This invention discloses a dual-
wavelength excited
Schiff base photo-switching material, a photochromic material, its preparation method, and its applications. The
Schiff base photo-switching material of this invention is obtained by
reflux reaction of 4-halosalicylaldehyde and a primary amine. Due to the p-π conjugation of the
halogen atom with the
benzene ring, the
electron cloud density at the
para position of the
halogen atom is slightly higher than that at the meta position, making it easier for the
Schiff base to undergo
enol-keto configuration conversion, thus improving the
luminescence efficiency of the material. Simultaneously, the amino group in the primary amine is not directly connected to the
benzene ring, avoiding the conjugation of the C=N bond with the
benzene ring on the primary amine side, improving the switching speed, and thus reducing the aggregation-induced
fluorescence quenching phenomenon of the material molecules. The Schiff base photo-switching material and photochromic material provided by this invention can be applied in two-dimensional or three-dimensional display devices, light-controlled switching elements, multi-
emissivity anti-counterfeiting materials, three-dimensional data storage, and other fields.