ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The polarized optical absorption and emission (spectra, decay times) of single crystals of [Pd(thpy)2] and [Pt(thpy)2] (thpy ≡ C(3′)-deprotonated form of 2-(2-thienyl)pyridine) at temperatures 1.9 K ≤ T ≤ 80 K are reported. The emission of [Pt(thpy)2] can be influenced strongly by applied magnetic fields (0 ≤ H ≤ 6 T). Depending on the central ions Pd and Pt, the lowest excited electronic states of the single complexes are ligand-centered (LC) states and metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) states, respectively. This difference leads to distinctly dissimilar properties of the emission of both compounds. The experimental data show that the emission of single crystals of [Pd(thpy)2] and [Pt(thpy)2] at T ≤ 30 K originates from several types of traps (defect states of symmetry 3B2-stabilized below the exciton band) with LC and MLCT character, respectively. In the Pt compound, the 3B2 is split by spin-orbit coupling into three states. The states B1′ and A2′, which determine the emission properties, are separated by Δv ∼ 13 cm-1. Both states can mix under the influence of an applied magnetic field yielding an increase of the emission intensity by a factor of ∼ 1.5 at H = 6 T.
Additional Material:
14 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19890720206
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