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Two new Sm3+ complexes with pyrazolic ß-diketones bearing a CF3 group acting as main ligands and with 2,2'-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline being the ancillary ligand were studied, and their energy level structure was established. Stark splitting observed in the photoluminescence spectra of the complexes points to their non-cubic symmetry, confirmed by the calculated Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters. Internal quantum yields obtained for the compounds by the Judd-Ofelt calculations were of the order of 5.5%, whereas the measured external quantum yields were 0.75% and 1.5% for Sm3+ complexes involving 2,2'-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline ancillary ligands, respectively, with the corresponding sensitization efficiencies calculated as 0.16 and 0.26. It was demonstrated that replacing the 1,10-phenanthroline ancillary ligand with 2,2'-bipyridine provides an increase in the intensity of 650â¯nm emission of the Sm3+ complexes, with the branching ratio reaching 55%. Intensive emission of the studied complexes at 650â¯nm offers hope for their use as spectrally pure red emitters.
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We performed spectroscopic investigations of a novel tris(1,3-bis(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propane-1,3-dionato)(1,10-phenanthroline) holmium (III) complex. It was demonstrated that bonding the corresponding ligand environment to Ho3+ results in sensitization of the luminescence of the complex. The luminescence decay of the complex exhibits a biexponential behaviour. The short-lived component is attributed to the fluorescence of the ligand, whereas the long-lived component is connected with the Ho3+ emission. Using fluorescence lifetime imaging, it was shown that there is a single type of emission sites in the studied complex. Based on the results of the optical measurements, the energy diagram for the investigated Ho3+ complex was developed. It was shown that the energy transfer from the excited triplet level of the ligand environment to the 5F5 level of Ho3+ is responsible for the emission of the ion in the complex.
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Herein, syntheses, crystal structures, and photoluminescence properties of 24 new ammonia and alkali metal ATCN salts characterized via single-crystal X-ray diffraction are reported. Moreover, ten structure types of these salts have been described, three of which are predominant. Some ATCNs were obtained as two crystalline polymorphs. It was estimated that most ATCN powders exhibited yellow-green fluorescence (at 450-600 nm). For samples that possess fluorescence of low intensity in the solid state, several optical centers of emission exist. It was speculated that the obtained spectral features were due to anion-anion intermolecular interactions. ATCN being a new representative of stable tetracyanoallyl salts is a promising candidate for creation of various 1D, 2D, and 3D supramolecular structures and potential functional materials.