Perovskite Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells Employing Electron Injection/Transport Layers of Ionic Transition Metal Complexes

Recently, perovskites have attracted intense attention due to their high potential in optoelectronic applications. Employing perovskites as the emissive materials of light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) shows the advantages of simple fabrication process, low-voltage operation, and compatibility with inert electrodes, along with saturated electroluminescence (EL) emission. Unlike in previously reported perovskite LECs, in which salts are incorporated in the emissive layer, the ion-transport layer was separated from the emissive layer in this work. The layer of ionic transition metal complex (iTMC) not only provides mobile ions but also serves as an electron-injection/transport layer. Orthogonal solvents are used in spin coating to prevent the intermixing of stacked perovskite and iTMC layers. The blue iTMC with high ionization potential is effective in blocking holes from the emissive layer and thus ensures EL color saturation. In addition, the carrier balance of the perovskite/iTMC LECs can be optimized by adjusting the iTMC layer thickness. The optimized external quantum efficiency of the CsPbBr₃/iTMC LEC reaches 6.8 %, which is among the highest reported values for perovskite LECs. This work successfully demonstrates that, compared with mixing all components in a single emissive layer, separating the layer of ion transport, electron injection and transport from the perovskite emissive layer is more effective in adjusting device carrier balance. As such, solution-processable perovskite/iTMC LECs open up a new way to realize efficient perovskite LECs.     

Recent Progress in Sublimable Cationic Iridium(III) Complexes for Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes

Sublimable cationic iridium(III) complexes consisting of light‐emitting coordinated iridium(III) cations and nonluminous negative counter‐ions, show excellent photophysical properties, superior electrochemical behaviors and high thermal stabilities, therefore have emerged as a new library of phosphorescent materials for various organic optoelectronic devices. Here we summarize and highlight the recent progress in sublimable cationic iridium(III) complexes, regarding the material design strategies, synthetic routes, photoluminescent characteristics in both solutions and neat films, together with the current utilization in organic light‐emitting diodes based on the emissive material layers fabricated by vacuum evaporation deposition. Finally, we present a brief outlook thereon, indicating the great promise and brilliant application prospect of sublimable cationic iridium(III) complexes in future flat‐panel display and solid‐state lighting technology.     

Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence and Electroluminescence of N-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots Fabricated from an Electrochemical Exfoliation Process in Nitrogen-Containing Electrolytes

Artificial lighting sources are one of the most important technological developments for our modern lives; the search for cost-effective and efficient luminophores is therefore crucial to a sustainable future. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are carbon-based nanomaterials that exhibit exceptional optical and electronic properties, making them a prime candidate for a luminophore in a light-emitting device. Nitrogen-doped GQDs fabricated from a facile top-down electrochemical exfoliation process with a nitrogen-containing electrolyte in this report showed strong photoluminescent emission at 450 nm, and electrogenerated chemiluminescence at 660 nm in the presence of benzoyl peroxide as a coreactant. When introduced into solid-state light-emitting electrochemical cells, for the first time, the GQDs displayed a broad white emission centered at 610 nm, corresponding to Commision Internationale de l'eclairage (CIE) colour coordinates of (0.38, 0.36).     

Synthesis and Photoluminescence of a New Red PhosphorescentIridium(III) Quinoxaline Complex

Much attention has been paid to the phosphorescent materials in recent years for their potential application as highly efficient electroluminescent (EL) emitters in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) 1-2. Heavy metal complexes, particularly those containing Pt and Ir, where strong spin orbit coupling leads to singlet-triplet state mixing, can result in high efficiency electrophosphorescence in OLED 3-5. Among the many kinds of metal complexes, iridium complexes are the most effective …     

Efficient and Low-voltage Phosphorescent Organic Light-emitting Devices Based on Blue Iridium Complex Host

By adopting a phosphorescent host/guest system consisting of blue iridium complex as host and a series of phosphorescent dyes as guest, efficient and low-voltage monochromic organic light-emitting devices(OLEDs) were fabricated. The devices with blue iridium host have higher power efficiency than the device with the conventional host 4,4'-N,N'-dicarbazole-biphenyl. The enhancement of the maximum power efficiency in green phosphorescent device can reach 37.2%. Dichromatic white OLED could be achieved by simply adjusting the concentration of the orange dyes. At a brightness of 1000 cd/m², the power efficiency of the white device is 8.4 lm/W with a color rendering index of 76.     

基于氟代苯并咪唑配体的绿光铱配合物的合成与表征

基于一种氟代的配体2-(4’-氟苯基)-1-苯基-苯并咪唑,在高温(>200℃)条件下直接合成了经式绿光铱配合物mer-Ir(FPBI)3,并通过1H NMR和单晶X射线衍射分析确定了其经式构型。不同于以前报道的具有经式构型的铱配合物(<0.1),mer-Ir(FPBI)3在甲苯溶液中的光致发光量子效率高达0.46。应用该配合物制备了高效磷光有机电致发光器件,最大电流效率和外量子效率分别为38.5 cd/A和11.8%,色坐标为(0.29,0.58)。     

Protein Staining Agents from Cationic and Neutral Luminescent Iridium(III) Complexes

Seven luminescent iridium(III) complexes were prepared to investigate the relationships between chemical structures and properties of protein staining. For the first time, the effect of the main ligand, the π conjugation effect of the ancillary ligand, and the charge effect of organometallic complexes on protein staining has been revealed. Most importantly, this study gives the first experimental evidence of the potential applications of charge‐neutral organometallic complexes in protein staining, which could open an avenue of exploiting novel protein staining agents in the future.     

Decreased Turn‐On Times of Single‐Component Light‐Emitting Electrochemical Cells by Tethering an Ionic Iridium Complex with Imidazolium Moieties

We report a significant decrease in turn‐on times of light‐emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) by tethering imidazolium moieties onto a cationic Ir complex. The introduction of two imidazolium groups at the ends of the two alkyl side chains of [Ir(ppy)₂(dC6‐daf)]⁺(PF₆)^? (ppy=2‐phenylpyridine, dC6‐daf=9,9′‐dihexyl‐4,5‐diazafluorene) gave the complex [Ir(ppy)₂(dC6MIM‐daf)]³⁺[(PF₆)^?]₃ (dC6MIM‐daf=9,9‐bis[6‐(3‐methylimidazolium)hexyl]‐1‐yl‐4,5‐diazafluorene). Both complexes exhibited similar photoluminescent/electrochemical properties and comparable electroluminescent efficiencies. The turn‐on times of the LECs based on the latter complex, however, were much lower than those of devices based on the former. The improvement is ascribed to increased concentrations of mobile counterions ((PF₆)^?) in the neat films and a consequent increase in neat‐film ionic conductivity. These results demonstrate that the technique is useful for molecular modifications of ionic transition‐metal complexes (ITMCs) to improve the turn‐on times of LECs and to realize single‐component ITMC LECs compatible with simple driving schemes.     

基于金纳米粒子及石墨烯量子点的四环素分子印迹电化学传感器研究

该文以四环素为模板分子,4-氨基苯硫酚(4-ATP)为功能单体,采用循环伏安法在金纳米粒子和石墨烯量子点复合材料修饰的玻碳电极表面电聚合分子印迹膜,制备四环素(TC)分子印迹传感器(MIPs/GQDs-AuNPs/GCE),并通过循环伏安法(CV)、电化学交流阻抗法(EIS)和线性扫描伏安法(LSV)等研究了其电化学响应性能。结果表明,该传感器对四环素具有良好的电流响应。在最佳实验条件下,TC氧化峰电流值与其浓度在2.0×10^-8～3.0×10^-5 mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.999 4,检出限为1.5×10^-9 mol/L,加标回收率为97.9%～106%。该传感器稳定性好、响应灵敏、选择性高,具有良好的应用前景。     

Solution-Processed Yellow Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Two New Ionic Ir (III) Complexes

Two new and efficient cationic yellow-emissive Ir (III) complexes (Ir1 and Ir2) are rationally designed by using 2-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-methylquinoline as the main ligand, and, respectively, 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridyl and 4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridyl as the ancillary ligands. Both complexes show enhanced phosphorescence (546 nm with 572 nm as shoulder and high phosphorescent quantum efficiency in solution, which is in favor of efficient solution-processed phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes. Compared with Ir2, the Ir1-based device displays excellent device performance, with maximum external quantum efficiency, current efficiency, and power efficiency of up to 7.92%, 26.32 cd/A and 15.31 lm/W, respectively, thus proving that the two new ionic Ir (III) complexes exhibit great potential for future solution-processed electroluminescence.     

基于血红蛋白/硒化镉量子点多层膜的H2O2生物传感器

合成了水溶性硒化镉(CdSe)量子点,利用组装技术和静电吸附作用,将带正电荷的血红蛋白(Hb)和带负电荷的CdSe量子点层层组装到壳聚糖(chit)修饰的玻碳电极(GCE)表面,构建基于{Hb/CdSe}n多层膜的无电子媒介体的电流型生物传感器({Hb/CdSe}3/chit/GCE).运用紫外-可见吸收光谱、电致化学发光、交流阻抗和循环伏安技术来表征修饰膜,并研究传感器的作用机理、性能及分析应用.结果表明:与量子点薄膜法及量子点/血红蛋白复合物法等固载血红蛋白的其他方法相比,层层组装法能显著提高血红蛋白的固定量,保持血红蛋白的生物活性,增强传感器的灵敏度和稳定性.传感器检测H2O2的线性范围为4.0×10-8～4.8×10-6 mol·L-1(r=0.999 1),检测限为2.0×10-8mol·L-l.多层膜的电致化学发光研究,表明修饰电极有望用于电致化学发光传感器的制备.     

基于WS2量子点材料固定葡萄糖氧化酶的直接电化学及其生物传感研究

采用水热法制备水溶性WS₂量子点（WS₂ QDs）材料,并将该材料进一步用于葡萄糖氧化酶（GOx）的有效固定,构建GOx/W₂ QDs/GCE传感界面. 采用透射电镜、紫外-可见光谱和电化学等方法对材料的形貌、GOx的固定化过程,以及传感器的直接电化学和电催化性能进行了表征. 结果表明,WS₂ QDs材料能够有效促进GOx与电极之间的直接电子转移. 并且,基于该传感器对葡萄糖良好的电催化作用,该方法有效实现了对葡萄糖的高灵敏检测,其线性范围为25 ~ 100 μmol·L^-1和100 ~ 600 μmol·L^-1,检测限为5.0 μmol·L^-1（S/N=3）. 该传感器具有良好的选择性、重现性和稳定性,可用于实际样品血糖的分析测定.     

基于红色碳量子点的荧光法快速检测饮料中的胭脂红

该研究以红色碳量子点为荧光探针,建立了一种饮料中胭脂红的荧光快速检测方法,以满足食品着色剂胭脂红的检测需求.首先以对苯二胺为碳源,于180℃水热反应合成红色碳量子点(RCDs).研究发现所制备的RCDs的荧光发射峰与胭脂红的紫外可见吸收峰明显重叠,且两者之间存在内滤效应.基于内滤效应机理,建立了一种对胭脂红定量检测的荧...     

基于苯基修饰策略的新型可溶液加工红光铱配合物的设计、合成及电致发光性能研究

利用向环金属配体的C-Ir键的对位进行苯基取代这一结构修饰策略,成功合成了两种新型铱（III）配合物（3PhNbt）₂Ir（acac）和（3OMePhNbt）₂Ir（acac）.相较其橙光发射的母体化合物（Nbt）₂Ir（acac）,两个目标化合物的抗结晶性、非晶态热稳定性及溶解性均有显著提高,其磷光发射带也发生了5~10 nm的红移.以（3PhNbt）₂Ir（acac）和（3OMePhNbt）₂Ir（acac）为发光客体材料所制备的单层溶液加工电致红光器件,其最大发光亮度分别为1830 cd·m^-2和6630 cd·m^-2,最大电流效率分别为2.4 cd·A^-1和8.7 cd·A^-1,CIE1931色坐标分别为（0.61,0.39）和（0.62,0.38）.相比之下,以母体化合物（Nbt）₂Ir（acac）为发光客体材料所制备的参比器件,其最大发光亮度则为1620 cd·m^-2,最大电流效率仅为1.5 cd·A^-1,CIE1931色坐标为（0.59,0.41）.上述研究结果表明：向C-Ir键对位进行苯基修饰可以在提高铱（III）配合物的可溶液加工性能的同时,获得更为红移的电致发光波长,是一种简单而有效的红光铱（III）配合物的分子设计策略.     

High Order in a Self‐Assembled Iridium(III) Complex Gelator Towards Nanostructured IrO2 Thin Films

The preparation and characterization of a new metallogelator based on the Ir^III discrete cyclometalated complex [(ppy)₂Ir(bpy)](CH₃CH₂OCH₂CO₂) are reported, where H(ppy) is 2‐phenylpiridine and bpy is 2,2′‐bipyridine, which is used as an ancillary ligand. The compound is able to self‐assemble in water in a range of concentrations between 3 % and 6 % w/w, creating a luminescent ordered supramolecular gel. The gel and xerogel architectures were investigated through polarized optical microscopy (POM), SEM and TEM microscopies coupled with powder X‐ray diffraction. The gel supramolecular organization is characterized by columnar tetragonal strands, already present at high dilution conditions, of cations surrounded by counteranions. These strands, in turn, are self‐assembled in an oblique columnar cell upon gelification. The xerogel thin films obtained upon complete dehydration maintained the gel supramolecular order and can be used as a precursor for the preparation of nanostructured IrO₂ thin films.     

微波辐射法合成喹喔啉铱（Ⅲ）配合物及其发光性质

采用微波辐射加热方法,将2,3-二苯基喹喔啉（DPQ）与水合三氯化铱（IrCl3•H2O）反应,合成了一种新型三环喹喔啉铱配合物[Ir(DPQ)3],通过元素分析,1H NMR和质谱方法对配合物结构进行了表征,并初步研究了配合物的吸收光谱和荧光光谱。结果表明,配合物Ir(DPQ)3在387和458nm处存在单线态1MLCT（金属到配体的电荷跃迁）和三线态3MLCT的吸收;在634nm 处有较强的金属配合物三线态的磷光发射。     

Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Biosensing Applications: The Effect of the Thermal Treatments on Electrochemical and Optical Properties

The knowledge of the ways in which post-synthesis treatments may influence the properties of carbon quantum dots (CDs) is of paramount importance for their employment in biosensors. It enables the definition of the mechanism of sensing, which is essential for the application of the suited design strategy of the device. In the present work, we studied the ways in which post-synthesis thermal treatments influence the optical and electrochemical properties of Nitrogen-doped CDs (N-CDs). Blue-emitting, N-CDs for application in biosensors were synthesized through the hydrothermal route, starting from citric acid and urea as bio-synthesizable and low-cost precursors. The CDs samples were thermally post-treated and then characterized through a combination of spectroscopic, structural, and electrochemical techniques. We observed that the post-synthesis thermal treatments show an oxidative effect on CDs graphitic N-atoms. They cause their partially oxidation with the formation of mixed valence state systems, [CDs]⁰⁺, which could be further oxidized into the graphitic N-oxide forms. We also observed that thermal treatments cause the decomposition of the CDs external ammonium ions into ammonia and protons, which protonate their pyridinic N-atoms. Photoluminescence (PL) emission is quenched.