Chiral Luminescence: From Molecules to Materials and Devices

Comprehensive resource illustrating the latest stage and development of chiral luminescence in science and technology, from fundamentals to applications

Chiral Luminescence imparts a comprehensive understanding for chiral materials bearing circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) functions, including molecules, oligomers, polymers, chiral metal organic complexes, and chiral biochemical materials, with guidance on how to promote and control this kind of luminescence towards the development of advanced photonic materials and devices such as chiroptical and electronic devices, next-generation displays, and others.

The book covers detailed information on the molecular design, synthesis, and polymerization methods of chiral luminescent materials, the evaluation of chiroptical properties represented by CPL, novel spectroscopic instruments and techniques, the fabrication of chiral luminescent devices such CPL-OLED, a theoretical evaluation, and potential applications.

With insight from leading academics and industrial researchers in the field, Chiral Luminescence includes information on:

• Optical resolution and chiroptical properties of partially overlapping carbazolophanes and developments in CPL research using cyclodextrins
• Synthesis and chiroptical properties of helical, conjugated polymers and twisted molecules, and chiroptical and magnetooptical properties of porphyrin compounds
• Principles of CPL measurement systems and advances in measurement methods, and intense and sign-invertible CPL
• Development of organic light-emitting diodes using aggregation-induced enhanced CPL perylene diimides
• Binding constants as fundamental physical properties for quantitative treatments of sensing processes in supramolecular systems

Providing far-reaching coverage of chiral luminescence and its many applications, Chiral Luminescence is a must-read resource for a variety of chemists and engineers who wish to understand the state-of-the-art development in this optical science.

Kazuo Akagi is an Eminent Research Professor, Research Organization of Science and Technology at Ritsumeikan University in Shiga, Japan, and a Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University and University of Tsukuba, Japan. Having obtained his academic degrees from Kyoto University, he spent most of his career working for University of Tsukuba and Kyoto University before taking up his present appointment at Ritsumeikan University. Professor Akagi has authored over 300 scientific publications, 48 co-authored books, and 50 review articles. He has received numerous scientific awards, including The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award, The Award of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ), The Award of the Japanese Liquid Crystal Society for Scientific Achievements, and The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. He is also a Fellow of CSJ and SPSJ, and a Research Director of CREST (2020-2026) of JST Project, Japan.