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Preparation and Properties of Electrospun Sheath-core Modified-PMMA Nanofibers with Photoluminescence and Photochromic Functions

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Multi-functional nanofibers are playing an important role in the optical field, and are widely used in fluorescence indication, product anti-counterfeit identification and smart clothing. Nanofibers with photoluminescence and photochromic functions are already attracting more interest from researchers. In this work, based on electrospun technology, the modified-PMMA nanofibers[PMMA=poly(methyl methacrylate)] with photoluminescence and photochromic functions were prepared through the design of the sheath-core structure(SCNFs 1–4). Compared with other samples, SCNF-4 shows outstanding photoluminescence and photochromic functions. SCNF-4 can produce green light and its fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime can reach 7144 a.u. and 1031.32 µs, respectively. In photochromic functions, SCNF-4 can show purple in 1 min under the 365 nm ultraviolet light, and the color can be preserved for more than 4 h under the sunlight. When SCNF-4 is irradiated by far infrared light, the color of the samples can fade quickly in 40 s. Under the irradiation of ultraviolet light of different wavelengths, SCNF-4 can display multi-color fluorescence and achieve a reversible transition between white and purple. The design of the sheath-core structure realizes the complementarity of photoluminescence and photochromic functions of the electrospun modified-PMMA nanofibers, which is important to promote the wide application of multi-functional nanofibers in the optical field.

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This work was supported by the Application Fundamental of Tianjin, China(No. 18JCZDJC38300).

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  1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China

    Yan Wang, Peng Xi, Dengkun Shu, Shuang Meng, Kai Liu, Xiaoqing Wang & Bowen Cheng

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China

    Peng Xi

  3. School of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300222, P. R. China

    Bowen Cheng

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Wang, Y., Xi, P., Shu, D. et al. Preparation and Properties of Electrospun Sheath-core Modified-PMMA Nanofibers with Photoluminescence and Photochromic Functions. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 37, 549–557 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-021-1100-z

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