Advances in Light‐Emitting Dendrimers

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. e1800711 - n/a
• Main Authors: Abd‐El‐Aziz, Alaa S., Abdelghani, Amani A., Wagner, Brian D., Bissessur, Rabin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-01-2019
• Subjects: aggregation enhancement excimer emission; aggregation‐induced emission; Chromophores; Dendrimers; Dendrimers - chemical synthesis; Dendrimers - chemistry; Diodes; Electronic devices; Electronic equipment; fluorescence; Lasers; Light; light harvesting; Luminescence; Morphology; Organic light emitting diodes; organoiron dendrimers; Photonics; sensors; Switches; Upconversion; light harvesting; sensors; dendrimers; organoiron dendrimers; fluorescence; aggregation-induced emission; aggregation enhancement excimer emission
• ISSN: 1022-1336; 1521-3927
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800711

The design of dendrimers with various chromophores has attracted significant attention in light of the dual effect of the luminescence of the chromophores and the morphology of the synthesized dendrimers. Recent developments in this field stem from their wide potential applications, including organic light‐emitting diodes, photonic switches and upconversion lasers, as well as sensors and electronic devices. The focus of this comprehensive review is on the design and properties of various classes of light‐harvesting dendrimeric materials.
A tremendous increase in research in the field of light‐emitting dendrimers has emerged in the past few decades. There are many representative examples where dendrimers have become the architecture of choice for the design of light‐harvesting antenna, two photon upconversion systems, fluorescent sensors, photoinduced electron‐transfer‐based electronic devices, aggregation‐induced emission systems, and other functional materials.