Sensitization of lanthanide complexes through direct spin-forbidden singlet â triplet excitation.
Phys Chem Chem Phys
; 24(22): 13565-13570, 2022 Jun 08.
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LnIII complexes may display luminescence within the ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectral window and although they render bright emissions mainly due to the classical singlet-triplet-state-assisted ligand sensitization, which would be the photophysical parameters if they could be excited through direct spin-forbidden singlet â triplet transitions? Herein, we report the sensitization of Ln complexes through spin-forbidden S0 â T transitions in a series of homobimetallic EuIII, TbIII, ErIII, and YbIII complexes with halogen-substituted benzoate ligands. As halogens and LnIII atomic numbers increase, intense singlet â triplet absorption/excitation bands and relative quantum yields up to 18% were achieved due to an increased spin-orbit coupling effect. Moreover, the near-UV-shifted excitation may enable application in luminescent solar concentrators where YbIII near-infrared luminescence matches the maximum efficiency of the crystalline Si photovoltaic cell. Therefore, the spin-relaxed excitation channel provides new opportunities to improve the LnIII complex luminescence and potential within the energy conversion field.
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Phys Chem Chem Phys
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BIOFISICA
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2022
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Reino Unido