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Intermolecular electronic coupling of 9-methyl-9H-dibenzo[a,[c] carbazole for strong emission in aggregated state by substituent effect

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Abstract

Bright emission of organic luminogens at aggregated state has attracted increasing attention for their potential applications in opto-electronic devices and bio-/chemo-sensors. In this article, upon the introduction of different substituents (Br, Ph and TPh) to the large conjugated core of 9-methyl-9H-dibenzo[a,c]carbazole (DBC) moiety, the resultant luminogens demonstrated PL quantum yields in solid state ranging from 4.81% to 47.39%. Through the systematic investigation of molecular packing, together with theory calculation, the strong intermolecular electronic coupling in the dimers is proved as the main factor to the bright emission in the solid state. The results afforded a new avenue to investigate the intrinsic relationship among the molecular structures, packing modes and emission properties.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51673151, 51973162, 21875174, 21734007) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2017CFA002).

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  1. Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Fan Liu, Qiuyan Liao, Yanbing Gong, Qianxi Dang, Weidong Ling, Mengmeng Han, Qianqian Li & Zhen Li

  2. Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Jinfeng Wang & Zhen Li

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Liu, F., Liao, Q., Wang, J. et al. Intermolecular electronic coupling of 9-methyl-9H-dibenzo[a,[c] carbazole for strong emission in aggregated state by substituent effect. Sci. China Chem. 63, 1435–1442 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-020-9814-7

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Keywords

  • photoluminescence
  • substituent effect
  • molecular packing
  • electronic coupling