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Low-energy Cathodoluminescence for OxyNitride Phosphors
Published on: November 15, 2016
Red/green-light emission in continuous dielectric phase transition materials: [Me3NVinyl]2[MnX4] (X = Cl, Br)
Yanyan Li1, Liting Lin1, Jie Yang1
1College of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330004 P. R. China qk0876@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
The luminescence of dielectric phase transition materials is one important property for technological applications, such as low-energy electron excitation. The combination of dielectric phase transitions and luminescence within organic-inorganic hybrids would lead to a new type of luminescent dielectric phase transition multifunctional material. Here, we report two novel A2BX4 organic-inorganic hybrid complexes [Me3NVinyl]2[MnCl4] 1 and [Me3NVinyl]2[MnBr4] 2, ([Me3NVinyl] = trimethylvinyl ammonium cation). The complexes 1 and 2 were found to undergo continuous reversible phase transitions as well as switch dielectric phase transitions. Strikingly, intensive red luminescence and green luminescence were obtained under UV excitation respectively to reveal potential application of the two complexes in multi-functional materials along with dielectric switches and so on.
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