Table 2 Photophysical properties of Ce-dtuR4 (R = Me, Et, iPr, and Cy) complexes in solid-powder state and PhMe solution (10−3 M) at 293 K

From: Lanthanide cerium(III) complex with deep-red emission beyond 700 nm

Ce-dtuR4

State

PL Maximab [nm]

PLQY [%]

τd [ns]

FWHMs [nm] (103 cm−1)

krd [106 s−1]

knrd [106 s−1]

R = Mea

Powder

640 (639, 738)

22

37

184 (4.08)

5.9

21

R = Etc

Powder

670 (630, 725)

-

-

201 (4.22)

-

-

PhMe solution

725 (684, 758)

1

3.3

244 (3.78)

3

300

R = iPr

Powder

725 (702, 780)

20

44

203 (3.68)

4.5

18

PhMe solution

725 (688, 762)

17

43

197 (3.62)

4.0

19

R = Cy

Powder

725 (710, 792)

31

53

190 (3.46)

5.8

13

PhMe solution

725 (695, 769)

27

57

201 (3.63)

4.7

13

  1. a: Ce-dtuMe4 is insoluble in PhMe.
  2. b: The values in parentheses represent the emission maxima from 5 d to two 4 f sublevels (2F5/2 and 2F7/2) obtained from Gaussian peak fitting.
  3. c: The emission of solid-powder Ce-dtuEt4 is too weak; thus, the PLQY and the excited-state lifetime cannot be determined explicitly.
  4. d: τ, kr, and knr represent the excited-state lifetime, radiative decay rate, and non-radiative decay rate, respectively.