3D-Printable Room Temperature Phosphorescence Polymer Materials with On-Demand Modulation for Modulus Visualization and Anticounterfeiting Applications

Zhen Li; Chuanzhen Zhang; Wenhuan Huang; Chenhui Cui; Kexiang Chen; Zhiyuan He; Ting Xu; Haoqing Teng; Zhishen Ge; Xiaoqing Ming; Yanfeng Zhang

doi:10.1021/cbe.3c00128

Chem & Bio Engineering (Feb 2024)

3D-Printable Room Temperature Phosphorescence Polymer Materials with On-Demand Modulation for Modulus Visualization and Anticounterfeiting Applications

Zhen Li,
Chuanzhen Zhang,
Wenhuan Huang,
Chenhui Cui,
Kexiang Chen,
Zhiyuan He,
Ting Xu,
Haoqing Teng,
Zhishen Ge,
Xiaoqing Ming,
Yanfeng Zhang

Affiliations

Zhen Li: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Chuanzhen Zhang: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Wenhuan Huang: Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Chenhui Cui: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Kexiang Chen: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Zhiyuan He: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Ting Xu: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Haoqing Teng: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Zhishen Ge: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Xiaoqing Ming: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Yanfeng Zhang: School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/cbe.3c00128
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 133 – 140

Abstract

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Conventional room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) polymer materials lack a dynamic structural change mechanism for on-demand phosphorescence emission, limiting their application in specific scenarios, such as smart devices. However, the development of RTP polymer materials with an on-demand emission capability is highly attractive yet rather challenging. Herein, we report a novel RTP polymer material that doped purely organic chromophores into a polymer network with numerous free hydroxyl side chains. This unique polymer material can be 3D printed with RTP activated through thermal-triggered nonequilibrium transesterification, where on-demand phosphorescence emission is achieved because of the increased cross-linking degrees such that the thermal motion of chromophores is effectively restricted. As a result, ultralong RTP emission is successfully observed due to enhanced stiffness in the polymer network. Importantly, the modulus changes of the polymer during nonequilibrium transesterification are intuitively visualized based on the intensity of phosphorescence emission. Through liquid crystal display (LCD) 3D printing, complex shaped and multimaterial structured objects are demonstrated, targeting the information encryption of printed objects and on-demand regional emission of multicolored phosphorescence. This study would provide an avenue to control RTP with on-demand emission and contributes to the field of anticounterfeiting and detection applications for intelligent RTP materials.

Published in Chem & Bio Engineering

ISSN: 2836-967X (Online)
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering; Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology
Website: https://pubs.acs.org/journal/cbehb5

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