In this paper, five fluorene-based gold(I) complexes are synthesized and characterized. They exhibit typical aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties or significant aggregate fluorescence change behaviors. Their thin-film and solid state fluorescence spectra are consistent with the luminescence of all luminogens in DMF–H2O mixtures with high water content. The emission color changes with different numbers of fluorene units. Among them, it is remarkable that luminogens 4 and 5 emit a bright white light in the thin-film and solid state. In addition, their thin-film absolute fluorescence quantum yields are also investigated. The results indicate the luminogen 4 gold(I) complex, with three fluorene units, exhibits the highest thin-film emission quantum yield, which is up to 65.42%.
