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

Abstract

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%.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Rutgers Univ..Piscataway, NJ (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1581599
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1576034
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; DMR-1507210
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 46; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7526
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Lustig, William P., Teat, Simon J., and Li, Jing. Improving LMOF luminescence quantum yield through guest-mediated rigidification. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/c9tc05216j.
Lustig, William P., Teat, Simon J., & Li, Jing. Improving LMOF luminescence quantum yield through guest-mediated rigidification. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tc05216j
Lustig, William P., Teat, Simon J., and Li, Jing. Fri . "Improving LMOF luminescence quantum yield through guest-mediated rigidification". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tc05216j. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1581599.
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abstractNote = {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%.},
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journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry C},
number = 46,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Fri Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2019}
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