The invention relates to the technical field of luminous materials, in particular to a
tetraphenylethylene-phenanthroimidazole derivative and a
crystal, preparation method and application thereof. Thedisclosed
tetraphenylethylene-phenanthroimidazole derivative has a structure represented by a formula (I), wherein R1 is selected from -OCH3,-O(CH2)3CH3 and -O(CH2)5CH3 or a strong
electron donatinggroup, and n is 1-2. In the derivative,
tetraphenylethylene and phenanthroimidazole are connected through a
benzene ring, and since an AIE effect can be generated by an extremely twisted structure oftetraphenylethylene, an ACQ effect of a luminous material with
high concentration can be weakened by introducing a TPE group; the phenomenon of
exciton annihilation can be effectively inhibited, so that molecules achieve stronger
fluorescence emission in a
high concentration aggregation state in comparison with a low concentration aggregation state. Meanwhile, because the relative molecular weightof the compound is large, a large conjugated structure exists, and the stability is high. According to experimental data, the provided tetraphenylethylene-phenanthroimidazole derivative can cause anobvious AIE phenomenon and has high
thermal stability and
luminous intensity.