Issue 5, 2016

Phosphorescence quenching of fac-tris(2-phenylpyridyl)iridium(iii) complexes in thin films on dielectric surfaces

Abstract

We study the influence of the film thickness on the time-resolved phosphorescence and the luminescence quantum yield of fac-tris(2-phenylpyridyl)iridium(III) [Ir(ppy)3]-cored dendrimers deposited on dielectric substrates. A correlation is observed between the surface quenching velocity and the quenching rate by intermolecular interactions in the bulk film, which suggests that both processes are controlled by dipole–dipole interactions between Ir(ppy)3 complexes at the core of the dendrimers. It is also found that the surface quenching velocity decreases as the refractive index of the substrate is increased. This can be explained by partial screening of dipole–dipole interactions by the dielectric environment.

Graphical abstract: Phosphorescence quenching of fac-tris(2-phenylpyridyl)iridium(iii) complexes in thin films on dielectric surfaces

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Okt. 2015
Accepted
21 Dec. 2015
First published
21 Dec. 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016,18, 3575-3580

Phosphorescence quenching of fac-tris(2-phenylpyridyl)iridium(III) complexes in thin films on dielectric surfaces

J. C. Ribierre, A. Ruseckas, S. V. Staton, K. Knights, N. Cumpstey, P. L. Burn and I. D. W. Samuel, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 3575 DOI: 10.1039/C5CP06584D

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