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The first transition metal phthalocyanines: sensitizing rubrene emission based on triplet–triplet annihilation

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Metallophthalocyanines (MPc-o-Cou, M = Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) with fourth period metal ions have been successfully applied as a sensitizer coupled with rubrene (Rub) in photon upconversion based on triplet–triplet annihilation. An upconversion quantum yield (ϕPUC) of up to 4.82% was observed in the CoPc-o-Cou: Rub couple. The absorption and phosphorescence emission spectra showed that the Q bands and phosphorescence emission peaks were dramatically dependent on the number of d-electrons of the metal ions in MPc-o-Cou. These results suggested that the photon upconversion behavior of MPc-o-Cou: Rub systems could be managed by altering the metal ions in MPc-o-Cou.

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This work was partly supported by the National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program) (No. 2015AA033402 for XL), the Tianjin science and technology plan projects (147XGCCX1007 for XL) and the Key Projects in Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (JCZDJC37100 for SW), as well as Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 25600006 for HY) and the Joint Usage/Research Program on Zero-Emission Energy Research, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University (ZE26A-27 and ZE27A-2 for HY).

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Jianlei Han, Fei Zhang, Jing You, Shirong Wang & Xianggao Li

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Jianlei Han, Fei Zhang, Jing You, Shirong Wang & Xianggao Li

  3. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Yonemura Hiroaki & Sunao Yamada

  4. Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Yonemura Hiroaki & Sunao Yamada

  5. Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

    Toru Morifuji

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Han, J., Zhang, F., You, J. et al. The first transition metal phthalocyanines: sensitizing rubrene emission based on triplet–triplet annihilation. Photochem Photobiol Sci 16, 1384–1390 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1039/c6pp00464d

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