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Title: Improving LMOF luminescence quantum yield through guest-mediated rigidification

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry C
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tc05216j· OSTI ID:1581599

Luminescent metal–organic frameworks (LMOFs) are among the fastest growing solid-state optical materials and have been studied for a wide variety of applications. However, when developing a new LMOF, it can be challenging to balance a strong luminescence quantum yield with all other important properties required by the intended application (appropriate excitation/emission wavelengths, chemical and physical stability, low toxicity, etc.). Being able to post-synthetically improve a LMOF's quantum yield is valuable, as it offers additional tunability in materials design and modification. As framework flexibility can limit quantum yield, post-synthetic methods of rigidifying an LMOF have the potential to improve its performance. This paper discusses a pair of nearly identical isoreticular LMOFs, and uses them as a model system to investigate how framework flexibility affects quantum yield. Finally, introducing optically-inactive guests into a LMOF pore is shown to be an effective method for rigidifying the framework, improving the quantum yield of a flexible LMOF from 12.2% to 59.3%—an improvement of nearly 400%.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; DMR-1507210
OSTI ID:
1581599
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1576034
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 7, Issue 46; ISSN 2050-7526
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 12 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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