Issue 9, 2024

Hybrid nanospheres of silica covalently containing yellow-emitting cationic iridium(iii) complex: preparation and application in white light-emitting diodes

Abstract

A yellow-emitting cationic iridium(III) complex [(dfppy)2Ir(TBD)]PF6 (TBD: N4,N4′-bis(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl)-[2,2′-bipyridine]-4,4′-dicarboxamide; dfppy: 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridine) containing hydrolysable alkoxysilanes was synthesized. Then, a series of silica-based hybrid nanospheres with diameters of around 400 nm was prepared via the hydrolysis of this complex together with tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS, a silica source). When the amount of the complex used was 5.0 wt%, hybrid nanospheres showed the best photoluminescence (PL) properties, relative to the PL quantum yield of pure solid [(dfppy)2Ir(TBD)]PF6 (12.7%), that of hybrid nanospheres increased to 26.2%. Moreover, the thermal decomposition temperature (Td) of pure solid [(dfppy)2Ir(TBD)]PF6 was 331 °C, the Td of the complex in hybrid nanospheres increased to 447 °C. However, the yellow light emission was almost unchanged and was still located at 500–750 nm with a maximum wavelength (λem,max) of 577 nm. Under the excitation of blue-emitting chips (λem,max ≈ 455 nm), cold/neutral/warm white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) with good luminous quality can all be fabricated using these hybrid nanospheres as phosphors in epoxy resin at different blending concentrations. Compared with two or three iridium(III) complexes being contained in silica-based particles as phosphors as described in literatures, in this study, silica-based hybrid nanospheres covalently containing only one yellow-emitting cationic iridium(III) complex as phosphors provide a more effective and simpler method for preparation high-performance WLEDs.

Graphical abstract: Hybrid nanospheres of silica covalently containing yellow-emitting cationic iridium(iii) complex: preparation and application in white light-emitting diodes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Nov 2023
Accepted
19 Jan 2024
First published
23 Jan 2024

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 4080-4087

Hybrid nanospheres of silica covalently containing yellow-emitting cationic iridium(III) complex: preparation and application in white light-emitting diodes

H. Li, J. Qin, S. Xian, H. Tang, Y. Jiao, M. Zhang, L. Wang, Q. Zhou and Z. Wang, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 4080 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT03763K

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