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Abstract Mechanochemical synthesis has emerged as a facile method for the preparation of a wide range of organic, inorganic, and polymeric materials. Here, we report the use of mechanochemical synthesis for the preparation of ionically bonded organic metal halide hybrids with a zero‐dimensional (0D) structure at the molecular level. (Ph4P)2SbCl5and (Ph4P)2MnCl4were synthesized by grinding appropriate ratios of organic halide salt Ph4PCl with inorganic metal halide salts SbCl3and MnCl2, respectively. The structural and photophysical properties of mechanochemically synthesized (Ph4P)2SbCl5and (Ph4P)2MnCl4were characterized, which are almost identical to those of single crystals prepared by slow solution growth. By reacting Ph4PCl with both SbCl3and MnCl2, we have been able to produce a mixture of two 0D organic metal halide hybrids that exhibit a dual emission covering a wide range of the spectrum with Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.4898, 0.4800). Our work has clearly established mechanochemical synthesis as an effective method to produce ionically bonded organic‐inorganic hybrids.
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Recent Advances in Luminescent Zero‐Dimensional Organic Metal Halide Hybrids
Abstract Organic metal halide hybrids (OMHHs) have attracted great research attention owing to their exceptional structure and property tunability. Using appropriate organic and inorganic metal halide components, OMHHs with controlled dimensionalities at the molecular level, from 3D to 2D, 1D, and 0D structures, can be obtained. In 0D OMHHs, anionic metal halide polyhedrons are surrounded and completely isolated by organic cations to form single crystalline “host–guest” structures. These ionically bonded organic–inorganic hybrid systems often exhibit the intrinsic properties of individual metal halide species, for instance, highly efficient Stokes‐shifted broadband emissions. In this progress report, the recent advances in the development and study of luminescent 0D OMHHs are discussed: from synthetic structural control to fundamental understanding of the structure–property relationship and device integration.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1709116
- PAR ID:
- 10446380
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Optical Materials
- Volume:
- 9
- Issue:
- 18
- ISSN:
- 2195-1071
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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