Cation-π interactions secure aggregation induced emission of planar organic luminophores.
Kaspars LeduskrastsArtis KinensEdgars SunaPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)
The use of non-covalent intermolecular π+-π interactions between quaternary pyridinium or imidazolium cations and aromatic π systems is an efficient approach to achieve AIE in planar purely organic luminophores.