Unveiling the Antithermal Quenching Behavior in 0D Inorganic Metal Halide Cs2InCl5(H2O) Mediated by Upconversion
Maohao Yang1, Wanyin Ge1, Toshiharu Teranishi2
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Antiquities Preservation Science & Technology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Inorganic metal halides (IMHs) often suffer from severe fluorescence thermal quenching, limiting their application at elevated temperatures. Therefore, the exploration of IMHs exhibiting antithermal quenching (ATQ) behavior is of great importance. In this study, we developed a green synthetic route using a solvent evaporation method to successfully synthesize the 0D IMHs Cs2InCl5(H2O). By precise control over the doping ratios of Sb3+, Yb3+, and Er3+, unique dual-mode emission properties are obtained. As the temperature increases, the compound exhibited downconversion and upconversion luminescence, with relative sensitivity SR-max values of 7.11% K-1 and 1.21% K-1, respectively. Particularly anomalous is the compound's manifestation of an unconventional ATQ behavior during the upconversion process. In situ structural analysis confirmed that under high-temperature conditions, the 0D Cs2InCl5(H2O) metal halide undergoes structural evolution, transitioning through a Cs3In2Cl9 phase, which is responsible for the ATQ. This study provides experimental evidence for the abnormal ATQ of 0D metal halides, offering new inspiration for the multifunctionalization of 0D metal halides in high-temperature temperature sensing and dual-mode luminescence.
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