Point form relativistic dynamics of relativistic quantum mechanics is employed to estimate the photon and electroproduction amplitudes of △(1232) resonance. Results are compared with the non-relativistic work, and th...Point form relativistic dynamics of relativistic quantum mechanics is employed to estimate the photon and electroproduction amplitudes of △(1232) resonance. Results are compared with the non-relativistic work, and the differences between the two frame works are discussed.展开更多
Two-photon fluorescence dyes have shown promising applications in biomedical imaging.However,the substitution site effect on geometric structures and photophysical properties of fluorescence dyes is rarely illustrated...Two-photon fluorescence dyes have shown promising applications in biomedical imaging.However,the substitution site effect on geometric structures and photophysical properties of fluorescence dyes is rarely illustrated in detail.In this work,a series of new lipid droplets detection dyes are designed and studied,molecular optical properties and non-radiative transitions are analyzed.The intramolecular weak interaction and electron-hole analysis reveal its inner mechanisms.All dyes are proven to possess excellent photophysical properties with high fluorescence quantum efficiency and large stokes shift as well as remarkable two-photon absorption cross section.Our work reasonably elucidates the experimental measurements and the effects of substitution site on two-photon absorption and excited states properties of lipid droplets detection NAPBr dyes are highlighted,which could provide a theoretical perspective for designing efficient organic dyes for lipid droplets detection in biology and medicine fields.展开更多
Time-resolved photoionization is a powerful experimental approach to unravel the excited state dynamics in isolated polyatomic molecules. Depending on species of the collected signals, different methods can be perform...Time-resolved photoionization is a powerful experimental approach to unravel the excited state dynamics in isolated polyatomic molecules. Depending on species of the collected signals, different methods can be performed: time-resolved ion yield spectroscopy (TR-IYS) and time-resolved photoelectron imaging (TR-PEI). In this review, the essential concepts linking photoionization measurement with electronic structure are presented, together with several important breakthroughs in experimentally distinguishing the oscillating wavepacket motion between different geometries. We illustrate how femtosecond TR-IYS and TR-PEI are employed to visualize the evolution of a coherent vibrational wavepacket on the excited state surface.展开更多
After exposure of one-year old seedlings of Swietenia macrophylla to an overnight temperature (13 C, 19 C, 25 C, 31 C or 35 C), the leaf net photosynthetic rate (Pn) was researched through measuring photosynthetic lig...After exposure of one-year old seedlings of Swietenia macrophylla to an overnight temperature (13 C, 19 C, 25 C, 31 C or 35 C), the leaf net photosynthetic rate (Pn) was researched through measuring photosynthetic light-response curves at 360 mmolmol-1 CO2, and photosynthetic CO2-response curves at light-saturated intensity (1500 mmolm-2 s-1). The optimal temperature for photosynthesis measured at 360 mmol穖ol-1 CO2 was from 25 C to 31 C, but which was from 31C to 35 C at saturating CO2 concentration. At temperature of below 25 C, the decline in Pn was mainly due to the drop in carboxylation efficiency (Ce), while as temperature was over 31 C, the reduction in Pn resulted from both decrease in Ce and increase in leaf respiration. The CO2-induced stimulation of photosynthesis was strongly inhibited at temperatures below 13 C. The results showed that, the leaf photosynthesis of tropical evergreen plants should not be accelerated at low temperature in winter season with elevated CO2 concentration in the future.展开更多
Based on the input-output relation of the cavity and the Faraday Rotation mechanism, we propose a scheme for generating the n-atom Greenberger Horne-Zeilinger state. In the scheme, the n-atom trapped respectively in n...Based on the input-output relation of the cavity and the Faraday Rotation mechanism, we propose a scheme for generating the n-atom Greenberger Horne-Zeilinger state. In the scheme, the n-atom trapped respectively in n spatially separate cavities would be entangled with the photons going through the atom-cavity system. The successful probabilities of our protocol approach unity in the ideal case. What is more, no requirement for separately addressing further lowers experimental difficulties.展开更多
Carbon dots (CDs) with average diameter of 3.1 ± 0.5 nm were facilely synthesized with candle soot through hydrothermal reaction in sodium hydroxide aqueous solution. The as-prepared CDs were covered with a lot o...Carbon dots (CDs) with average diameter of 3.1 ± 0.5 nm were facilely synthesized with candle soot through hydrothermal reaction in sodium hydroxide aqueous solution. The as-prepared CDs were covered with a lot of hydroxyls, possessed properties of good water-solubility, anti-photobleaching, salt tolerance, and low cytotoxicity, and had a fluorescence quantum yield (QY) of about 5.5%. The fluorescence of the hydroxyls-coated CDs could be selectively quenched by metal ions such as Cr3+, Al3+ and Fe3+, which is because these metals can easily combine with the hydroxyl groups on the surface of CDs and induce aggregation of hydroxyls-coated CDs. Experiments showed that the quenching of Cr3+ had a Sterm-Volmer constant of 1.03 × 107 M-1 with a liner range of 1.0-25.0 μM and detection limit of 60 nM (3σ).展开更多
Long-lived organic room-temperature phosphorescent(RTP)materials have attracted widespread attention because of their fantastic properties and application prospects.The current methods for developing RTP materials are...Long-lived organic room-temperature phosphorescent(RTP)materials have attracted widespread attention because of their fantastic properties and application prospects.The current methods for developing RTP materials are mainly based on the synthesis of new chromophore molecules and crystallization engineering.However,there are great challenges in the preparation of new chromophore molecules and the use of crystalline materials.Herein,dynamic stimulus-responsive long-lived RTP systems with various emission colors are realized by doping organic chromophore molecules into polymer matrix prepared from vinyl acetate and acrylic acid.Through UV light irradiation,the growth process of long-lived RTP phenomena can be observed for up to 10 s.In particular,the phosphorescence intensity,lifetime,afterglow brightness,and quantum yield of one representative film(P2-M2)increase by 155,262,414,and 8 times after the irradiation,respectively.The unique photophysical phenomena are ascribed to the oxygen consumption characteristics of the polymer matrix under UV irradiation.Meanwhile,the information storage devices are prepared with these RTP systems.This work provides a strategy for achieving small organic molecule-doped polymer RTP systems that are easy to prepare,low-cost,and widely adaptable.展开更多
A highly sensitive and selective 3D excitation-emission fluorescence method has been proposed to rapidly quantify the combined antidiabetics Repaglinide(Re) and Irbesartan(Ir) in rat and human plasmas with the aid of ...A highly sensitive and selective 3D excitation-emission fluorescence method has been proposed to rapidly quantify the combined antidiabetics Repaglinide(Re) and Irbesartan(Ir) in rat and human plasmas with the aid of second-order calibration method based on alternating trilinear decomposition(ATLD) method. Re and Ir with weak fluorescence can be endowed with strong fluorescent property by changing the microenvironment in samples and improving the fluorescence quantum yield by using an appropriate micellar enhanced surfactant. The enhanced excitation-emission matrix fluorescence of Re and Ir can be accurately resolved and can simultaneously attain the optimal concentration even in the presence of a potentially strong intrinsic fluorescence from complex biological matrices, such as rat and human plasmas, by using the ATLD method, which completely exploits the "second-order advantage". The average recoveries of Re and Ir obtained from ATLD with the factor number of 3(N=3) were 101.0%±4.3% and 99.1%±4.1% for rat plasma and 100.5%±5.4% and 97.1%±3.6% for human plasma. Several statistical methods, including Student's t-test, figures of merit, and elliptical joint confidence region, have been utilized to evaluate the accuracy of the proposed method. Results show that the developed method can maintain second-order advantage in simultaneous determinations of the weak fluorescent analytes of interest in different biological plasma matrices.展开更多
In this paper,the nanometer-sized(200 nm)quaternary rare-earth complex Eu(BA)(TTA)2phen was successfully prepared by using the method of optimizing chemical precipitation.The characterizations of these nanoparticles w...In this paper,the nanometer-sized(200 nm)quaternary rare-earth complex Eu(BA)(TTA)2phen was successfully prepared by using the method of optimizing chemical precipitation.The characterizations of these nanoparticles were performed by using elemental analysis,thermogravimetric analysis,infrared spectroscopy,fluorescence spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy and luminescence quantum-yield.The results indicate that they are better than common ternary complexes at light-emitting performance,luminescence properties,thermal stability,uniformity and particle size;they can also be further mixed with a suitable polymer to form functional rare earth polymers.Compared to the common solid materials,the quaternary complex has better and unique characteristics such as nanoparticle size effect and surface effect.A foundation had been laid for the further expansion of its application in the field of light-emitting and magnetic materials.展开更多
Borondipyrromethenes(BODIPY) are a class of fluorescent dyes whose fluorescence quantum yields are generally high and independent of the solvent.In this paper,we report the synthesis of a new type of BODIPY compound t...Borondipyrromethenes(BODIPY) are a class of fluorescent dyes whose fluorescence quantum yields are generally high and independent of the solvent.In this paper,we report the synthesis of a new type of BODIPY compound that carries an azido group on the 3-position of the pyrrole core.The azido group quenches the fluorescence of the dye due to its weak electron-donating effect.The fluorescence of the BODIPY dye can be switched on after reacting with alkynes via a Cu(Ⅰ) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition(CuAAC) reaction.We further demonstrate that this azido-BODIPY compound can be used in the cell imaging applications.展开更多
Bright tunable light emission in the short wavelength range from sulfur nanodots was demonstrated with a photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY)of up to 59.4%.A fission-aggregation mechanism was proposed for the formati...Bright tunable light emission in the short wavelength range from sulfur nanodots was demonstrated with a photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY)of up to 59.4%.A fission-aggregation mechanism was proposed for the formation of sulfur nanodots with desired performances.This synthetic strategy allowed for simultaneous size control from 3.2 to 5.6 nm,thus tuning the emission color from ultraviolet(UV)to deep blue(342±430 nm),and for the suppression of unwanted nonradiative recombination centers and deep level emission.The luminescence mechanism and quantum confinement effect of the synthesized sulfur nanodots were investigated by optical spectroscopy and theoretical calculations.These results show promise toward the application of sulfur nanodots in UV optoelectronics,biomedical treatments,and sterilization.展开更多
Spontaneously bundled nanotubes assembled from chiral perylene diimide molecules exhibit greatly enhanced emission via inter-nanotube excitation energy transfer. The formation of densely packed superstructures is an e...Spontaneously bundled nanotubes assembled from chiral perylene diimide molecules exhibit greatly enhanced emission via inter-nanotube excitation energy transfer. The formation of densely packed superstructures is an effective approach for high fluorescence quantum yield in assembled nanomaterials without compromising optoelectronic properties.展开更多
Benzosiloles fused to heterocycles such as thiophene, benzothiophene, and benzofuran, and indole- and benzosilole-fused dibenzosiloles were prepared by palladium-catalyzed intramolecular coupling of the corresponding...Benzosiloles fused to heterocycles such as thiophene, benzothiophene, and benzofuran, and indole- and benzosilole-fused dibenzosiloles were prepared by palladium-catalyzed intramolecular coupling of the corresponding 2-(arylsilyl)aryl triflates in good to high yields. Molecular and crystal structures of 5,7-dihydro-5,5,7,7-tetrakis(1-methylethyl)bis[1]benzosilolo-[2,3-b:3', 2'-d]thiophene, 6-methyl-12,12-diisopropyl-12H-indololo[3,2-b][1]silafluorene, and 5,5,11,11-tetraisopropyl-5,11H-benzosilolo[3,2-c]silafluorene were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The UV absorption spectra of the (di)benzosilole derivafives in cyclohexane red-shifted when compared to 1,1-diisopropyldibenzosilole, indicating that replacing a benzene ring of dibenzosilole by the heterocycles as well as fusion of indole and benzosilole moieties onto dibenzosilole narrowed the HOMO- LUMO gaps of the n-conjugation system. The thiophene-fused benzosiloles were faintly fluorescent in solution and in the solid state, whereas the dibenzosiloles exhibited luminescence with moderate and high quantum yields in cyclohexane and in microcrystals, respectively. In other words, aggregation-induced emission was observed for the dibenzosiloles. Notably, 5,5,11,1 1- tetraisopropyl-5,11H-benzosilolo[3,2-c]silafluorene in microcrystals exhibited violet fluorescence (λmax = 396 nm) with a quantum yield of 0.70. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the prepared (di)benzosiloles were also performed.展开更多
基金国家自然科学基金,中国科学院知识创新工程项目,Institute of Theoretical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Point form relativistic dynamics of relativistic quantum mechanics is employed to estimate the photon and electroproduction amplitudes of △(1232) resonance. Results are compared with the non-relativistic work, and the differences between the two frame works are discussed.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11804196 and No.11904210)the Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2018M642689)the Open Fund of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates,(South China University of Technology)(No.2019B030301003).
文摘Two-photon fluorescence dyes have shown promising applications in biomedical imaging.However,the substitution site effect on geometric structures and photophysical properties of fluorescence dyes is rarely illustrated in detail.In this work,a series of new lipid droplets detection dyes are designed and studied,molecular optical properties and non-radiative transitions are analyzed.The intramolecular weak interaction and electron-hole analysis reveal its inner mechanisms.All dyes are proven to possess excellent photophysical properties with high fluorescence quantum efficiency and large stokes shift as well as remarkable two-photon absorption cross section.Our work reasonably elucidates the experimental measurements and the effects of substitution site on two-photon absorption and excited states properties of lipid droplets detection NAPBr dyes are highlighted,which could provide a theoretical perspective for designing efficient organic dyes for lipid droplets detection in biology and medicine fields.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21327804, No.21773299, No.91121006, No.21573279, No.11574351, No.11774385, No.11674355, No.21503270, and No.21303255)
文摘Time-resolved photoionization is a powerful experimental approach to unravel the excited state dynamics in isolated polyatomic molecules. Depending on species of the collected signals, different methods can be performed: time-resolved ion yield spectroscopy (TR-IYS) and time-resolved photoelectron imaging (TR-PEI). In this review, the essential concepts linking photoionization measurement with electronic structure are presented, together with several important breakthroughs in experimentally distinguishing the oscillating wavepacket motion between different geometries. We illustrate how femtosecond TR-IYS and TR-PEI are employed to visualize the evolution of a coherent vibrational wavepacket on the excited state surface.
文摘After exposure of one-year old seedlings of Swietenia macrophylla to an overnight temperature (13 C, 19 C, 25 C, 31 C or 35 C), the leaf net photosynthetic rate (Pn) was researched through measuring photosynthetic light-response curves at 360 mmolmol-1 CO2, and photosynthetic CO2-response curves at light-saturated intensity (1500 mmolm-2 s-1). The optimal temperature for photosynthesis measured at 360 mmol穖ol-1 CO2 was from 25 C to 31 C, but which was from 31C to 35 C at saturating CO2 concentration. At temperature of below 25 C, the decline in Pn was mainly due to the drop in carboxylation efficiency (Ce), while as temperature was over 31 C, the reduction in Pn resulted from both decrease in Ce and increase in leaf respiration. The CO2-induced stimulation of photosynthesis was strongly inhibited at temperatures below 13 C. The results showed that, the leaf photosynthesis of tropical evergreen plants should not be accelerated at low temperature in winter season with elevated CO2 concentration in the future.
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China under Grant Nos. 2007J0197 and 2007J0002Funds of Education Committee of Fujian Province under Grant No. JB05336
文摘Based on the input-output relation of the cavity and the Faraday Rotation mechanism, we propose a scheme for generating the n-atom Greenberger Horne-Zeilinger state. In the scheme, the n-atom trapped respectively in n spatially separate cavities would be entangled with the photons going through the atom-cavity system. The successful probabilities of our protocol approach unity in the ideal case. What is more, no requirement for separately addressing further lowers experimental difficulties.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21035005)
文摘Carbon dots (CDs) with average diameter of 3.1 ± 0.5 nm were facilely synthesized with candle soot through hydrothermal reaction in sodium hydroxide aqueous solution. The as-prepared CDs were covered with a lot of hydroxyls, possessed properties of good water-solubility, anti-photobleaching, salt tolerance, and low cytotoxicity, and had a fluorescence quantum yield (QY) of about 5.5%. The fluorescence of the hydroxyls-coated CDs could be selectively quenched by metal ions such as Cr3+, Al3+ and Fe3+, which is because these metals can easily combine with the hydroxyl groups on the surface of CDs and induce aggregation of hydroxyls-coated CDs. Experiments showed that the quenching of Cr3+ had a Sterm-Volmer constant of 1.03 × 107 M-1 with a liner range of 1.0-25.0 μM and detection limit of 60 nM (3σ).
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21875025)the Special Program of Chongqing Science and Technology Commission(cstc2018jcyjAX0296)+3 种基金the Innovation Research Group at the Institutions of Higher Education in Chongqing(CXQT19027)the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJZD-K201801101)Chongqing Talent Program,the Science and Technology Project of Banan District,and the Innovation Support Plan for the Returned Overseas of Chongqing(cx2020052)supported by Singapore Academic Research Fund(RT12/19 and MOE-MOET2EP10120-0003)。
文摘Long-lived organic room-temperature phosphorescent(RTP)materials have attracted widespread attention because of their fantastic properties and application prospects.The current methods for developing RTP materials are mainly based on the synthesis of new chromophore molecules and crystallization engineering.However,there are great challenges in the preparation of new chromophore molecules and the use of crystalline materials.Herein,dynamic stimulus-responsive long-lived RTP systems with various emission colors are realized by doping organic chromophore molecules into polymer matrix prepared from vinyl acetate and acrylic acid.Through UV light irradiation,the growth process of long-lived RTP phenomena can be observed for up to 10 s.In particular,the phosphorescence intensity,lifetime,afterglow brightness,and quantum yield of one representative film(P2-M2)increase by 155,262,414,and 8 times after the irradiation,respectively.The unique photophysical phenomena are ascribed to the oxygen consumption characteristics of the polymer matrix under UV irradiation.Meanwhile,the information storage devices are prepared with these RTP systems.This work provides a strategy for achieving small organic molecule-doped polymer RTP systems that are easy to prepare,low-cost,and widely adaptable.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21205145, 21575039)the Open Funds of State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics of Hunan University (201111)The Open Research Program (2015ZD001, 2015ZD002) from the Modernization Engineering Technology Research Center of Ethnic Minority Medicine of Hubei province
文摘A highly sensitive and selective 3D excitation-emission fluorescence method has been proposed to rapidly quantify the combined antidiabetics Repaglinide(Re) and Irbesartan(Ir) in rat and human plasmas with the aid of second-order calibration method based on alternating trilinear decomposition(ATLD) method. Re and Ir with weak fluorescence can be endowed with strong fluorescent property by changing the microenvironment in samples and improving the fluorescence quantum yield by using an appropriate micellar enhanced surfactant. The enhanced excitation-emission matrix fluorescence of Re and Ir can be accurately resolved and can simultaneously attain the optimal concentration even in the presence of a potentially strong intrinsic fluorescence from complex biological matrices, such as rat and human plasmas, by using the ATLD method, which completely exploits the "second-order advantage". The average recoveries of Re and Ir obtained from ATLD with the factor number of 3(N=3) were 101.0%±4.3% and 99.1%±4.1% for rat plasma and 100.5%±5.4% and 97.1%±3.6% for human plasma. Several statistical methods, including Student's t-test, figures of merit, and elliptical joint confidence region, have been utilized to evaluate the accuracy of the proposed method. Results show that the developed method can maintain second-order advantage in simultaneous determinations of the weak fluorescent analytes of interest in different biological plasma matrices.
基金supported by the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials(sklssm201332)the "Chunlei" Project in Shandong University of Science and Technology(06540040701)
文摘In this paper,the nanometer-sized(200 nm)quaternary rare-earth complex Eu(BA)(TTA)2phen was successfully prepared by using the method of optimizing chemical precipitation.The characterizations of these nanoparticles were performed by using elemental analysis,thermogravimetric analysis,infrared spectroscopy,fluorescence spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy and luminescence quantum-yield.The results indicate that they are better than common ternary complexes at light-emitting performance,luminescence properties,thermal stability,uniformity and particle size;they can also be further mixed with a suitable polymer to form functional rare earth polymers.Compared to the common solid materials,the quaternary complex has better and unique characteristics such as nanoparticle size effect and surface effect.A foundation had been laid for the further expansion of its application in the field of light-emitting and magnetic materials.
基金supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Scholarship, Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award,the W.M.Keck Foundation,and the Colon Cancer Center of University of South Carolinasupport from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91013006)
文摘Borondipyrromethenes(BODIPY) are a class of fluorescent dyes whose fluorescence quantum yields are generally high and independent of the solvent.In this paper,we report the synthesis of a new type of BODIPY compound that carries an azido group on the 3-position of the pyrrole core.The azido group quenches the fluorescence of the dye due to its weak electron-donating effect.The fluorescence of the BODIPY dye can be switched on after reacting with alkynes via a Cu(Ⅰ) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition(CuAAC) reaction.We further demonstrate that this azido-BODIPY compound can be used in the cell imaging applications.
基金financially supported by A*STAR(AME-IRG-A20E5c0083)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52006005)。
文摘Bright tunable light emission in the short wavelength range from sulfur nanodots was demonstrated with a photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY)of up to 59.4%.A fission-aggregation mechanism was proposed for the formation of sulfur nanodots with desired performances.This synthetic strategy allowed for simultaneous size control from 3.2 to 5.6 nm,thus tuning the emission color from ultraviolet(UV)to deep blue(342±430 nm),and for the suppression of unwanted nonradiative recombination centers and deep level emission.The luminescence mechanism and quantum confinement effect of the synthesized sulfur nanodots were investigated by optical spectroscopy and theoretical calculations.These results show promise toward the application of sulfur nanodots in UV optoelectronics,biomedical treatments,and sterilization.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21577147,21221002,21590811,21322701)the“Youth 1000 Talent Plan”Fund,the National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB632405)the“Strategic Priority Research Program”of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA09030200)
文摘Spontaneously bundled nanotubes assembled from chiral perylene diimide molecules exhibit greatly enhanced emission via inter-nanotube excitation energy transfer. The formation of densely packed superstructures is an effective approach for high fluorescence quantum yield in assembled nanomaterials without compromising optoelectronic properties.
基金supported by Grants-in-Aid for Creative Research (16GS0209)Scientific Research (22350081)from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology,Japan
文摘Benzosiloles fused to heterocycles such as thiophene, benzothiophene, and benzofuran, and indole- and benzosilole-fused dibenzosiloles were prepared by palladium-catalyzed intramolecular coupling of the corresponding 2-(arylsilyl)aryl triflates in good to high yields. Molecular and crystal structures of 5,7-dihydro-5,5,7,7-tetrakis(1-methylethyl)bis[1]benzosilolo-[2,3-b:3', 2'-d]thiophene, 6-methyl-12,12-diisopropyl-12H-indololo[3,2-b][1]silafluorene, and 5,5,11,11-tetraisopropyl-5,11H-benzosilolo[3,2-c]silafluorene were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The UV absorption spectra of the (di)benzosilole derivafives in cyclohexane red-shifted when compared to 1,1-diisopropyldibenzosilole, indicating that replacing a benzene ring of dibenzosilole by the heterocycles as well as fusion of indole and benzosilole moieties onto dibenzosilole narrowed the HOMO- LUMO gaps of the n-conjugation system. The thiophene-fused benzosiloles were faintly fluorescent in solution and in the solid state, whereas the dibenzosiloles exhibited luminescence with moderate and high quantum yields in cyclohexane and in microcrystals, respectively. In other words, aggregation-induced emission was observed for the dibenzosiloles. Notably, 5,5,11,1 1- tetraisopropyl-5,11H-benzosilolo[3,2-c]silafluorene in microcrystals exhibited violet fluorescence (λmax = 396 nm) with a quantum yield of 0.70. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the prepared (di)benzosiloles were also performed.