UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

Polymorphism, fluorescence, and optoelectronic properties of a borazine derivative.

Kervyn, S; Fenwick, O; Di Stasio, F; Shin, YS; Wouters, J; Accorsi, G; Osella, S; ... Bonifazi, D; + view all (2013) Polymorphism, fluorescence, and optoelectronic properties of a borazine derivative. Chemistry , 19 (24) 7771 - 7779. 10.1002/chem.201204598. Green open access

[thumbnail of 7771_ftp.pdf]
Preview
PDF
7771_ftp.pdf

Download (1MB)

Abstract

We have prepared a new borazine derivative that bears mesityl substituents at the boron centers and displays exceptional chemical stability. Detailed crystallographic and solid-state fluorescence characterizations revealed the existence of several polymorphs, each of which showed different emission profiles. In particular, a bathochromic shift is observed when going from the lower- to the higher-density crystal. Computational investigations of the conformational dynamics of borazine 1 in both the gas phase and in the solid state using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations showed that the conformation of the peripheral aryl groups significantly varies when going from an isolated molecule (in which the rings are able to flip over the 90° barrier at RT) to the crystals (in which the rotation is locked by packing effects), thus generating specific nonsymmetric intermolecular interactions in the different polymorphs. To investigate the optoelectronic properties of these materials by fabrication and characterization of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs), borazine 1 was incorporated as the active material in the emissive layer. The current and radiance versus voltage characteristics, as well as the electroluminescence spectra reported here for the first time are encouraging prospects for the engineering of future borazine-based devices.

Type: Article
Title: Polymorphism, fluorescence, and optoelectronic properties of a borazine derivative.
Location: Germany
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204598
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201204598
Language: English
Additional information: © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Full text made available to UCL Discovery by kind permission of Wiley.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1400094
Downloads since deposit
116Downloads
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item