Light is an attractive tool that has a profound impact on modern medicine. Particularly, light-
based photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) show great application …

Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) describes a photophysical phenomenon in which
molecular aggregates exhibit stronger emission than the single molecules. Over the course …

As one of the most promising fluorescent nanomaterials, the fluorescence of carbon dots
(CDs) in solution is extensively studied. Nevertheless, the synthesis of multicolor solid‐state …

In this review, we present a systematic and comprehensive summary of the recent
development and applications of excited‐state intramolecular proton transfer‐based (ESIPT …

Organic molecular aggregates have attracted widespread attention over the past decade
owing to their unique optoelectronic properties in the aggregate state, which mainly involves …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active micelles are a type of fluorescent functional
materials that exhibit enhanced emissions in the aggregated surfactant state. They have …

Since the introduction of the concept of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) in 2001, many
research groups have become involved in AIE research. Aggregation-induced emission …

Carbon dots (CDs) have excellent properties and have made great progress in synthesis
and applications. However, it is still a challenge to realize convenient preparation and highly …

Photodynamic therapy is arising as a noninvasive treatment modality for cancer and other
diseases. One of the key factors to determine the therapeutic function is the efficiency of …

The past two decades have witnessed significant advances in the field of aggregation-
induced emission (AIE). Luminescent materials with AIE characteristics (AIEgens) are of …