Delayed fluorescence from a zirconium(iv) photosensitizer with ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excited states
Abstract
Advances in chemical control of the photophysical properties of transition-metal complexes are revolutionizing a wide range of technologies, particularly photocatalysis and light-emitting diodes, but they rely heavily on molecules containing precious metals such as ruthenium and iridium. While the application of earth-abundant ‘early’ transition metals in photosensitizers is clearly advantageous, a detailed understanding of excited states with ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) character is paramount to account for their distinct electron configurations. Here we report an air- and moisture-stable, visible lightabsorbing Zr(iv) photosensitizer, Zr(MesPDPPh)2, where [MesPDPPh]2- is the doubly deprotonated form of [2,6-bis(5-(2,4,6- trimethylphenyl)-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)pyridine]. This molecule has an exceptionally long-lived triplet LMCT excited state (τ = 350 μs), featuring highly efficient photoluminescence emission (Ф = 0.45) due to thermally activated delayed fluorescence emanating from the higher-lying singlet configuration with significant LMCT contributions. Zr(MesPDPPh)2 engages in numerous photoredox catalytic processes and triplet energy transfer. Our exploration offers a blueprint for future photosensitizer development featuring early transition metals and excited states with significant LMCT contributions.
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- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
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- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1633639
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0011979; CHE-1752738; CHE-1336071; CHE-1228336; SC0015429
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Chemistry
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1755-4330
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY
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Zhang, Yu, Lee, Tia S., Favale, Joseph M., Leary, Dylan C., Petersen, Jeffrey L., Scholes, Gregory D., Castellano, Felix N., and Milsmann, Carsten. Delayed fluorescence from a zirconium(iv) photosensitizer with ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excited states. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41557-020-0430-7.
Zhang, Yu, Lee, Tia S., Favale, Joseph M., Leary, Dylan C., Petersen, Jeffrey L., Scholes, Gregory D., Castellano, Felix N., & Milsmann, Carsten. Delayed fluorescence from a zirconium(iv) photosensitizer with ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excited states. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-0430-7
Zhang, Yu, Lee, Tia S., Favale, Joseph M., Leary, Dylan C., Petersen, Jeffrey L., Scholes, Gregory D., Castellano, Felix N., and Milsmann, Carsten. Mon .
"Delayed fluorescence from a zirconium(iv) photosensitizer with ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excited states". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-0430-7. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1633639.
@article{osti_1633639,
title = {Delayed fluorescence from a zirconium(iv) photosensitizer with ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excited states},
author = {Zhang, Yu and Lee, Tia S. and Favale, Joseph M. and Leary, Dylan C. and Petersen, Jeffrey L. and Scholes, Gregory D. and Castellano, Felix N. and Milsmann, Carsten},
abstractNote = {Advances in chemical control of the photophysical properties of transition-metal complexes are revolutionizing a wide range of technologies, particularly photocatalysis and light-emitting diodes, but they rely heavily on molecules containing precious metals such as ruthenium and iridium. While the application of earth-abundant ‘early’ transition metals in photosensitizers is clearly advantageous, a detailed understanding of excited states with ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) character is paramount to account for their distinct electron configurations. Here we report an air- and moisture-stable, visible lightabsorbing Zr(iv) photosensitizer, Zr(MesPDPPh)2, where [MesPDPPh]2- is the doubly deprotonated form of [2,6-bis(5-(2,4,6- trimethylphenyl)-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)pyridine]. This molecule has an exceptionally long-lived triplet LMCT excited state (τ = 350 μs), featuring highly efficient photoluminescence emission (Ф = 0.45) due to thermally activated delayed fluorescence emanating from the higher-lying singlet configuration with significant LMCT contributions. Zr(MesPDPPh)2 engages in numerous photoredox catalytic processes and triplet energy transfer. Our exploration offers a blueprint for future photosensitizer development featuring early transition metals and excited states with significant LMCT contributions.},
doi = {10.1038/s41557-020-0430-7},
journal = {Nature Chemistry},
number = 4,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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