Intrinsic 77 K Phosphorescence Characteristics and Computational Modeling of Ru(II)-(Bidentate Cyclometalated-Aromatic Ligand) Chromophores: Their Relatively Low Nonradiative Rate Constants Originating from Low Spin−Orbit Coupling Driven Vibronic Coupling Amplitudes between Emitting and Ground States

Chi Wei Yin, Li Ting Zhuo, Jie Ying Chen, Yu Hui Lin, Yu Ting Lin, Hsing Yin Chen*, Ming Kang Tsai*, Yuan Jang Chen*

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Abstract

We investigated the photoinduced relaxation of Kasha-type emitting ruthenium-(bidentate cyclometalated aromatic ligand), Ru-CM, chromophores of [Ru(pzpy)2(CM)]+ ions (CM = 1-phenylisoquinoline, 2,3-diphenylpyrazine, and 1,4-diazatriphenylene and pzpy = 2-pyrazol-1-yl-pyridine). This is the first report of the phosphorescence behavior of pure Ru-(bidentate CM) chromophores. The 77 K photoinduced relaxation characteristics of phosphorescence chromophores showed emission quantum yields higher than those of reference Ru-bpy (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) chromophores in the emission region of 670-900 nm. This phenomenon of the Ru-CM chromophores could be attributed to their unusually low magnitudes for 77 K nonradiative rate constants (kNRD), although their radiative rate-constants (kRAD) are not remarkable. In order to examine the 77 K photoinduced behavioral relaxation difference between Ru-CM and Ru-bpy chromophores, we used computational simulation, applying the fundamental formalism of kRAD and temperature-independent kNRD equations, which included calculated spin-orbit coupling values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21981-21993
Number of pages13
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume63
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024 Nov 18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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