Abstract
A fluorescent liquid pyrene derivative with a high fluorescence quantum yield (65%) in the bulk state is reported. With this as the sole oil phase, stable luminescent oil-in-water microemulsions have been prepared. Increasing the loading of liquid pyrene swells the droplets, as detected by small-angle neutron scattering. These larger droplets have a greater proportion of pyrene excimer emission contribution in their photoluminescence spectra, which leads to a red shift in the chromaticity of the emission.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7344-7347 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 46 |
Early online date | 13 May 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jun 2016 |