Issue 15, 2020

Towards white light emission from a hybrid thin film of a self-assembled ternary samarium(iii) complex

Abstract

A new samarium complex [Sm(hfaa)3(Py-Im)] (ML) was synthesized by utilizing hexafluoroacetylacetone (hfaa) and 2-(2-pyridyl)benzimidazole (Py-Im) as coordinating ligands. Single crystal X-ray analysis shows that in the solid-state the complex dimerizes through intermolecular hydrogen-bonding with N–H⋯O (2.127 Å) and N–H⋯F (2.576 Å) interactions. The complex in the solid-state displayed highly monochromatic brilliant red emission with Commission International de I’Eclairage (CIE) color coordinates of 0.6532; 0.3336, with a remarkably long luminescence lifetime (τexp. ≈ 204.47 ± 4.043 μs) and a high intrinsic quantum yield (QSmSm ≈ 6.60%). Furthermore, the complex in different organic media displayed color tunability from orange (CIE; 0.6071; 0.3568) to violet (CIE; 0.3634; 0.2144) with τexp. from 105.50 ± 0.143 to 14.27 ± 0.033 μs. Hybrid and flexible thin films obtained by doping different concentrations (1%, 2%, 4% and 6%) of the complex into the poly(urethane) (PU) polymer matrix also exhibited color tunability from violet (CIE; 0.3380; 0.2162) to light orange (CIE; 0.5666; 0.3408). White light emission from a 1% doped thin film of the complex was realized by changing the excitation wavelength. Thus, the new material could be a potential candidate for the fabrication of full-color display devices and for solid-state lighting (SSL) applications.

Graphical abstract: Towards white light emission from a hybrid thin film of a self-assembled ternary samarium(iii) complex

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 N’w 2019
Accepted
07 Yan 2020
First published
03 Kul 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

New J. Chem., 2020,44, 5673-5683

Towards white light emission from a hybrid thin film of a self-assembled ternary samarium(III) complex

R. Ilmi, S. Kansız, N. K. Al-Rasbi, N. Dege, P. R. Raithby and M. S. Khan, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 5673 DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ06287D

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