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Luminescent Bimetallic Two-Coordinate Gold(I) Complexes Utilizing Janus Carbenes
Jie Ma1, Jonas Schaab2, Sritoma Paul3
1Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|August 29, 2023
Summary
New bimetallic carbene-metal-amide (cMa) complexes offer a design for efficient luminescent materials. These complexes show high photoluminescence efficiencies and fast radiative rates, suitable for organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs).
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Photochemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
Background:
- Carbene-metal-amide (cMa) complexes are explored for luminescent materials.
- Designing materials with large oscillator strengths and small singlet-triplet energy differences (ΔEST) is crucial for efficient light emission.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize and characterize novel bimetallic cMa complexes with bridging biscarbene ligands.
- To investigate their photophysical properties for potential applications in luminescent materials and organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs).
Main Methods:
- Synthesis of bimetallic complexes with the general structure (R2N)Au(:carbene─carbene:)Au(NR2).
- Detailed analysis of solvation-dependent absorption and emission spectra.
- Measurement of emission lifetimes, photoluminescence efficiencies, and radiative rates.
- Temperature-dependent luminescence studies to determine singlet state lifetime and ΔEST.
- Fabrication and testing of solution-processed OLEDs using the complexes as dopants.
Main Results:
- Bimetallic cMa complexes exhibit solvation-dependent optical properties.
- Molar absorptivity correlates with the energy barrier to metal-ligand bond rotation.
- High photoluminescence efficiencies (ΦPL > 95%) and short emission lifetimes (200-300 ns) were observed.
- Radiative rates are 3-4 times faster than monometallic analogs.
- Small ΔEST (40-50 meV) and a singlet state lifetime (τS) near 12 ns were determined.
- OLEDs demonstrated high efficiency and low roll-off at high luminance.
Conclusions:
- The presented bimetallic cMa complexes provide a general design strategy for luminescent materials with optimized ΔEST and high radiative rates.
- These complexes are promising candidates for high-performance, solution-processed OLEDs.
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