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.
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;