Abstract
X‐ray
imaging
technology
has
been
widely
used
in
the
fields
of
environmental
monitoring,
safety
inspection,
nondestructive
examination,
space
exploration,
and
medical
diagnosis,
among
which
scintillation
materials
play
a
vital
role
indirectly
converting
to
visible
photons.
Here,
zero‐dimensional
organic–inorganic
hybrid
halide
C
50
H
44
P
2
SbCl
5
crystal
is
prepared
via
facile
antisolvent
precipitation
method
at
room
temperature.
The
single
displays
strong
yellow
broadband
emission
centered
592
nm
with
near‐unity
photoluminescence
quantum
yield
98.42%.
Importantly,
crystals
show
great
stability
irradiation
stability.
Radioluminescence
characterization
indicates
that
exhibit
good
linear
response
dose
rates
along
an
excellent
light
460
photons
MeV
−1
,
surpassing
commercial
inorganic
LuAG:Ce
scintillator.
spatial
resolution
‐based
scintillating
screen
determined
be
8.2
lp
mm
.
In
conjunction
polymer
thin
film,
feature
halides
offers
exciting
opportunities
for
achieving
high‐quality
flexible
imaging.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(17)
Published: Jan. 7, 2024
Abstract
Stimuli‐responsive
photoluminescent
(PL)
materials
have
attracted
considerable
attention
in
recent
years
owing
to
their
potential
applications
anti‐counterfeiting,
information
encryption,
and
sensing.
Further
investigations
of
the
transformation
mechanism
stimulus‐responsive
PL
are
considerably
important.
In
current
study,
an
organic–inorganic
metal
halide,
C
9
H
15
N
3
SbCl
5
([C
13
]
2+
is
a
1‐(2‐pyridyl)
piperazine
cation)
obtained,
which
exhibits
0D
structure
with
P‐
1
space
group.
At
room
temperature,
when
excited
by
UV
light,
single
crystals
exhibit
unimodal
blue
light
emission
at
405
nm,
grinding
or
hydrostatic
pressure
induces
double‐peak
emissions
650
nm.
Interestingly,
double‐emission
samples
can
be
restored
single‐emission
short
annealing
storage
air
for
2
weeks,
this
process
reversible.
Luminescence
response
mechanical
stimuli
also
achieved
presence
hydrochloric
acid
water.
Spectral
analysis
microstructural
changes
revealed
that
structural
modifications
inorganic
group
play
pivotal
role
stimulus.
Finally,
composite
film
device
based
on
prepared
demonstrate
these
smart
anti‐counterfeiting
sensing
applications.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 16, 2024
Abstract
Self‐trapped
excitons
(STEs)
of
lead‐free
perovskites
have
aroused
tremendous
interest
in
remote
optical
thermometry
due
to
strong
exciton–phonon
coupling
and
large
Stokes
shifts.
Herein,
a
bright
multimodal
multiplexed
thermometer
is
constructed
with
high
sensitivity
(
S
r
)
self‐calibrating
ability
based
on
Cs
2
NaInCl
6
:Er
3+
double
perovskite,
allowing
for
fast
simplified
reading
via
mobile
devices.
Intriguingly,
Er
doping
not
only
shows
the
characteristic
green
emissions
but
also
introduces
nanoelectronic
domains
through
new
localized
valance
band
maximum
breaks
symmetry
In
site,
which
facilitates
generation
more
STEs.
The
temperature‐sensitive
blue
emission
STEs
temperature‐insensitive
endow
including
time‐resolved
ratiometric
readout
schemes
3.8%
K
−1
,
where
an
upconversion
primary
serves
as
reference
calibrate
other
modes.
Meanwhile,
designed
thermometers
show
robust
photostability,
repeatability,
structural
stability
long‐time
working
storage.
addition,
remarkable
thermochromic
phenomenon
from
enables
quick
color‐multiplexed
thermography
smartphone,
utilized
capture
real‐time
2D
thermal
imaging
microelectronic
This
work
demonstrates
great
potential
perovskite
low‐cost
portable
thermometry.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
61(6)
Published: Nov. 16, 2021
As
low-dimensional
lead-free
hybrids
with
higher
stability
and
lower
toxicity
than
those
of
three-dimensional
lead
perovskites,
organic
antimony(III)
halides
show
great
application
potential
in
opt-electronic
field
owing
to
diverse
topologies
along
exceptional
optical
properties.
We
report
herein
an
hybrid
(MePPh3
)2
SbCl5
a
zero-dimensional
(0D)
structure,
which
exhibits
brilliant
orange
emission
peaked
at
593
nm
near-unity
photoluminescent
quantum
yield
(99.4
%).
The
characterization
photophysical
properties
demonstrates
that
the
broadband
microsecond
lifetime
(3.24
μs)
arises
from
self-trapped
(STE).
Electrically
driven
light-emitting
diodes
(OLEDs)
based
on
neat
doped
films
were
fabricated.
devices
significant
improvement
comparison
non-doped
OLEDs.
Owing
much
improved
surface
morphology
balanced
carrier
transport
layers
devices,
peak
luminance,
current
efficiency
(CE)
external
(EQE)
are
boosted
82
cd
m-2
3500
,
1.1
A-1
6.8
0.7
%
3.1
relative
respectively.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(43), P. 23373 - 23379
Published: Aug. 17, 2021
Abstract
Herein,
a
new
mechanism,
namely,
crystalline
phase
recognition
(CPR),
is
proposed
for
the
single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal
(SCSC)
transition
of
metal
halides.
Chiral
β‐[Bmmim]
2
SbCl
5
(Bmmim=1‐butyl‐2,3‐methylimidazolium)
can
recognize
achiral
α‐[Bmmim]
on
basis
key–lock
feature
through
intercontact
their
single
crystals,
resulting
in
domino
(DPT).
The
concomitant
photoluminescence
(PL)
switching
enables
observation
DPT
situ.
liquid
eutectic
interface,
stress–strain
transfer,
and
feasible
thermodynamics
are
key
issues
CPR.
DFT
calculations
PL
measurements
revealed
that
optical
absorption
emission
isomers
mainly
originate
from
[SbCl
]
2−
anions.
structural
effects
(e.g.,
supramolecular
interactions
distortion)
clarified.
As
novel
type
stimuli
response,
CPR‐induced
luminescence
exhibit
potential
application
advanced
time‐resolved
information
encryption.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
31(51)
Published: Sept. 17, 2021
Abstract
Tin(IV)‐based
metal
halides
are
promising
optoelectronic
materials
due
to
their
robust
structure
and
eco‐friendly
nature,
but
these
exhibit
poor
photoluminescence
(PL)
properties
the
underlying
mechanisms
still
elusive.
Here,
a
novel
air‐stable
hybrid
Sn
4+
‐halide
material
(C
8
H
22
N
2
Cl)
SnCl
6
that
is
resistant
moisture
(
>
70%
relative
humidity)
for
1
year
reported.
The
inferior
PL
property
of
limited
by
lattice
defects
crystal
structure,
which
however
could
be
effectively
improved
introducing
Sb
3+
ion
with
stereoactive
5s
lone
pair.
As
result,
‐doped
exhibits
superbly
stable
room‐temperature
centered
at
690
nm
an
unprecedented
quantum
yield
(QY)
41.76%
from
self‐trapped
excitons,
highest
PLQY
tin(IV)‐based
perovskite
materials.
efficiency
attributed
defect
passivation
remarkable
distortion
induced
dopants.
This
dopant‐induced
exciton
self‐trapping
approach
offers
avenue
improve
performance.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
15(9), P. 15354 - 15361
Published: Sept. 15, 2021
Antimony-based
metal
halide
hybrids
have
attracted
enormous
attention
due
to
the
stereoactive
5s2
electron
pair
that
drives
intense
triplet
broadband
emission.
However,
energy/charge
transfer
has
been
rarely
achieved
for
Sb3+-doped
materials.
Herein,
Sb3+
ions
are
homogeneously
doped
into
2D
[NH3(CH2)4NH3]CdBr4
perovskite
(Cd-PVK)
using
a
wet-chemical
method.
Compared
weak
singlet
exciton
emission
of
Cd-PVK
at
380
nm,
0.01%
exhibits
located
640
nm
with
near-unity
quantum
yield.
Further
increasing
doping
concentration
completely
quenches
Cd-PVK,
concurrently
enhanced
Delayed
luminescence
and
femtosecond-transient
absorption
studies
suggest
originates
from
(ET)
host
dopant,
while
such
ET
cannot
occur
Pb2+-doped
because
mismatch
energy
levels.
In
addition,
density
function
theory
calculations
indicate
introduced
likely
replace
Cd2+
along
deprotonation
butanediammonium
charge
balance,
instead
generating
vacancies.
This
work
provides
deeper
understanding
suggests
an
effective
strategy
achieve
efficient
beyond
0D
Cl-based
hybrids.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
35(9)
Published: Dec. 16, 2022
Zero-dimensional
(0D)
organic
metal
halide
hybrids
(OMHHs)
have
recently
emerged
as
a
new
class
of
light
emitting
materials
with
exceptional
color
tunability.
While
near-unity
photoluminescence
quantum
efficiencies
(PLQEs)
are
routinely
obtained
for
large
number
0D
OMHHs,
it
remains
challenging
to
apply
them
emitter
electrically
driven
diodes
(LEDs),
largely
due
the
low
conductivity
wide
bandgap
cations.
Here,
development
OMHH,
triphenyl(9-phenyl-9H-carbazol-3-yl)
phosphonium
antimony
bromide
(TPPcarzSbBr4
),
efficient
LEDs,
which
consists
semiconducting
cations
(TPPcarz+
)
and
anions
(Sb2
Br82-
is
reported.
By
replacing
one
phenyl
groups
in
well-known
tetraphenylphosphonium
cation
(TPP+
an
electroactive
phenylcarbazole
group,
TPPcarz+
developed
preparation
red
TPPcarzSbBr4
single
crystals
high
PLQE
93.8%.
With
solution
processed
thin
films
(PLQE
86.1%)
layer,
LEDs
fabricated
exhibit
external
efficiency
(EQE)
5.12%,
peak
luminance
5957
cd
m-2
,
current
14.2
A-1
best
values
reported
date
electroluminescence
devices
based
on
OMHHs.