title: Stepwise modulation of the electron-donating strength of ancillary ligands: understanding the AIE mechanism of cationic iridium(III) complexes.
abstract: The AIE mechanism for cationic Ir(III) complexes with triazole-pyridine ligands has been determined by the combination of an experimental and a computational study. Larger structural relaxation and weak emissive excited-state intraligand charge transfer (ILCT) characters are responsible for the non-emission in solution, whereas the non-radiative processes are efficiently restricted in the solid state, enhancing the emission.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024 Jilin, People's Republic of China. shangg187@nenu.edu.cn zmsu@nenu.edu.cn.
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authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hai-Zhu
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authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Hong-Tao
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authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Hai-Bin
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-Gang
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authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Yu-Ai
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authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Yun
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authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Zhong-Min
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authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yi
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authors.lastname: Liao