An antimony based organic-inorganic hybrid coating material with high quantum efficiency and thermal quenching effect

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Feb 18;57(14):1754-1757. doi: 10.1039/d0cc07392j. Epub 2021 Jan 20.

Abstract

An antimony based luminescent organic-inorganic hybrid compound H3SbCl6(L)6 (1, L = 2-(3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)acetate) has been prepared by the solvothermal method. It emits bright green light peaking at 525 nm, with an internal quantum yield (IQY) of 73% under 360 nm excitation. The negative thermal quenching (NTQ) effect has been observed in the temperature range of 77 K to 297 K. Due to its ionic structure, compound 1 is soluble in numerous organic solvents, including methanol, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), etc. The solution processability combined with high quantum efficiency makes 1 a promising candidate as a luminescent coating material for optoelectronic devices.