Blue light emission from cyclometallated iridium (III) cyano complexes: Syntheses, crystal structures, and photophysical properties

Sanner, Robert D.; Cherepy, Nerine J.; Young, Jr., Victor G.

doi:10.1016/j.ica.2015.10.030

Title: Blue light emission from cyclometallated iridium (III) cyano complexes: Syntheses, crystal structures, and photophysical properties

Journal Article · Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Inorganica Chimica Acta

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2015.10.030· OSTI ID:1251038

Sanner, Robert D. ^[1]; Cherepy, Nerine J. ^[1]; Young, Jr., Victor G. ^[2]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

In this study, we describe the synthesis and crystal structures of four iridium compounds containing the 2-(4,6-difluorophenyl)pyridyl ligand. Cleavage of dichloro-bridged iridium(III) dimers with phosphorus ligands leads to (46dfppy)2Ir(L)(Cl) where L = PPh₃ or P(OPh)₃. Treatment of the chloro compounds with cyanide forms the cyano complexes (46dfppy)₂Ir(L)(CN). All complexes exhibit a trans effect in their molecular structures due to the phosphorus ligands, with the phosphite having a greater effect than the phosphine. With L = PPh₃, blue photoluminescence with CIE coordinates (x = 0.16, y = 0.24), quantum yield of 0.66 ± 0.15 and 4.5 ± 0.5 μs decay time is measured. For L = P(OPh)₃, blue photoluminescence with CIE coordinates (x = 0.16, y = 0.21), quantum yield of 0.65 ± 0.15 and 2.9 ± 0.3 μs decay time is measured.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; AC03-76SF00098

OSTI ID:: 1251038

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1396693

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-669760

Journal Information:: Inorganica Chimica Acta, Vol. 440, Issue C; ISSN 0020-1693

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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