Abstract
This chapter highlights the importance of structure–property relationships in transition metal complexes for the construction of molecular- and supramolecular-based photofunctional materials and summarizes the recent advancements of this class of complexes with potential applications in the areas of energy, catalysis, materials, biology, and diagnostics.
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Abbreviations
- [Ir(ppy)3]:
-
Tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(III)
- 4-ppy:
-
4-Phenylpyridine
- bda:
-
2,2′-Bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylate
- BIBP:
-
4,4′-Dialkylbipyridinium
- bpm:
-
2,2′-Bipyrimidine
- bpy:
-
2,2′-Bipyridine
- bpz:
-
2,2′-Bipyrazine
- bzimpy:
-
2,6-Bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine
- CBPQT:
-
Cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene)
- CD:
-
β-Cyclodextrin
- CIE:
-
Commission Internationale de L’Eclairage
- CRI:
-
Color rendering index
- DABCO:
-
1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
- DAE:
-
1,2-Diarylethene
- DIP:
-
4,7-Diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline
- dmgBF2 :
-
(Difluoroboryl)dimethylglyoxime
- dppee:
-
1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene
- DSSCs:
-
Dye-sensitized solar cells
- e.r.:
-
Enantiomeric ratio
- EQE:
-
External quantum efficiency
- FIrpic:
-
Bis[(4,6-difluorophenyl)pyridinato-N,C2](picolinato)iridium(III)
- FRET:
-
Förster resonance energy transfer
- H2bda:
-
2,2′-Bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylic acid
- HOMO:
-
Highest occupied molecular orbital
- HTI:
-
Hemithioindigo
- ILCT:
-
Intraligand charge transfer
- IQE:
-
Internal quantum efficiency
- LF:
-
Ligand field
- LLCT:
-
Ligand-to-ligand charge transfer
- LUMO:
-
Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital
- MC:
-
Merocyanine
- 3MLCT:
-
Triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer
- MLCT:
-
Metal-to-ligand charge transfer
- 3MMLCT:
-
Triplet metal–metal-to-ligand charge transfer
- MOFs:
-
Metal-organic frameworks
- NHCs:
-
N-Heterocyclic carbenes
- NIR:
-
Near-infrared
- NLO:
-
Nonlinear optical
- NPB:
-
4,4′-Bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl
- OEC:
-
Oxygen-evolving complex
- OLEDs:
-
Organic light-emitting diodes
- PCE:
-
Power conversion efficiency
- PCET:
-
Proton-coupled electron transfer
- PET:
-
Photo-induced electron transfer
- phen:
-
1,10-Phenanthroline
- PHOLEDs:
-
Phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes
- PLEDs:
-
Polymer light-emitting diodes
- PMMA:
-
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- PPE-SO3 − :
-
Poly(phenylene ethynylene sulfonate)
- SMMs:
-
Single-molecule magnets
- TADF:
-
Thermally activated delayed fluorescence
- TEOA:
-
Triethanolamine
- TONs:
-
Turnover numbers
- TTF:
-
Tetrathiafulvalene
- WOLEDs:
-
White organic light-emitting diodes
- WPLEDs:
-
White polymer light-emitting diodes
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We acknowledge support from The University of Hong Kong under the URC Strategic Research Theme on New Materials. Financial supports from the University Grants Committee Areas of Excellence Scheme (AoE/P-03/08) and General Research Fund (GRF) (HKU 7060/12P, HKU 7051/13P, HKU 17305614, and HKU 17302414) from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and The University of Hong Kong are gratefully acknowledged.
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Wong, HL., Yeung, M.CL., Yam, V.WW. (2016). Transition Metal-Based Photofunctional Materials: Recent Advances and Potential Applications. In: Mingos, D. (eds) 50 Years of Structure and Bonding – The Anniversary Volume. Structure and Bonding, vol 172. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/430_2015_204
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