Issue 10, 2014

N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes: photoluminescence and applications

Abstract

This review covers the advances made in the synthesis of luminescent transition metal complexes containing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands. The presence of a high field strength ligand such as an NHC in the complexes gives rise to high energy emissions, and consequently, to the desired blue colour needed for OLED applications. Furthermore, the great versatility of NHC ligands for structural modifications, together with the use of other ancillary ligands in the complex, provides numerous possibilities for the synthesis of phosphorescent materials, with emission colours over the entire visible spectra and potential future applications in fields such as photochemical water-splitting, chemosensors, dye-sensitised solar cells, oxygen sensors, and medicine.

Graphical abstract: N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes: photoluminescence and applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
19 Dec 2013
First published
06 Mar 2014

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014,43, 3551-3574

Author version available

N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes: photoluminescence and applications

R. Visbal and M. C. Gimeno, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014, 43, 3551 DOI: 10.1039/C3CS60466G

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