Mechanochromism
David. J. Fisher
Materials Research Foundations Vol. 52
Publication Date 2019, 152 Pages
Print ISBN 978-1-64490-026-0 (release date July 20th, 2019)
ePDF ISBN 978-1-64490-027-7
DOI: 10.21741/978164490027-7

Mechanochromism (or piezochromism) refers to the emission of radiation as a result of the stressing, deforming or breaking of solids. The great current interest in these processes is due to the immense potential for monitoring and recording stresses, wear and fracture. There is, for instance, the possibility of turning such materials into optical pressuresensors and structural damage sensors. Mechanochromic polymers, for example, could visually signal sub-micron damage and failure long before macroscopic cracks became detectable. The range of such high-tech applications is almost unlimited. The book references 325 original resources and includes their direct web link for in-depth reading.

Keywords
Mechanochromism, Piezochromism, Piezoelectricity, Triboluminescence, Electroluminescence, Thermoluminescence, Photoluminescence, Stress Recording, Wear Monitoring, Fracture Detection, Pressure Monitoring, Incipient Damage Detection, Shock Wave Effects, Mechanoluminescent Polymers, Nanosensors, Spiropyran, Gold Complexes, Copper Complexes, Platinum Complexes, Iridium Complexes, Tetraphenyls, Diketones, Anthracenes, Acetylenes, Azoles, Thiophenes, Polyurethane, Hydrogels, Nitriles, Triphenylamine, Naphthalimide, Pyrenes, Polymers, Phosphonium, Pyridines, Pyrimidines, Phenazine, Cyanostilbene, Diones

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Spiropyran 13
Gold Complexes 24
Copper Complexes 34
Platinum Complexes 41
Iridium Complexes 44
Other Metal Complexes 45
Tetraphenyls 47
Diketones 55
Anthracenes 60
Acetylenes 63
Azoles 63
Thiophenes 72
Polyurethane 73
Hydrogels 76
Nitriles 78
Triphenylamine 81
Naphthalimide 84
Pyrenes 86
Miscellaneous Polymers and Composites 90
Phosphonium 93
Pyridines 97
Pyrimidines 100
Phenazine 102
Cyanostilbene 102
Diones 104
Miscellaneous Mechanochromic Materials 105
References 122
Keyword Index 145

About the author

Dr Fisher has wide knowledge and experience of the fields of engineering, metallurgy and solid-state physics, beginning with work at Rolls-Royce Aero Engines on turbine-blade research, related to the Concord supersonic passenger-aircraft project, which led to a BSc degree (1971) from the University of Wales. This was followed by theoretical and experimental work on the directional solidification of eutectic alloys having the ultimate aim of developing composite turbine blades. This work led to a doctoral degree (1978) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne). He then acted for many years as an editor of various academic journals, in particular Defect and Diffusion Forum. In recent years he has specialised in writing monographs which introduce readers to the most rapidly developing ideas in the fields of engineering, metallurgy and solid-state physics. His latest paper will appear shortly in International Materials Reviews, and he is co-author of the widely-cited student textbook, Fundamentals of Solidification.