Silicon-assisted unconventional fluorescence from organosilicon materials

Unconventional fluorescent materials have attracted extensive savors for their fundamental significance and applications in diverse fields. To get an efficient unconventional illuminator with predominant properties is an urgent task. However, the mechanisms of unconventional fluorescence, which are crucial prerequisites for the further design of these types of luminescent materials, are still in debate. The recent investigation of organosilicon molecules that emitting unconventional fluorescence is particularly appealing because variations of the properties could dedicate to distinct fluorescent properties. However, the unconventional fluorescence derived from silicon-contained compounds has not been reviewed yet despite plenty of the emerged reports. In addition, the mechanisms of the silicon-assisted unconventional fluorescence have not been summarized and classified. Herein, we summarized the unconventional luminophors with silicon atoms, aiming to outline the recent advances in this exciting field. In addition, the roles that silicon atoms play in unconventional fluorescence were deeply discussed in this review. This review may provide new insights into the unconventional fluorescence field and materials chemistry.