Iridium(III) complexes with orthometalated phenylimidazole ligands subtle turning of emission to the saturated green colour

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 507-519

  Jayabharathi, Jayaraman ^a   Thanikachalam, Venugopal ^a   Saravanan, Kanagarathinam ^a   Srinivasan, Natesan ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Colour tuning; DFT calculation; HOMO LUMO orbital; MLCT transition; Transphobia

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; ACETYLACETONE; DFT CALCULATION; GREEN LIGHT; HEAVY ATOMS; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HOMO-LUMO ENERGIES; HOMO-LUMO ORBITALS; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; MLCT TRANSITION; ONSET POTENTIAL; OXIDATION AND REDUCTION; PEAK WAVELENGTH; PHENYLIMIDAZOLE; SPECTRAL RANGE; TRANSPHOBIA;

ACETONE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; IRIDIUM; LIGANDS;

IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 80053385980     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-010-0737-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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