申请人:The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
公开号:US20210217974A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
A variety of hexacoordinate pincer complexes are described herein having electronic structure advantageous for electronic and/or optoelectronic applications. In some embodiments, the pincer complexes are luminescent, exhibiting fluorescence and/or phosphorescence. Briefly, a hexacoordinate complex comprises a central atom selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, and tin, and two pincer ligands bound to the central atom, wherein the hexacoordinate complex is luminescent. In another aspect, a hexacoordinate complex comprises a central atom selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium and tin, and two pincer ligands bound to the central atom, wherein the difference between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the hexacoordinate complex is at least 1.5 eV.