Photophysical study of iridium complexes by absolute photoluminescence quantum yield measurements using an integrating sphere

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7415, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Suzuki, Kengo ^a   Endo, Ayataka ^b   Yoshihara, Toshitada ^c   Tobita, Seiji ^c   Yahiro, Masayuki ^b   Yokoyama, Daisuke ^b   Adachi, Chihaya ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absolute photoluminescence quantum yield; Integrating sphere; Intersystem crossing; Iridium complexes; Multi channel CCD spectrometer; Nonradiative decay process; Phosphorescence

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATING SPHERE; INTERSYSTEM CROSSING; IRIDIUM COMPLEXES; MULTI-CHANNEL; NONRADIATIVE DECAY PROCESS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS;

IRIDIUM; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM YIELD; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; SPHERES;

IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77955706369     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.828463     Document Type: Conference Paper

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