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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 219-226Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801238
Keywords
fluorescence; hybrid materials; mesoporous materials; organosilicates; self-assembly
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We report that 2,6-naphthylene-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilicas exhibit unique fluorescence behavior that reflects molecular-scale periodicities in the framework. Periodic mesoporous organosilicas consisting of naphtha lene-silica hybrid frameworks were synthesized by hydrolysis and condensation of a naphthalene-derived organosilane precursor in the presence of a template surfactant. The morphologies and meso- and molecular-scale periodicities of the organosilica materials strongly depend on the synthetic conditions. The naphthalene moieties embedded within the molecularly ordered framework exhibited a monomer-band emission, whereas those embedded within the amorphous framework showed a broad emission attributed to an excimer band. These results suggest that the naphthalene moieties fixed within the crystal-like framework are isolated in spite of their densely packed structure, different from conventional organosilica frameworks in which only excimer emission was observed for both the crystal-like and amorphous frameworks at room temperature. This key finding suggests a potential to control interactions between organic groups and thus the optical properties of inorganic/organic hybrids.
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