Abstract
A series of 2,5-diazapentalene containing dyes with tunable energy gaps are visible and near-infrared halochromic towards various acids and their protonated counterparts represent a new class of thermochromic materials with the near-infrared absorption being switched on at room temperature and off above 50 °C.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1582-1588 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 22 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- diazapentalene
- halochromic
- near-infrared
- thermochromic