title: Preparation, photo- and electro-luminescent properties of a novel complex of Tb (III) with a tripod ligand.
abstract: A novel Tb(III) complex TbL (L=tris[2-(2-carboxyphenoxy)ethyl]amine, H3L) was synthesized and characterized by means of elemental analyses, IR spectra, thermal analyses, and molar conductivity measurement. The photoluminescent properties of the complex were investigated. In addition, PVK doping Tb(III) complex was fabricated as the emissive layer by spin-coating and its electroluminescent properties were studied, in which the structure of the device was ITO (indium tin oxide)/PVK (polyvinylcarbazole)/PVK: TbL/PBD (2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole)/LiF/Al. It was indicated that pure green and narrow bandwidth emission at 545nm from photoluminescence of TbL complex film and the organic electroluminescent device is the characteristic emission of Tb(III) ion, and the electroluminescence spectrum of the device was very similar to that of the photoluminescence of TbL complex film. The lowest triplet level of the ligand was calculated from the phosphorescence spectrum of GdL in N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) dilute solution determined at 77K, and the energy transfer mechanisms in TbL complex were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Technology and Intelligent Control (Lanzhou Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Lanzhou 730070, China. ytz823@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tianzhi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yuling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Duowang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Ziruo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Wenming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D004563:Electrochemistry; D004583:Electrons; D008024:Ligands; D049449:Luminescence; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010777:Photochemistry; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013696:Temperature; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D013725:Terbium