Realizing Stable Luminescence in Antimony Doped Hybrid Tin(IV) Chloride toward Full Spectrum WLED and Anticounterfeiting Applications.

The outstanding optical properties empower Sb-doped zero-dimensional hybrid metal halides as cutting-edge luminescent materials. In this research, we present an efficient hybrid tin chloride, TEASnCl:Sb (TEA = tetraethylammonium), with broad dual emission bands peaking in the blue and orange regions that arise from the singlet and triplet state emissions of [SbCl], respectively. TEASnCl:Sb demonstrates a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 83.

Hybrid nanospheres of silica covalently containing yellow-emitting cationic iridium(III) complex: preparation and application in white light-emitting diodes.

A yellow-emitting cationic iridium(III) complex [(dfppy)Ir(TBD)]PF (TBD: ,-bis(3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl)-[2,2'-bipyridine]-4,4'-dicarboxamide; dfppy: 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridine) containing hydrolysable alkoxysilanes was synthesized. Then, a series of silica-based hybrid nanospheres with diameters of around 400 nm was prepared the hydrolysis of this complex together with tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS, a silica source). When the amount of the complex used was 5.

Sensitive fluorescent detection of phosmet and chlortetracycline in animal-derived food samples based on a water-stable Cd(II) chain-based zwitterionic metal-organic framework.

The residues of pesticides and antibiotics have always been a major concern in agriculture and food safety. In order to provide a new method for the rapid detection of organophosphorus pesticides and antibiotics, a novel Cd(II) chain-based zwitterionic metal-organic framework MOF 1 with high sensitivity fluorescence sensing performance was successfully synthesized. A series of researches showed that the water- and pH-stable bifunctional MOF 1 has a great ability to detect phosmet (PSM) and chlortetracycline (CTC) in water through fluorescence quenching effect, with high detection sensitivity, low detection limits (0.

QTL mapping for flowering time in a maize-teosinte population under well-watered and water-stressed conditions.

Unlabelled: Maize grain yield can be greatly reduced when flowering time coincides with drought conditions, which delays silking and consequently increases the anthesis-silking interval. Although the genetic basis of delayed flowering time under water-stressed conditions has been elucidated in maize-maize populations, little is known in this regard about maize-teosinte populations. Here, 16 quantitative trait loci (QTL) for three flowering-time traits, namely days to anthesis, days to silk, and the anthesis-silking interval, were identified in a maize-teosinte introgression population under well-watered and water-stressed conditions; these QTL explained 3.

A graphitic-CN derivative containing heptazines merged with phenyls: synthesis, purification and application as a high-efficiency metal-free quasi-green phosphor for white LEDs.

Because rare-earth elements are scarce, expensive, and unsustainable, it is of great significance to develop rare-earth-free (even metal-free) luminescent materials as phosphors for LEDs. Here, a graphitic-CN (g-CN) derivative containing some heptazines merged with phenyls has been synthesized thermal polymerization of melamine and quinazoline-2,4(1,3)-dione at an optimal mole ratio of 18 : 1. In comparison with g-CN synthesized from melamine only, the photoluminescent (PL) emission colour changed from blue to green, the maximum emission wavelength ( ) changed from 467 nm to 508 nm, and the PL quantum yield (PLQY) increased from 8.

Luminescence properties of Cr-doped near-infrared emissive fluoroyttrates for light-emitting diodes.

In this work, a series of Cr-doped ANaYF (denoted as ANYF:Cr; A = K, Rb, and Cs) fluoroyttrate double-perovskites with broad blue excitation and near-infrared (NIR) emission bands were prepared using a high-temperature solid-state reaction method. The physicochemical and spectroscopic properties of the as-prepared products, including crystal structure, bandgap, morphology, luminescence behaviour and optical performance, were studied in detail. The results show that the Cr activators undergo a decreasing crystal field in ANYF in the direction from K to Cs, yielding a red shift of the emission peak position from 758 to 786 nm, whilst the full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM) expands from 98 to 104 nm.

A cationic iridium(III) complex containing a thiosemicarbazide unit: Synthesis and application for turn-on chemiluminescent detection of Hg.

A novel cationic iridium(III) complex [(ppy)Ir(bPCPC)]PF (ppy: 2-phenylpyridine; bPCPC: 2-([2,2'-bipyridine]-4-carbonyl)-N-phenylhydrazinecarbothioamide) containing a thiosemicarbazide unit was designed and synthesized. The thiosemicarbazide unit was a sensitive functional group to Hg, when it reacted with Hg, it was desulphurized and thus led to the formation of 1,3,4-oxadiazole, [(ppy)Ir(bPCPC)]PF resultantly was used as a "turn-on" chemodosimeter for luminescent detection of Hg in DMF/PBS buffer solution at pH = 7-11. Except for Ag, recognition capability of [(ppy)Ir(bPCPC)]PF to Hg was not interfered by other common metal ions (Co, Li, Zn, Pb, K, Al, Na, Mn, Cu, Fe, Fe, Cr, Ba, Mg, Ni and Ca).

Structural evolution of organic-inorganic hybrid crystals for high colour-rendering white LEDs.

Luminescent crystals with high efficiency have huge potential in applications for white light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Herein, organic-inorganic hybrid crystals doped with Mn, [N(CH)]XF:Mn (X = Si, Ge, and Ti), were grown under mild conditions. Their crystal structural evolution was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at different temperatures.

Genome-wide identification and comparative analysis of drought-related microRNAs in two maize inbred lines with contrasting drought tolerance by deep sequencing.

Drought has become one of the most serious abiotic stresses influencing crop production worldwide. Understanding the molecular regulatory networks underlying drought adaption and tolerance in crops is of great importance for future breeding. microRNAs (miRNAs), as important components of post-transcriptional regulation, play crucial roles in drought response and adaptation in plants.

A Novel Polymethyl Methacrylate Derivative Grafted with Cationic Iridium(III) Complex Units: Synthesis and Application in White Light-Emitting Diodes.

A novel orange-yellow-emitting polymethyl methacrylate derivative grafted with cationic iridium(III) complex units was synthesized and used as down-conversion luminescent materials in light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The polymer had a thermal decomposition temperature () of 275 °C. With the temperature increasing from 20 to 100 °C, its photoluminescent intensity decreased to 76.

Warm White Light-Emitting Diodes Based on a Novel Orange Cationic Iridium(III) Complex.

A novel orange cationic iridium(III) complex [(TPTA)₂Ir(dPPOA)]PF₆ (TPTA: 3,4,5-triphenyl-4-1,2,4-triazole, dPPOA: N,N-diphenyl-4-(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)aniline) was synthesized and used as a phosphor in light-emitting diodes (LEDs). [(TPTA)₂Ir(dPPOA)]PF₆ has high thermal stability with a decomposition temperature () of 375 °C, and its relative emission intensity at 100 °C is 88.8% of that at 25°C.

Genome-wide identification of gene expression in contrasting maize inbred lines under field drought conditions reveals the significance of transcription factors in drought tolerance.

Drought is a major threat to maize growth and production. Understanding the molecular regulation network of drought tolerance in maize is of great importance. In this study, two maize inbred lines with contrasting drought tolerance were tested in the field under natural soil drought and well-watered conditions.

A highly-efficient blue-light excitable red phosphor: intramolecular π-stacking interactions in one dinuclear europium(iii) complex.

A series of ternary dinuclear europium(iii) complexes [Eu2(2,7-BTFDBC)3-n(DBM)2n(Phen)2] (n = 0, 1, or 2) were synthesized by using 2,7-bis(4'4'4'-trifluoro-1,3-dioxobutyl)-(9-ethyl-9H-carbazole) (2,7-BTFDBC), dibenzoylmethane (DBM), 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) and europium(iii) ions. All these complexes display a broad excitation band in the blue region and high intensity emission with high colour purity. The intensity of emission significantly increases with the increase of DBM in [Eu2(2,7-BTFDBC)3-n(DBM)2n(Phen)2] (n = 0, 1, or 2).

The Photoluminescent Properties of New Cationic Iridium(III) Complexes Using Different Anions and Their Applications in White Light-Emitting Diodes.

Three cationic iridium(III) complexes [Ir(ppy)₂(phen)][PF₆] (C1), [Ir(ppy)₂(phen)]₂SiF₆ (C2) and [Ir(ppy)₂(phen)]₂TiF₆ (C3) (ppy: 2-phenylpyridine, phen: 1, 10-phenanthroline) using different anions were synthesized and characterized by ¹H Nuclear magnetic resonance (¹HNMR), mass spectra (MS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra and element analysis (EA). After the ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) absorption spectra, photoluminescent (PL) properties and thermal properties of the complexes were investigated, complex C1 and C3 with good optical properties and high thermal stability were used in white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) as luminescence conversion materials by incorporation with 460 nm-emitting blue GaN chips. The integrative performances of the WLEDs fabricated with complex C1 and C3 are better than those fabricated with the widely used yellow phosphor Y₃Al₅O:Ce (YAG).