益的指导,特别是那些在环境条件下稳定的UOP。
Developing polymer-based organic afterglow materials with switchable ultralong organic phosphorescence (UOP) that are insensitive to moisture remains challenging. Herein, two organic luminogens, BBCC and BBCS, were synthesized by attaching 7H-benzo[c]carbazole (BBC) to benzophenone and diphenyl sulfone. These two emitters were employed as guest molecules and doped into epoxy polymers (EPs), which were constructed by in situ polymerization to achieve polymer materials BBCC-EP and BBCS-EP. It was found that BBCC-EP and BBCS-EP films exhibited significant photoactivated UOP properties. After light irradiation, they could produce a conspicuous organic afterglow with phosphorescence quantum yields and lifetimes up to 5.35% and 1.91 s, respectively. Meanwhile, BBCS-EP also presented photochromic characteristics. Upon thermal annealing, the UOP could be turned off, and the polymer films recovered to their pristine state, showing switchable organic afterglow. In addition, BBCC-EP and BBCS-EP displayed excellent water resistance and still produced obvious UOP after soaking in water for 4 weeks. Inspired by the unique photoactivated UOP and photochromic properties, BBCC and BBCS in the mixtures of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and 1,3-propanediamine were employed as security inks for light-controlled multilevel anticounterfeiting. This work may provide helpful guidance for developing photostimuli-responsive polymer-based organic afterglow materials, especially those with stable UOP under ambient conditions.