White light-emitting devices based on carbon dots' electroluminescence

We demonstrate the first white light-emitting device originating from single carbon dot components. A maximum external quantum efficiency of 0.083% at a current density of 5 mA cm(-2) with a color-rendering index of 82 is realized, indicating that carbon dots have great potential to be an alternative phosphor for fabricating white light electroluminescent devices.     

A single red InGaN-based light-emitting diode with a europium (III) ternary complex as mono-phosphor

A novel europium (III) ternary complex, Eu(TPBDTFA)(3)Phen, was designed and synthesized. Photoluminescence measurements show that the energy absorbed by the organic ligands was efficiently transferred to the central Eu(3+) ions, and the complex exhibits strongly red emission due to the (5)D(0)-(7)F(j) transitions of Eu(3+) ions with appropriate CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, International Commission on Illumination) chromaticity coordinates (x=0.66, y=0.33) under 310-420 nm light excitation. The luminescence quantum yield for the Eu(3+) complex is 0.18. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) confirms a high thermal stability of the complex with a decomposition temperature of 341 degrees C. All the characteristics indicate that the Eu(3+) complex is a highly efficient red phosphor suitable to be excited by near UV light. An intense red-emitting LED was fabricated by combining the mono-phosphor Eu(TPBDTFA)(3)Phen with a approximately 395 nm emitting InGaN chip.     

Determination for Enterobacter cloacae based on a europium ternary complex labeled DNA probe

The fast detection and accurate diagnosis of the prevalent pathogenic bacteria is very important for the treatment of disease. Nowadays, fluorescence techniques are important tools for diagnosis. A two-probe tandem DNA hybridization assay was designed for the detection of Enterobacter cloacae based on time-resolved fluorescence. In this work, the authors synthesized a novel europium ternary complex Eu(TTA)₃(5-NH₂-phen) with intense luminescence, high fluorescence quantum yield and long lifetime before. We developed a method based on this europium complex for the specific detection of original extracted DNA from E. cloacae. In the hybridization assay format, the reporter probe was labeled with Eu(TTA)₃(5-NH₂-phen) on the 5′-terminus, and the capture probe capture probe was covalent immobilized on the surface of the glutaraldehyde treated glass slides. The original extracted DNA of samples was directly used without any DNA purification and amplification. The detection was conducted by monitoring the fluorescence intensity from the glass surface after DNA hybridization. The detection limit of the DNA was 5 × 10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹. The results of the present work proved that this new approach was easy to operate with high sensitivity and specificity. It could be conducted as a powerful tool for the detection of pathogen microorganisms in the environment.     

Bright red electroluminescent devices based on a soluble lanthanide complex Eu(DBM)_3(phen)

Electroluminescent devices with PVK film doped with Eu(DBM)3(phen) and PBD were fabricated. The device structure of glass substrate/indium-tin-oxide/PPV/PVK:Eu(DBM)3-(phen):PBD/Alq3/Al was employed. The emissive layer was formed by spin-casting method. A sharply red electroluminescence with a maximum luminance of 114.4 cd/m2 was achieved at 42 V.     

Photopatterned semiconductor nanocrystals and their electroluminescence from hybrid light-emitting devices

We demonstrate the ability to use a photolithographic method to make patterned nanocrystal film for device applications. Exposing a nanocrystal film to strong UV light allowed the oleic acid ligands on the surface of the nanocrystals to form an insoluble cross-linked network while the unexposed areas were still soluble to toluene solvent. Therefore, the UV light exposure through a shadow mask followed by solvent rinsing produced a small feature size on the order of 2 mum. We also report that the integrated nanocrystal patterns in an organic light-emitting diode show clear electroluminescence from the nanocrystals.     

Efficient electroluminescence from a new terbium complex

Although lanthanide complexes have distinct advantages for use as light-emitting materials, such as sharp emission bands and 100% quantum efficiency theoretically, their performance was far below what is expected. A new terbium complex was designed and synthesized. Devices using it as an emitter present satisfactory performance, with the highest brightness of 12 000 cd/m2 and power efficiency of 11.3 lm/W, which is nearly 1 order of magnitude higher than what was reported previously. Comparison with analogous complexes indicated that this result originated from the terbium complex's well-balanced charge-transport properties.     

Time-resolved fluorescence based DNA detection using novel europium ternary complex doped silica nanoparticles

A two-probe tandem DNA hybridization assay including capture DNA₁, probe DNA₂, and target DNA₃ was prepared. The long-lived luminescent europium complex doped nanoparticles (NPs) were used as the biomarker. The complex included in the particle was Eu(TTA)₃(5-NH₂-phen)-IgG (ETN-IgG), the europium complex Eu(TTA)₃(5-NH₂-phen) linking an IgG molecule. Silica NPs containing ETN-IgG were prepared by the reverse microemulsion method, and were easy to label oligonucleotide for time-resolved fluorescence assays. The luminophores were well-protected from the environmental interference when they were doped inside the silica network. The sequences of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli genes were designed using software Primer Premier 5.0. Amino-modified capture DNA₁ was covalently immobilized on the common glass slides surface. The detection was done by monitoring the fluorescence intensity from the glass surface after the hybridization reaction with the NPs labeled probe DNA₂ and complementary target DNA₃. The sensing system presented short hybridization time, satisfactory stability, sensitivity, and selectivity. This approach was successfully employed for preliminary application in the detection of pure cultured E. coli, it might be an effective tool for pathogen DNA monitoring.     

Organic electroluminescence devices based on anthracene sulfide derivatives

A series of anthracene derivatives are synthesized and fabricated as light-emitting materials in OLED devices. The incorporation of the chalcogen atoms, either oxygen or sulfur, in between the anthracene moiety and the alkyl or aryl substituents affected drastically the photo- and electroluminescence properties of the materials, especially the HOMO-LUMO band gap and the emitting color of the devices. The new anthracene sulfide derivatives represent a new design for further modification of other light-emitting doped materials.     

Solid-state light-emitting devices based on the tris-chelated ruthenium(II) complex. 4. High-efficiency light-emitting devices based on derivatives of the tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) complex

Light-emitting devices from the tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) complex [Ru(bpy)(3)(2+)] and new derivatives thereof were prepared. Due to the electrochemical nature of the device operation, single-layer devices in an ITO/ Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) complex + PMMA/Ag sandwich configuration achieved very high external quantum efficiencies. The derivatives of the Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) complex were designed and synthesized to inhibit self-quenching of the excited state by adding different alkyl substituents on the bipyridyl ligands. As a result, devices that contain these new Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) complexes show a higher photoluminescence and electroluminescence efficiency than devices made from the unmodified Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) complex. External quantum efficiencies up to 5.5% at brightnesses in the range of 10-50 cd/m(2) are reported. In addition, the response time of such devices (which is a result of the electrochemical operation) has been shortened dramatically. An "instantaneous" light emission is achieved for devices that employ smaller counterions such as BF(4)(-) to increase the ionic conductivity. Such a device shows a response time of less than 1 s to emit 10-20 cd/m(2) after the operating voltage of 2.4 V has been applied.     

Green exciplex emission from a bilayer light-emitting diode containing a rare earth ternary complex

A bilayer organic light-emitting diode using a blue-fluorescent yttrium complex, tris(1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-isobutyryl-5-pyrazolone)-(2,2^′-dipyridyl) yttrium [Y(PMIP)₃(Bipy)] (YPB) as an emitting material and poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) as a hole-transporting material emitted bright green light instead of blue light. It was attributed to the exciplex formation at the solid interface between the PVK and YPB layers, which was demonstrated by the measurement of the absorption, photoluminescence (PL) and photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectra of the mixture of PVK and YPB (molar ratio 1:1). The device exhibited a maximum luminance of 177 cd/m² and a peak power efficiency of 0.02 lm/W.     

Individually addressable submicron scale light-emitting devices based on electroluminescence of solid Ru(bpy)3(ClO4)2 films

A submicron light-emitting device (LED) was fabricated from lithographically fabricated parallel indium-tin oxide (ITO) finger electrodes (0.9 mum wide) separated by a 1.1 mum gap. A single layer of an amorphous (a) Ru(bpy)3(ClO4)2 film ( approximately 100 nm thick) was spin-coated on the electrode array. Ga:In or carbon paste was employed as a liftable upper contact electrode. Films ( approximately 1.5 mum thick) of single-crystal Ru(bpy)3(ClO4)2 (xyl) between two ITO electrodes in a sandwich cell were also prepared and produce electroluminescence. As with larger cells of this type, the high-resolution electroluminescence produced showed a high external efficiency ( approximately 3.4%), a low turn-on voltage (2.3 V), and reasonable stability. The single-crystal cells also behaved as photovoltaic devices and a short-circuit photocurrent was observed when they were irradiated without a bias voltage.     

5-甲基苯并三唑-1-乙酸铕三元配合物的合成及表征

以5-甲基-苯并三唑-1-乙酸和1,10-邻菲啰啉为配体,采用溶液法合成了一种铕配合物。通过元素分析、配位滴定、摩尔电导率、红外光谱和紫外光谱对其进行表征。其组成可能为Eu(L)3phen·3.5H2O(HL=5-甲基-苯并三唑-1-乙酸,5-mbtaa;phen=1,10-邻菲啰啉)。使用热分析和荧光光谱研究了配合物的性质。热分析结果显示:铕配合物具有较好的热稳定性。荧光光谱显示:该配合物发出Eu(Ⅲ)特征荧光,并且5-甲基-苯并三唑-1-乙酸是较好的敏化剂。     

Synthesis and red electroluminescence of a dimesityl-functionalized bistetracene

The single crystal analysis of the as-prepared 8,16-dimesityltetraceno[2,1,12,11-opqra]tetracene (DMTA) suggests that the parent bistetracene backbone is almost in a plane without any intermolecular p-stacking interaction. The fabricated devices based on DMTA as an emitter exhibit a maximum brightness of 632 cd/m² at 14.7 V with the CIE coordinate of (0.623, 0.349).     

Highly efficient pure white polymer light-emitting devices based on poly(N-vinylcarbazole) doped with blue and red phosphorescent dyes

Efficient white-polymer-light-emitting devices (WPLEDs) have been fabricated with a single emitting layer containing a hole-transporting host polymer,poly(N-vinylcarbzole),and an electron-transporting auxiliary,1,3-bis[(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazolyl]-phenylene,codoped with two phosphorescent dyes:Iridium(III)bis (2-(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C2') picolinate (FIrpic) and home-made Ir-G2 for blue and red emission,respectively.With the structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS 4083(40 nm)/emission layer(80 nm)...     

Microdetermination of palladium based on formation of ternary complex of palladium with pyrogallol red and cetylpyridinium bromide

A new spectrophotometric method was employed for the determination of microamounts of palladium(II) based on the ternary complex formation with pyrogallol red and cetylpyridinium bromide. A blue green ternary complex, whose molar absorptivities is 22500 mol^?1 cm^?1 at 650 nm, is formed. Composition (PdPGRCP₃) of the ternary complex was established by continuous variation and mole ratio methods. Beer's law range (0.1–8.5 ppm of Pd) and Sandell's sensitivity (0.001 γ/cm²) were evaluated. The conditional stability constant value (logK = 24.35) was determined by Prakash et al. 's method. A detailed study was made for the determination of microamounts of palladium in the presence of platinum metals and several other cations and anions.     

Luminescent and magnetic bifunctional coordination complex based on a chiral tartaric acid derivative and europium

A new mononuclear europium complex incorporating the (+)‐di‐p‐toluoyl‐d ‐tartaric acid (d ‐H₂DTTA) ligand, namely, catena‐poly[tris{μ₂‐3‐carboxy‐2,3‐bis[(4‐methylphenyl)carbonyloxy]propanoato}tris(methanol)europium(III)], [Eu(C₂₀H₁₇O₈)₃(CH₃OH)₃]_n, (I), has been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, powder X‐ray diffraction and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. The structure analysis indicates that complex (I) crystallizes in the trigonal space group R3 and exhibits an infinite one‐dimensional chain structure, in which the Eu³⁺ ion is surrounded by six O atoms from six d ‐HDTTA^? ligands and three O atoms from three coordinated methanol molecules, thus forming a tricapped trigonal prism geometry. The d ‐H₂DTTA ligand is partially deprotonated and adopts a μ_1,6‐coordination mode via two carboxylate groups to link adjacent Eu³⁺ ions, affording an infinite one‐dimensional propeller‐shaped coordination polymer chain along the c axis, with an Eu…Eu distance of 7.622 (1) Å. Moreover, C—H…π interactions lead to the formation of helical chains running along the c axis and the whole structure displays a snowflake pattern in the ab plane. The circular dichroism spectrum confirms the chirality of complex (I). The solid‐state photoluminescence properties were also investigated at room temperature and (I) exhibits characteristic red emission bands derived from the Eu³⁺ ion (CIE 0.63, 0.32), with a reasonably long lifetime of 0.394 ms, indicating effective energy transfer from the ligand to the metal centre. In addition, a magnetic investigation reveals single‐ion magnetic behaviour. The spin‐orbit coupling parameter (λ) between the ground and excited states is fitted to be 360 (2) cm^?1 through Zeeman perturbation. Therefore, complex (I) may be regarded as a chiral optical‐magneto bifunctional material.     

Photoresponsive europium(III) complex based on photochromic reaction

Luminescence properties and their photoinduced control of the electric dipole transitions of a Eu(III) complex that has photochromic triangle terarylenes ligands, tris(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)bis[4,5-bis(5-methyl-2-phenylthiazol-4-yl)-2-phenylthiazole]europium(III) (Eu(hfa)3(THIA)2), were studied. Fairly high photochromic reactivity of the ligand between the open-ring and closed-ring forms were found to be maintained even in the complex, and reversible color change could be observed many times. The photocyclization and the cycloreversion quantum yields of the Eu(hfa)3(THIA)2 were found to be 37% and 3.4%, respectively. The thermal stability of the closed-ring form of THIA ligand is significantly improved in the Eu(III) complex. The (5)D0-(7)F2 transition intensity of the Eu(III) complex with open-ring form ligands (Eu(hfa)3(THIA)2-O) is larger than that of the Eu(III) complex with closed-ring form ligands (Eu(hfa)3(THIA)2-C). The radiative rate constants of Eu(hfa)3(THIA)2-O and Eu(hfa)3(THIA)2-C are estimated to be 1.7 x 10(2) and 1.5 x 10(2) s(-1), respectively. The reversible control of the emission properties of the Eu(III) complex by the photochromic reactions is demonstrated for the first time.     

Preparation and photoluminescence of a novel beta-diketone ligand containing electro-transporting group and its europium(III) ternary complex

A novel beta-diketone with an electro-transporting oxadiazole group, 1-(4'-(5-(4-methylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dione (MPBDTFA), was prepared with high yield. With this synthesized ligand as the first ligand and 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) as the secondary ligand, a new europium(III) ternary complex, Eu(MPBDTFA)(3)Phen, was synthesized. The new beta-diketone and its europium(III) ternary complex were characteristized by elemental analysis, thermo-gravimetric analysis, IR and UV-visible spectroscopies. Photoluminescence measurements indicated that the energy absorbed by the organic ligands was efficiently transfered to the central Eu(3+) ions, and the complex showed intensely and characteristically red emissions due to the (5)D(0)-->(7)F(j) transitions of the central Eu(3+) ions. With an electro-transporting group in molecule and highly thermal stability, the synthesized Eu(III) ternary complex is expected as a red-emitting candidate material for fabrication of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).