Efficient luminescence from a copper(I) complex doped in organic light-emitting diodes by suppressing C-H vibrational quenching

Efficient luminescence was realized by suppressing not only excited-state distortion but also C-H vibrational quenching in a Cu complex. Organic light-emitting diodes containing the Cu complex as an emitting dopant exhibited a maximum external quantum efficiency of 7.4%.     

Photoexcitable polymer membranes. Photoinduced membrane potential across poly(vinyl chloride) membrane doped with a photosensitive crown ether having lipophilic side chain

Photoirradiation induced potential changes of 10–20 mV across the poly(vinyl chloride) membranes doped with a photosensitive lipophilic crown ether, p-[3,4-(1,4,7,10,13-pentaoxatridecane-1,13-diyl)phenylazo]hexadecyloxybenzene was studied. The photoresponse of the membrane was highly improved, presumably due to the lipophilic nature of the crown ether. The photoresponse was explained in terms of the charge density change on the membrane surface. The electric double layer theory was applied to estimate the values of the photoinduced change of the charge density.     

Assessment of ESR-CT imaging by comparison with autoradiography for the distribution of a blood-brain-barrier permeable spin probe, MC-PROXYL, to rodent brain

Blood-brain-barrier (BBB)-permeable, 3-methoxycarbonyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-1-yloxy (MC-PROXYL) and BBB-impermeable carbamoyl-PROXYL were used to assess the ESR imaging technique by comparing with autoradiography. For this purpose, spin probes, 14C-labeled at their five-membered ring, [14C]MC-PROXYL and [14C]carbamoyl-PROXYL, were newly synthesized. These probes were i.p. or i.v. injected into rats and autoradiograms were recorded. The autoradiograms of rat head showed that [14C]MC-PROXYL distributed well in the brain compared to [14C]carbamoyl-PROXYL. In vivo ESR spectra and two-dimensional ESR images of isolated rat brain treated with MC- or carbamoyl-PROXYL also indicated the extensive distribution of MC-PROXYL but not carbamoyl-PROXYL in the rat brain. The three-dimensional ESR images of the head of rats and mice were consistent with the fact that MC-PROXYL but not carbamoyl-PROXYL is incorporated into the brain. The ESR-CT images were better for mice than rats. However, the quality of the ESR-CT images was still not satisfactory. Although the resolution and sensitivity of the ESR-CT images were worse than those of the autoradiographic images, the former technique has unique features and advantages; e.g., functional, noninvasive and three-dimensional detection.     

Writing 40 nm marks by using a beaked metallic plate near-field optical probe

We have developed a near-field optical probe that uses a triangular metallic plate with a three-dimensionally tapered apex as a light source for thermally assisted magnetic recording. Numerical analysis using a finite-element method shows that the size of the optical spot generated at the apex is 15 nm x 20 nm, and the efficiency (defined as the ratio between the power of the optical near field at the surface of the recording medium and that of the incident light) is 15% when the incident light is focused by a lens with a numerical aperture of 0.8. The metallic plate was fabricated on the surface of a quartz slider and used for writing marks on a phase change recording medium. The marks were observed with a scanning electron microscope, and we confirmed that marks with a diameter of 40 nm were successfully written on the medium.     

Magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity and thermal expansion coefficient of NiAs-type V1−xCrxSe

V_1−xCr_xSe(0.05x0.83) shows a temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility χ which is similar to that of CrSe. At small x, the magnetic transition temperature T_t(x) and the Weiss constant θ_p(x) decrease with decreasing x, while the effective number of Bohr magnetons per Cr (P_eff) significantly increases.     

Alkyl- and arylthiation of uracil and indole

5-Alkyl- or arylthio-2,4-pyrimidinediones, 1–8 , were prepared from uracil and alkane- or arenesulfenyl chlorides. Indole reacted similarly to give the 2,3-di- and 3-substituted derivatives, 15–19 .     

Luminescent Cu(I) and Ag(I) coordination polymers: Fast phosphorescence or thermally activated delayed fluorescence

Three luminescent Cu (I) and Ag (I) coordination polymers based on donor-acceptor motif ligands are reported.Two Cu (I) coordination polymers both exhibit fast phosphorescence,which another Ag (I) coordination polymer present TADF photoluminescence emission at room temperature.     

Substituted 2-thiophenealdehyde-2-benzothiazolyl-hydrazones as analytical reagents for copper

The analytical properties of 5-chloro-, 5-bromo- and 5-methyl-2-thiophenealdehyde-2-benzothiazolylhydrazone (CTBH, BTBH and MTBH, respectively), are compared with those of 2-thiophenealdehyde-2-benzothiazolylhydrazone (TBH). The acid dissociation constants have been determined, and the 5-substituent effect is discussed. The complex formation of the reagents with several metal ions has been examined spectrophotometrically. Extraction—spectrophotometric determinations of traces of copper are proposed. The copper complexes can be extracted quantitatively into benzene over wide pH ranges (from weakly acidic to alkaline medium) and the molar absorptivities are high (4–5· 10⁴ l mol^-1 cm^-1). The complexes formed are 1:2 (copper:ligand) in all cases. There are few interferences from common ions except silver(I), mercury(II), thiocyanate and citrate.