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The solvent dependent investigation for the bathochromic emission has an extensive report whereas the report on solvent independent material is limited. With approach for invention of photoluminescent material, the hydrothiolation was invoked for the growth of thermally clicked energy tuneable crosslinked photoluminescent polymeric materials. The observed CIE co‐ordinates for the crosslinked polymers were Poly‐BnNpAll (0.31, 0.48) and Poly‐BnNpAlk (0.34, 0.51). The respective quantum efficiency (Φ) for Poly‐BnNpAll and Poly‐BnNpAlk were 9.73 % and 6.14 %. The energy tunability and optical responses were validated through DFT calculations and fluorescence Mueller matrix (FLMM) analysis. From FLMM, the optical parameters ‐ fluorescence diattenuation and fluorescence polarizance revealed the excited molecular orientation is more organized relative to ground state. Such materials have scope for application as promoter during photocatalysis, chemosensing, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are extensive reports on bathochromic emissive material associated with noncovalent interaction but the reports on emissive material with covalent crosslinked approach is limited. Therefore, we highlight unique method for synthesis of crosslinked polymeric materials formed via thermal Click reaction where the static aggregate of naphthalene (Np) in Polym-Np or pyrene (Py) in Polym-Py showed energy tunable emission. Initially, the crosslinked polymeric materials were well-characterized using spectroscopic and analytical methods like NMR, ATR-FTIR, rheometer, TGA and optical analysis. The energy tunability to fluorescence emission with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) - naphthalene and pyrene was observed. The quantum efficiency for the respective crosslinked polymers--Polym-Np and Polym-Py was found to be 2.54% and 8.72%. Moreover, the Full polarization fluorescence Mueller matrix (FLMM) spectroscopy was invoked to extract and quantify the molecular orientation of the ground and excited state of the crosslinked polymers--Polym-Np and Polym-Py. The polarization parameters (Fluorescence Diattenuation and Polarizance) based on fluorescence polarization showed that the PAHs within the crosslinked polymers found to be well organized in the excited state with respect to the ground state. Such materials have potential to application such as photocatalyst, chemosensor, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Living tissue uses stress-accumulated electrical charge to close wounds. Self-repairing synthetic materials, which are typically soft and amorphous, usually require external stimuli, prolonged physical contact, and long healing times. We overcome many of these limitations in piezoelectric bipyrazole organic crystals, which recombine following mechanical fracture without any external direction, autonomously self-healing in milliseconds with crystallographic precision. Kelvin probe force microscopy, birefringence experiments, and atomic-resolution structural studies reveal that these noncentrosymmetric crystals, with a combination of hydrogen bonds and dispersive interactions, develop large stress-induced opposite electrical charges on fracture surfaces, prompting an electrostatically driven precise recombination of the pieces via diffusionless self-healing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Fano resonance in plasmonic oligomers originating from the interference of a spectrally broad superradiant mode and a discrete subradiant mode is under intensive recent investigations due to numerous potential applications. In this regard, development of experimental means to understand and control the complex Fano interference process and to modulate the resulting asymmetric Fano spectral line shape is highly sought after. Here we present a polarization Mueller matrix measurement and inverse analysis approach for quantitative understanding and interpretation of the complex interference process that lead to Fano resonance in symmetry broken plasmonic oligomers. The spectral Mueller matrices of the plasmonic oligomers were recorded using a custom designed dark-field Mueller matrix spectroscopy system. These were subsequently analyzed using differential Mueller matrix decomposition technique to yield the quantitative sample polarimetry characteristics, namely, polarization diattenuation (d) and linear retardance (δ) parameters. The unique signature of the interference of the superradiant dipolar plasmon mode and the subradiant quadrupolar mode of the symmetry broken plasmonic oligomers manifested as rapid spectral variation of the diattenuation and the linear retardance parameters across the Fano spectral dip. The polarization information contained in the Mueller matrix was further utilized to desirably control the Fano spectral line shape. The experimental Mueller matrix analysis was complemented with finite element based numerical simulations, which enabled quantitative understanding of the interference of the superradiant and the subradiant plasmon modes and its link with the polarization diattenuation and retardance parameters preparation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Probing volume phase transition behavior of superdiluted polymer solutions both micro- and macroscopically still persists as an outstanding challenge. In this regard, we have explored 4 × 4 spectral Mueller matrix measurement and its inverse analysis for excavating the microarchitectural facts about stimuli responsiveness of "smart" polymers. Phase separation behavior of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and pH responsive poly(N,N-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and their copolymers were analyzed in terms of Mueller matrix derived polarization parameters, namely, depolarization (Δ), diattenuation (d), and linear retardance (δ). The Δ, d, and δ parameters provided useful information on both macro- and microstructural alterations during the phase separation. Additionally, the two step action ((i) breakage of polymer-water hydrogen bonding and (ii) polymer-polymer aggregation) at the molecular microenvironment during the cloud point generation was successfully probed via these parameters. It is demonstrated that, in comparison to the present techniques available for assessing the hydrophobic-hydrophilic switch over of simple stimuli-responsive polymers, Mueller matrix polarimetry offers an important advantage requiring a few hundred times dilute polymer solution (0.01 mg/mL, 1.1-1.4 µM) at a low-volume format. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We demonstrate that information on "intrinsic" anisotropies of fluorescence originating from preferential orientation/organization of fluorophore molecules can be probed using a Mueller matrix of fluorescence. For this purpose, we have developed a simplified model to decouple and separately quantify the depolarization property and the intrinsic anisotropy properties of fluorescence from the experimentally measured fluorescence Mueller matrix. Unlike the traditionally defined fluorescence anisotropy parameter, the Mueller matrix-derived fluorescence polarization metrics, namely, fluorescence diattenuation and polarizance parameters, exclusively deal with the intrinsic anisotropies of fluorescence. The utility of these newly derived fluorescence polarimetry parameters is demonstrated on model systems exhibiting multiple polarimetry effects, and an interesting example is illustrated on biomedically important fluorophores, collagen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Significance: Definitive diagnostics of many diseases is based on the histological analysis of thin tissue cuts with optical white light microscopy. Extra information on tissue structural properties obtained with polarized light would help the pathologist to improve the accuracy of his diagnosis. Aim: We report on using Mueller matrix microscopy data, logarithmic decomposition, and polarized Monte Carlo (MC) modeling for qualitative and quantitative analysis of thin tissue cuts to extract the information on tissue microstructure that is not available with a conventional white light microscopy. Approach: Unstained cuts of human skin equivalents were measured with a custom-built liquid-crystal-based Mueller microscope in transmission configuration. To interpret experimental data, we performed the simulations with a polarized MC algorithm for scattering anisotropic media. Several optical models of tissue (spherical scatterers within birefringent host medium, and combination of spherical and cylindrical scatterers within either isotropic or birefringent host medium) were tested. Results: A set of rotation invariants for the logarithmic decomposition of a Mueller matrix was derived to rule out the impact of sample orientation. These invariants were calculated for both simulated and measured Mueller matrices of the dermal layer of skin equivalents. We demonstrated that only the simulations with a model combining both spherical and cylindrical scatterers within birefringent host medium reproduced the experimental trends in optical properties of the dermal layer (linear retardance, linear dichroism, and anisotropic linear depolarization) with layer thickness. Conclusions: Our studies prove that Mueller polarimetry provides relevant information not only on a size of dominant scatterers (e.g., cell nuclei versus subwavelength organelles) but also on its shape (e.g., cells versus collagen fibers). The latter is directly related to the state of extracellular collagen matrix, which is often affected by early pathology. Hence, using polarimetric data can help to increase the accuracy of diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spin orbit interaction and the resulting Spin Hall effect of light are under recent intensive investigations because of their fundamental nature and potential applications. Here, we report an interesting manifestation of spin Hall effect of light and demonstrate its tunability in an inhomogeneous anisotropic medium exhibiting spatially varying retardance level. In our system, the beam shift occurs only for one circular polarization mode keeping the other orthogonal mode unaffected, which is shown to arise due to the combined spatial gradients of the geometric phase and the dynamical phase of light. The constituent two orthogonal circular polarization modes of an input linearly polarized light evolve in different trajectories, eventually manifesting as a large and tunable spin separation. The spin dependent beam shift and the demonstrated principle of simultaneously tailoring space-varying geometric and dynamical phase of light for achieving its tunability (of both magnitude and direction), may provide an attractive route towards development of spin-optical devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]