Electroluminescence and photoluminescence of rare earth β-diketonates containing sulfoxides and phosphin oxides

Author(s)

Carlos Fernando Barboza da Silva

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ)
• Defense date: 2001-10-11

Examining board members

Hermi Felinto de Brito; Vera Regina Leopoldo Constantino; Marian Rosaly Davolos

• Advisor: Hermi Felinto de Brito

Abstract

In this work the photo and electroluminescent properties of the trivalent rare earth (RE3+ = Eu, Sm and Gd) β-diketonate compounds with phosphine oxide and sulfoxide ligands are related. The TR3+ complexes were prepared by the reaction between the hydrated β-diketonate [TR(TTA)3(H2O)2] (TTA = thenoyltrifluoroacetonate) and the phosphine oxides and sulfoxides ligands in ethanolic solution. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, XRD by powder and monocrystal methods, and IR spectroscopy. The microanalysis and complexometric titration data evidenced that complexes present the general formula [RE(TTA)3(L)2] (where L = triphenilphosphine oxide TPPO, diphenilsulfoxide DPSO and dibenzilsulfoxide DBSO). The TG/DTG curves ofthe anhydrous compounds showed well-defined stages with higher thermal stability when compared to the hydrated complex. The absorption spectra in the infrared region showed that the coordination of TTA anion and ligands to RE3+ ions occurs through the oxygen atoms. The molecular structure of the complex europium (III) tris(α-tenoyltrifluoroacetonate) bistriphenylphosphine oxide [Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2] was elucidated utilizing the monocrystal X-ray difractometry technique. This complex has a triclinic system, with spatial group P-1, where eight oxygen atoms are coordinated to the rare earth ion and the coordination polyhedron which is best approximated as a squared antiprism whereas there are two TPPO molecules occupying the opposite faces. The emission spectra showed that the 5D0→7Fj (J = 0-4) and 4G5/2 → 6HJ (J = 5/2-11/2) transitions of the europium and samarium complexes, respectively splitting in the maximum number components, indicating that the rare earth ions are in a low site symmetries. The high value of the intensity parameters Ω2 of the Eu3+ complexes reflect the hypersensitive behavior of the 5D0→7F2 transition indicating that the Eu3+ ion is in a highly polarizable chemical environment. The luminescence decay curves of the systems containing Eu3+ and Sm3+ ions, adjust to a first order exponential, suggesting that there is no other channel for the depopulation to the level 5D0 and the value of lifetime indicate that the transfer energy process is operant. The [Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2] has a higher lifetime value than europium tris(thenoyltrifluoroacetonate) dihydrate [Eu(TTA)3(H2O)2] due to the absence of the deactivation channel non-radiative by the vibronic coupling from the water molecules. It has been observed an increase in the emission quantum yield ( and emission quantum efficiency) of β-diketonate complexes when the TPPO, DPSO and DBSO ligands substitute the two water molecules. The phosphorescence spectrum of the [Gd(TTA)3(TPPO)2] complex shows bands referent to the triplet states (T) of the TTA-. These bands are not observed in the emission spectra of the Eu3+ e Sm3+ complexes, corroborating that the energy transfer from the lower energy T of the TTA- to the emitting level 5D0 (Eu3+) e 4G5/2 (Sm3+) is very effective. The [Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2] complex was utilized as emitting layer in the construction of electroluminescent devices with the structure ITO/TPD/[Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2]/Alq3/Al, ITO/MTCD/[Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2]/Alq3/Al and ITO/MTCD/[Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2]/Al and showed high efficiency around 0.0011 cd/A at 23 V The EL spectra presented characteristic emission originated from the Eu3+ ion. The chromaticity coordinates of the Commission Internationale de l\'Eclairage (CIE) was determined and showed that the constructed devices emit a monochromatic red light. (AU)