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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Wen-Hua
dc.contributor.authorJ. Young, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:41:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:41:22Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-06-12T23:43:22Z
dc.identifier.issn22512373
dc.identifier.doi10.1142/S2251237313300039
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/60136
dc.description.abstractNaturally occurring molecules offer intricate structures and functionality that are the basis of modern medicinal chemistry, but are under-represented in materials science. Herein, we review recent literature describing the use of abundant and relatively inexpensive, natural products for the synthesis of ligands for luminescent organometallic complexes used for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and related technologies. These ligands are prepared from the renewable starting materials caffeine, camphor, pinene and cinchonine and, with the exception of caffeine, impart performance improvements to the emissive metal complexes and resulting OLED devices, with emission wavelengths that span the visible spectrum from blue to red. The advantages of these biologically-derived molecules include improved solution processibility and phase homogeneity, brighter luminescence, higher quantum efficiencies and lower turn-on voltages. While nature has evolved these carbon-skeletons for specific purposes, they also offer some intriguing benefits in materials science and technology.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWorld Scientific
dc.publisher.placeSingapore
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1330003-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1330003-14
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Molecular and Engineering Materials
dc.relation.ispartofvolume1
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTransition Metal Chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode030207
dc.titleNaturally Efficient Emitters: Luminescent Organometallic Complexes Derived from Natural Products
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorYoung, David


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