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Influence of Heavy Atom Effect on the Photophysics of Coinage Metal Carbene‐Metal‐Amide Emitters

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Abstract

The effect of the heavy metal atom on the photophysics of carbene‐metal‐amide (CMA) photoemitters is explored, where the metal bridge is either Au, Ag, or Cu. Spectroscopic investigations reveal the coupling mechanism responsible for communication between the singlet and triplet manifolds. The photophysical properties do not reflect expected trends based upon the heavy atom effect, as both direct coupling between charge‐transfer states and spin‐vibronic coupling via a ligand‐centered triplet state are present. Direct coupling is weakest for CMA(Ag), increasing the importance of the spin‐vibronic pathway and rendering its properties more sensitive to inter‐state energy gaps than for the Au and Cu‐bridged analogues. The measured activation energy correlates with the expected exchange energy of the charge‐transfer state, which is also closely related to the length of the bonds joining the carbene and amide ligands, and decreases in the order CMA(Cu) > CMA(Au) > CMA(Ag). These findings reveal that reducing interference between charge‐transfer and ligand‐centers excited, and minimizing exchange energy, are required for developing efficient luminescent CMA complexes.


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Author(s): Feng J, Reponen APM, Romanov AS, Linnolahti M, Bochmann M, Greenham NC, Penfold TJ, Credgington D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials

Year: 2021

Volume: 31

Issue: 1

Print publication date: 01/04/2021

Online publication date: 25/09/2020

Acceptance date: 11/08/2020

Date deposited: 21/12/2020

ISSN (print): 1616-301X

ISSN (electronic): 1616-3028

Publisher: Wiley‐VCH GmbH

URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202005438

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202005438


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Funder referenceFunder name
320166
338944‐GOCAT
EP/L015978/1
RGF\EA\180041
RGF\EA\181008
URF\R1\180288
UF130278

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