The Handbook of Aggregation-Induced Emission explores foundational and advanced topics in aggregation-induced emission, as well as cutting-edge developments in the field, celebrating twenty years of progress and achievement in this important and interdisciplinary field. The three volumes combine to offer readers a comprehensive and insightful interpretation accessible to both new and experienced researchers working on aggregation-induced emission. Perfect for academic researchers working on aggregation-induced emission, this set of volumes is also ideal for professionals and students in the fields of photophysics, photochemistry, materials science, optoelectronic materials, synthetic organic chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, polymer science, and biological sciences.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1 List of Contributors xv Preface to Handbook of Aggregation-Induced Emission xxi Preface to Volume 1: Fundamentals xxiii 1 The Mechanistic Understanding of the Importance of Molecular Motions to Aggregation-induced Emission 1 Junkai Liu and Ben Zhong Tang   2 Understanding the AIE Mechanism at the Molecular Level 27 Xiaoyan Zheng and Qian Peng   3 Aggregation-induced Emission from the Restriction of Double Bond Rotation at the Excited State 55 Ming Hu and Yan-Song Zheng   4 The Expansion of AIE Thought: From Single Molecule to Molecular Uniting 99 Qiuyan Liao, Qianqian Li, and Zhen Li   5 Clusterization-Triggered Emission 153 Haoke Zhang and Ben Zhong Tang   6 Crystallization-induced Emission Enhancement 177 Yong Qiang Dong, Yingying Liu, Mengyang Liu, Qian Wang, and Kang Wang   7 Surface-fixation Induced Emission 203 Yohei Ishida and Shinsuke Takagi   8 Aggregation-induced Delayed Fluorescence 221 Yan Fu, Hao Chen, Zujin Zhao, and Ben Zhong Tang   9 Homogeneous Systems to Induce Emission of AIEgens 251 Kenta Kokado and Kazuki Sada   10 Hetero-aggregation-induced Tunable Emission (HAITE) Through Cocrystal Strategy 273 Yinjuan Huang and Qichun Zhang   11 Anti-Kasha Emission from Organic Aggregates 311 Wenbin Huang and Zikai He   12 Aggregation-enhanced Emission: From Flexible to Rigid Cores 333 Harnimarta Deol, Gurpreet Singh, Vandana Bhalla, and Manoj Kumar   13 Room-temperature Phosphorescence of Pure Organics 371 Tianwen Zhu, Zihao Zhao, Tianjia Yang, and Wang Zhang Yuan   14 A Global Potential Energy Surface Approach to the Photophysics of AIEgens: The Role of Conical Intersections 411 Rachel Crespo-Otero and Lluís Blancafort   15 Multicomponent Reactions as Synthetic Design Tools of AIE and Emission Solvatochromic Quinoxalines 455 Lukas Biesen and Thomas J. J. Müller   16 Aggregation-induced Emission Luminogens with Both High-luminescence Efficiency and Charge Mobility 485 Ying Yu, Zheng Zhao, and Ben Zhong Tang   17 Morphology Modulation of Aggregation-induced Emission: From Thermodynamic Self-assembly to Kinetic Controlling 509 Kaizhi Gu, Chenxu Yan, Zhiqian Guo, and Wei-Hong Zhu   18 AIE-active Polymer 531 Rong Hu, Anjun Qin, and Ben Zhong Tang   19 Liquid-crystalline AIEgens: Materials and Applications 555 Kyohei Hisano, Supattra Panthai, and Osamu Tsutsumi   20 Push–Pull AIEgens 575 Andrea Nitti and Dario Pasini   Index 609   Volume 2   List of Contributors xvii Preface to Handbook of Aggregation-Induced Emission xxiii Preface to Volume 2: Typical AIEgens Design xxv   1 Tetraphenylpyrazine-based AIEgens: Synthesis and Applications 1 Ming Chen, Anjun Qin, and Ben Zhong Tang   2 AIEgens Based on 9,10-Distyrylanthracene (DSA): From Small Molecules to Macromolecules 23 Leijing Liu, Bin Xu, and Wenjing Tian   3 Typical AIEgens Design: Salicylaldehyde Schiff Base 53 Yue Zheng and Aijun Tong     4 Diaminodicyanoquinodimethanes: Fluorescence Emission Enhancement  in Aggregates and Solids 97 N. Senthilnathan and T. P. Radhakrishnan   5 Aggregation-induced Emission from the Sixth Main Group 119 Jan Balszuweit, Bibhisan Roy, and Jens Voskuhl   6 Fluorescence Detection of Dynamic Aggregation Processes Using AIEgens: Hexaphenylsilole and Cyanostilbene 143 Fuyuki Ito   7 Cyclic Triimidazole Derivatives: An Intriguing Family of Multifaceted Emitters 165 Elena Cariati, Elena Lucenti, Andrea Previtali, and Alessandra Forni   8 Synthesis of Multi-phenyl-substituted Pyrrole (MPP)-based AIE Materials and Their Applications 195 Zhengxu Cai, Yunxiang Lei, and Yuping Dong   9 Development of a New Class of AIEgens: Tetraarylpyrrolo [3,2-b] Pyrroles (TAPPs) 221 Vishal G. More, Ratan W. Jadhav, Mohammad Al Kobaisi, Lathe A. Jones, and Sheshanath V. Bhosale   10 Small Molecule Organogels from AIE Active α-Cyanostilbenes 255 Jagadish Katla, Beena Kumari, and Sriram Kanvah   11 Stimuli-responsive Pure Organic Luminescent Supramolecules 277 Siyu Sun and Xiang Ma   12 AIE Fluorescent Polymersomes 311 Hui Chen and Min-Hui Li   13 Designs for AIE Molecules and Functional Luminescent Materials Based on Boron-containing Element-blocks 341 Kazuo Tanaka, Masayuki Gon, Shunichiro Ito, and Yoshiki Chujo   14 Aggregation-induced Emission (AIE) Active Metal–Organic Coordination Complexes 367 Xueliang Shi, Xuzhou Yan, and Hai-Bo Yang   15 AIE-type Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters 411 Zhennan Wu, Qiaofeng Yao, and Jianping Xie   16 Aggregation-induced Emission in Coinage Metal Clusters 443 Shuang-Quan Zang and Kai Li   17 Activated Alkynes in Metal-free Bioconjugation 471 Xianglong Hu and Ben Zhong Tang   18 AIE-active BODIPY Derivatives 493 Yali Liu, Yuzhang Huang, Rongrong Hu, and Ben Zhong Tang   19 Photochemistry-regulated AIEgens and Their Applications 537 Xia Ling and Meng Gao   20 Design and Development of Naphthalimide Luminogens 559 Niranjan Meher and Parameswar Krishnan Iyer   Index 587   Volume 3   List of Contributors xv Preface xxi Preface to Volume 3: Applications xxiii   1 AIE-active Emitters and Their Applications in OLEDs 1 Qiang Wei, Jiasen Zhang, and Ziyi Ge   2 Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Aggregation-induced Emission Materials 27 Fuwei Gan, Chengshuo Shen, and Huibin Qiu   3 AIE Polymer Films for Optical Sensing and Energy Harvesting 57 Andrea Pucci   4 Aggregation-induced Electrochemiluminescence 79 Serena Carrara   5 Mechanoluminescence Materials with Aggregation-induced Emission 105 Zhiyong Yang, Juan Zhao, Eethamukkala Ubba, Zhan Yang, Yi Zhang, and Zhenguo Chi   6 Dynamic Super-resolution Fluorescence Imaging Based on Photo-switchable Fluorescent Spiropyran 139 Cheng Fan, Chong Li, and Ming-Qiang Zhu   7 Visualization of Polymer Microstructures 151 Shunjie Liu, Yuanyuan Li, Ting Han, Jacky W. Y. Lam, and Ben Zhong Tang   8 Self-assembly of Aggregation-induced Emission Molecules into Micelles and Vesicles with Advantageous Applications 179 Jinwan Qi, Jianbin Huang, and Yun Yan   9 Vortex Fluidics-mediated Fluorescent Hydrogels with Aggregation-induced Emission Characteristics 221 Javad Tavakoli and Youhong Tang   10 Design and Preparation of Stimuli-responsive AIE Fluorescent Polymers-based Probes for Cells Imaging 243 Juan Qiao and Li Qi   11 AIE: New Strategies for Cell Imaging and Biosensing 269 Tracey Luu, Bicheng Yao, and Yuning Hong   12 AIE-based Systems for Imaging and Image-guided Killing of Pathogens 297 Jiangman Sun, Fang Hu, Yongjie Ma, Yufeng Li, Guan Wang, and Xinggui Gu   13 AIEgen-based Trackers for Cancer Research and Regenerative Medicine 329 Chen Zhang and Kai Li   14 AIE-active Fluorescence Probes for Enzymes and Their Applications in Disease Theranostics 355 Jianguo Wang and Guoyu Jiang   15 AIE Nanoprobes for NIR-II Fluorescence In Vivo Functional Bioimaging 399 Zhe Feng, Xiaoming Yu, and Jun Qian   16 In Vivo Phototheranostics Application of AIEgen-based Probes 447 Zhiyuan Gao, Heqi Gao, and Dan Ding   17 Red-emissive AIEgens Based on Tetraphenylethylene for Biological Applications 465 Yanyan Huang, Fang Hu, and Deqing Zhang   18 Smart Luminogens for the Detection of Organic Volatile Contaminants 491 Niranjan Meher and Parameswar Krishnan Iyer   19 Bulky Hydrophobic Counterions for Suppressing Aggregation-caused Quenching of Ionic Dyes in Fluorescent Nanoparticles 511 Ilya O. Aparin, Nagappanpillai Adarsh, Andreas Reisch, and Andrey S. Klymchenko   20 Fluorescent Silver Staining Based on a Fluorogenic Ag+ Probe with Aggregation-induced Emission Properties 541 Chuen Kam, Sheng Xie, Alex Y. H. Wong, and Sijie Chen   Index 559