Utilization of Electrochromically Luminescent Transition-Metal Complexes for Erasable Information Recording and Temperature-Related Information Protection.

Zhang, Kenneth Yin; Chen, Xiaojiao; Sun, Guanglan; Zhang, Taiwei; Liu, Shujuan; Zhao, Qiang; Huang, Wei · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Transition metal complexes containing pyrazinium or pyridinium moieties display reversible luminescence changes in response to electrical stimuli, which is useful in the development of erasable information recording electric devices. These complexes are also suitable for temperature-related information protection, since chemically-induced luminescence turn-on is temperature-dependent.