Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(20), P. 8671 - 8678
Published: Oct. 11, 2021
For
inorganic
semiconductor
nanostructure,
excitons
in
the
triplet
states
are
known
as
"dark
exciton"
with
poor
emitting
properties,
because
of
spin-forbidden
transition.
Herein,
we
report
a
design
principle
to
boost
photoluminescence
(PL)
all-inorganic
lead-free
double-perovskite
nanocrystals
(NCs).
Our
experimental
data
reveal
that
singlet
self-trapped
(STEs)
experience
fast
intersystem
crossing
(80
ps)
states.
These
STEs
give
bright
green
color
emission
unity
PL
quantum
yield
(PLQY).
Furthermore,
efficient
energy
transfer
from
dopants
(Mn2+)
can
be
achieved,
which
leads
white-light
87%
PLQY
both
colloidal
and
solid
thin
film
NCs.
findings
illustrate
fundamental
phosphors,
propelling
development
illumination-related
applications.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(13), P. 7587 - 7680
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Organic
compounds
that
show
Thermally
Activated
Delayed
Fluorescence
(TADF)
have
become
wildly
popular
as
next
generation
emitters
in
organic
light-emitting
diodes
(OLEDs),
but
since
2016,
received
significant
and
increasing
attention
photocatalysts.
JACS Au,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
1(11), P. 1860 - 1876
Published: Sept. 24, 2021
Precious
and
rare
elements
have
traditionally
dominated
inorganic
photophysics
photochemistry,
but
now
we
are
witnessing
a
paradigm
shift
toward
cheaper
more
abundant
metals.
Even
though
emissive
complexes
based
on
selected
first-row
transition
metals
long
been
known,
recent
conceptual
breakthroughs
revealed
that
much
broader
range
of
in
different
oxidation
states
useable
for
this
purpose.
Coordination
compounds
V,
Cr,
Mn,
Fe,
Co,
Ni,
Cu
show
electronically
excited
with
unexpected
reactivity
photoluminescence
behavior.
Aside
from
providing
compact
survey
the
key
advances
dynamic
field,
our
Perspective
identifies
main
design
strategies
enabled
discovery
fundamentally
new
types
3d-metal-based
luminophores
photosensitizers
operating
solution
at
room
temperature.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
33(16)
Published: March 9, 2021
Abstract
Molecular
afterglow
materials
with
ultralong‐lived
excited
states
have
attracted
considerable
interest
owing
to
their
promise
for
light‐emitting
devices,
optical
imaging,
and
anti‐counterfeiting
applications.
However,
the
realization
of
ultralong
emission
in
low‐dimensional
micro/nanostructures
has
remained
an
open
challenge,
limiting
progress
toward
new‐generation
photonic
In
this
work,
new
types
mono/binuclear
metal–organic
halide
micro/nanocrystals
tunable
properties,
made
possibly
by
rational
control
over
both
room‐temperature
phosphorescence
thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescence,
are
developed.
Interestingly,
coordination
complexes
present
excitation‐dependent
luminescence
across
a
wide
range
(wavelength
>
150
nm)
broad
color
differences
from
blue
yellow
multiple
long‐lived
states.
The
1D
binuclear
microrods
further
exhibit
waveguide
space/time
dual‐resolved
endowing
them
great
potential
wavelength‐division
multiplexing
information
photonics
logic
gates.
Therefore,
work
not
only
communicates
first
example
wide‐range
under
ambient
conditions
but
also
provides
route
achieve
communications
compilation
at
micro/nanoscale.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(22), P. 8005 - 8058
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Afterglow
materials
have
attracted
widespread
attention
owing
to
their
distinctive
and
long-lived
optical
emission
properties
which
create
exciting
opportunities
in
various
fields.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(49), P. 21925 - 21929
Published: Aug. 22, 2020
Thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescence
(TADF)
is
generally
observed
in
solid-state
organic
molecules
or
metal-organic
complexes.
However,
TADF
all-inorganic
colloidal
nanocrystals
(NCs)
rare.
Herein,
we
report
the
first
synthesis
of
an
air-stable
lead-free
Cs2
ZrCl6
perovskite
NCs.
The
NCs
exhibit
long-lived
triplet
excited
state
(138.2
μs),
and
feature
high
photoluminescence
(PL)
quantum
efficiency
(QY=60.37
%)
due
to
mechanism.
emission
color
can
be
easily
tuned
from
blue
green
by
synthesizing
mixed-halide
ZrBrx
Cl6-x
(0≤x≤1.5)
Femtosecond
transient
absorption
temperature
dependent
PL
measurements
are
performed
clarify
In
addition,
Bi3+
ions
successfully
doped
into
NCs,
which
further
extends
properties.
This
work
not
only
develops
a
new
halide
for
potential
optoelectronic
applications,
but
also
offers
unique
strategies
developing
inorganic
phosphors.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(32), P. 14420 - 14440
Published: Aug. 4, 2022
There
has
been
emerging
interest
in
the
exploitation
of
photophysical
and
photochemical
properties
transition
metal
complexes
for
diagnostic
therapeutic
applications.
In
this
Perspective,
we
highlight
major
recent
advances
development
luminescent
photofunctional
complexes,
particular,
those
rhenium(I),
ruthenium(II),
osmium(II),
iridium(III),
platinum(II),
as
bioimaging
reagents
phototherapeutic
agents,
with
a
focus
on
molecular
design
strategies
that
harness
modulate
interesting
behavior
complexes.
We
also
discuss
current
challenges
future
outlook
both
fundamental
research
clinical
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(43)
Published: Sept. 1, 2022
Flexible
scintillator
screens
with
environmental
stability,
high
sensitivity,
and
low
cost
have
emerged
as
candidates
for
X-ray
imaging
applications.
Here,
a
large-scale
cost-efficient
solution
synthesis
of
the
vacancy-ordered
double
perovskite
Cs2
ZrCl6
,
which
is
characterized
by
thermal
activation
delayed
fluorescence
(TADF)
dominated
triplet
emission
under
irradiation,
demonstrated.
The
large
Stokes
shift
efficient
luminescence
collection
TADF
effectively
ensure
light
outcoupling
efficiency.
Further,
flexible
an
area
400
cm2
are
prepared
using
poly(dimethylsiloxane)
(PDMS)
carrier,
exhibiting
excellent
scintillation
properties
yields
49
photons
MeV-1
spatial
resolutions
up
to
18
lp
mm-1
detection
limits
65
nGy
s-1
.
Finally,
high-quality
results
non-planar
dynamic
objects
such
It
believed
that
explored
@PDMS
would
offer
big
step
toward
expanding
application
range
scintillators
in
different
environments.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(34), P. 8256 - 8262
Published: Aug. 23, 2021
Lead-free
halide
perovskite
nanocrystals
(NCs)
have
received
increasing
attention
owing
to
their
low
toxicity
and
high
stability.
Localized
charge
distribution
strong
carrier–phonon
coupling
in
lead-free
NCs
facilitates
the
formation
of
self-trapped
excitons
(STEs),
which
typically
give
a
broadband
photoluminescence
(PL)
emission
with
large
Stokes
shift.
In
this
Perspective,
we
highlight
how
PL
modulations
can
rise
an
efficient
white-light
by
understanding
tuning
ultrafast
dynamics
STEs
NCs.
We
then
present
exciton
energy
transfer
mediated
provide
thermally
activated
delayed
fluorescence
dopant
PL.
also
illustrate
promising
directions
for
future
applications
based
on
STEs.
hope
that
Perspective
new
viewpoint
researchers
understand
promote
optoelectronic
applications.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(9), P. 4903 - 4920
Published: Feb. 21, 2023
Many
coordination
complexes
and
organometallic
compounds
with
the
4d6
5d6
valence
electron
configurations
have
outstanding
photophysical
photochemical
properties,
which
stem
from
metal-to-ligand
charge
transfer
(MLCT)
excited
states.
This
substance
class
makes
extensive
use
of
most
precious
least
abundant
metal
elements,
consequently
there
has
been
a
long-standing
interest
in
first-row
transition
photoactive
MLCT
Semiprecious
copper(I)
its
completely
filled
3d
subshell
is
relatively
straightforward
well
explored
case,
but
3d6
partially
d-orbitals
lead
to
energetically
low-lying
metal-centered
(MC)
states
that
can
cause
undesirably
fast
state
deactivation.
Herein,
we
discuss
recent
advances
made
isoelectronic
Cr0,
MnI,
FeII,
CoIII
compounds,
for
long-lived
become
accessible
over
past
five
years.
Furthermore,
possible
future
developments
search
new
subshells
next-generation
applications
photophysics
photochemistry.