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.