Handbook of Aggregation-Induced Emission, Volume 1

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Pay our great respects to all the researchers who have contributed and are contributing to the study of Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE).

Vandana BhallaDepartment of Chemistry UGC Sponsored Centre for Advanced Studies‐II Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar PB, India

Lukas BiesenInstitut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie Heinrich‐Heine‐Universität Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany

Lluís BlancafortInstitut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Spain

Hao ChenState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou, China

Rachel Crespo‐OteroDepartment of Chemistry Queen Mary University of London London, United Kingdom

Harnimarta DeolDepartment of Chemistry UGC Sponsored Centre for Advanced Studies‐II Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar PB, India

Yong Qiang DongBeijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing, China

Yan FuState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou, China

Kaizhi GuShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology Shanghai, China

Zhiqian GuoShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China University of Science & Technology Shanghai, China

Zikai HeSchool of Science Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, HIT Campus of University Town Shenzhen, China

Kyohei HisanoDepartment of Applied Chemistry College of Life Sciences Ritsumeikan University Kusatsu, Japan

Ming HuKey Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China

Rong HuState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation‐Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Wenbin HuangSchool of Science Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, HIT Campus of University Town Shenzhen, China

Yinjuan HuangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore

Yohei IshidaDivision of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering Hokkaido University Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Kenta KokadoResearch Institute for Electronic Science Hokkaido University Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Graduate School of Environmental Science Hokkaido University Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan PRESTO, JST, Chiyodaku, Tokyo, Japan

Manoj KumarDepartment of Chemistry, UGC Sponsored Centre for Advanced Studies‐II Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar PB, India

Qianqian LiDepartment of Chemistry Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Zhen LiDepartment of Chemistry Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Qiuyan LiaoDepartment of Chemistry Wuhan University Wuhan, China

Junkai LiuDepartment of Chemistry Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction and Institute for Advanced Study The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong, China

Mengyang LiuBeijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing, China

Yingying LiuBeijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University Beijing, China

Thomas J. J. MüllerInstitut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie Heinrich‐Heine‐Universität Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany