Luminescence Enhancement Induced by Aggregation of Alkoxy-Bridged Rhenium(I) Molecular Rectangles
Author(s) -
Bala. Manimaran,
Pounraj Thanasekaran,
T. Rajendran,
RenJay Lin,
IJy Chang,
GeneHsiang Lee,
ShieMing Peng,
Seenivasan Rajagopal,
KuangLieh Lu
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 233
eISSN - 1520-510X
pISSN - 0020-1669
DOI - 10.1021/ic020364n
Subject(s) - chemistry , luminescence , rhenium , alkyl , alkoxy group , quantum yield , aqueous solution , aqueous medium , solvent , yield (engineering) , rectangle , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , optics , fluorescence , composite material , physics , materials science , geometry , mathematics
Self-assembly of rhenium(I)-based molecular rectangles containing long alkyl chains has been achieved in one-pot synthesis by solvothermal methods. An enormous enhancement in the emission intensity, quantum yield, and lifetime of the rectangles has been observed when the solvent medium is changed from organic to aqueous. Addition of water favors the aggregation of Re(I) molecular rectangle resulting in the luminescence enhancement, and this phenomenon has been traced out using light scattering techniques.
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