Sky-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) based on Ag(I) complexes: strong solvation-induced emission enhancement

Artem'ev, Alexander V. and Shafikov, Marsel Z. and Schinabeck, Alexander and Antonova, Olga V. and Berezin, Alexey S. and Bagryanskaya, Irina Yu. and Plusnin, Pavel E. and Yersin, Hartmut (2019) Sky-blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) based on Ag(I) complexes: strong solvation-induced emission enhancement. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS, 6 (11). pp. 3168-3176. ISSN 2052-1553,

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Abstract

A new Ag(I) complex based on tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine (Py3P), [Ag-2(Py3P)(3)(SCN)(2)], has been synthesized and chemically characterized. Theoretical calculations and photophysical investigations reveal thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) coupled with outstanding solvato- and vapor-luminescent behavior. The parent complex [Ag-2(Py3P)(3)(SCN)(2)] shows sky-blue TADF (lambda(max) = 469 nm) at ambient temperature with a quantum yield of Phi(PL) = 16% and an emission decay time of 2.2 mu s. Upon exposing the complex to CH2Cl2 or CHCl3 vapors, [Ag-2(Py3P)(3)(SCN)(2)]center dot 0.66CH(2)Cl(2) and [Ag-2(Py3P)(3)(SCN)(2)]center dot CHCl3 solvates are formed. This process is accompanied by a strong enhancement of the luminescence intensity. Both solvates also emit sky-blue TADF (lambda(max) = 478-483 nm), but the emission quantum yield reaches Phi(PL) approximate to 70% at an emission decay time of 9-12 mu s, depending on the solvent. According to DFT/TD-DFT computations, the observed TADF originates from a (1)(M + X)LCT excited state. The experimentally determined Delta E(S-1 - T-1) gap for [Ag-2(Py3P)(3)(SCN)(2)]center dot 0.66CH(2)Cl(2) is relatively large and amounts to 1040 cm(-1) (approximate to 129 meV).

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODES; CU(I) COMPLEXES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; COORDINATION POLYMERS; SILVER(I) COMPLEXES; TRIPLET EMITTERS; DESIGN STRATEGY; BASIS-SETS; CU-I; LUMINESCENCE;
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie > Chair of Chemistry III - Physical Chemistry (Molecular Spectroscopy and Photochemistry) > Prof. Dr. Hartmut Yersin
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2020 09:22
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2020 09:22
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/25869

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