Mechanochromic fluorescent (or mechanofluorochromic) materials change their emission colours (spectra) when an appropriate external mechanical force stimulus is applied. This is an important group of materials with a huge range of applications, including use in sensors, memory chips, security inks, and light devices.
Introduction to the concept of mechanofluorochromism and the variety of applications of this group of materials.
Mechanofluorochromism: An Overview; Organic Small-Molecule Mechanofluorochromic Materials; Organic-Inorganic Complex Mechanofluorochromic Materials; Polymer Mechanofluorochromic Materials; Mechanofluorochromic Polymer composites; Aggregation-Induced Emission Mechanofluorochromic Materials; Mechanofluorochromic Mechanism;