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Chem. Commun., 2008, 685 - 687, DOI: 10.1039/b712416c


Aggregation-induced phosphorescent emission (AIPE) of iridium(III) complexes

Qiang Zhao, Lei Li, Fuyou Li, Mengxiao Yu, Zhipan Liu, Tao Yi and Chunhui Huang


A novel aggregation-induced phosphorescent emission (AIPE) was observed for iridium(III) complexes. This interesting phenomenon was attributed to the intermolecular packing, resulting in a switch from the non-emissive 3LX excited state to the emissive 3MLLCT transition, which is confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies as well as theoretical calculations.

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