White light emission is shown to be obtainable at room temperature through the mixing of poly-N-vinylcarbazole (PVC) host
fluorescence with fac-tris(2-phenylpyridyl)Ir(III) [Ir(ppy)
3] and bis[2-(2′-benzothienyl)pyridinato-N,C
3′](acetylacetonate)iridium (III) [Btp
2Ir(acac)] dopant phosphorescence whereas at very low temperature through the superposition of poly-N-epoxypropyl-3,6-dibromocarbazole
(3,6-DBrPEPC) host and Btp
2Ir(acac) dopant phosphorescence emissions. The balance between basic colors is adjusted by the variation of triplet-emitter
dopant concentrations. Spin-allowed singlet-singlet energy transfer from the host to iridium chelate dopants by the Forster
mechanism is the dominant process in PVC. Spin-forbidden triplet-singlet transfer by the Forster mechanism from the host to
the dopant occurs at low temperatures in 3,6-DBrPEPC due to strong spin-orbit coupling induced by the heavy bromine atoms.
Spin-allowed transfer from the same host’s triplet excited state to the iridium chelate occurs via electron exchange at high
temperatures.
Key words luminescence - poly(vinylcarbazole) - iridium chelate - triplet emitter - energy transfer
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 324–330, May–June, 2008.