title: Carboranes as a Tool to Tune Phosphorescence.
abstract: Phosphorescent transition-metal complexes (PTMCs) have attracted great interest because of their excellent properties which may lead to promising applications in optoelectronics. In recent years, carboranes have been demonstrated to be a novel and effective tool to tune phosphorescence of PTMCs. This Concept article deals with the advances of carborane-functionalized PTMCs for potential optical applications. The discussions are focused on the design strategies and synthetic procedures leading to carborane-functionalized PTMCs, the influence of carboranes on the optical properties of PTMCs, and the promising optical applications of this interesting class of phosphorescent materials.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China. hyan1965@nju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China. iamqzhao@njupt.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
keywords: OLEDs; bioimaging; carboranes; iridium complexes; phosphorescence