1. Excited-State Dynamics of Non-Luminescent and Luminescent π-Radicals
- Author
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Yoshio Teki
- Subjects
Spin dynamics ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Radical ,Organic Chemistry ,π-radicals ,General Chemistry ,dynamics ,発光 ,non-luminescent ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,励起状態 ,0104 chemical sciences ,ラジカル ,Chemical physics ,Excited state ,excited state ,Quantum efficiency ,Luminescence ,ダイナミクス ,luminescent ,Spin-½ - Abstract
Recently, the potential use of organic π-radicals and related spin systems has been expanded to modern technological applications. The unique excited-state dynamics of organic π-radicals can be useful to improve the stability of photochemically unstable organic compounds, make the polarization transfer applicable to information technology, and achieve effective up-conversion of interest for luminescence bioimaging, among others. Furthermore, highly luminescent stable π-radicals have been recently reported, which are especially interesting for application in organic light-emitting devices owing to their potential to provide an internal quantum efficiency of 100 %. Thus, the excited-state nature of stable π-radicals as well as the control of their excited-state spin dynamics are emerging topics both in terms of fundamental science and related technological applications. In this minireview, we focus on the excited-state dynamics of both photostable non(weakly)-luminescent and luminescent π-radicals, which are opposites of each other. In particular, we cover the following topics: 1) effective generation of high-spin photoexcited states and control of the excited-state dynamics by using non-luminescent π-radicals, 2) unique excited-state dynamics of luminescent π-radicals and radical excimers, and 3) applications utilizing excited-state dynamics of π-radicals.
- Published
- 2020