Achieving Bright White Emission in Chiral 2D Organic Metal Halide Hybrids by Modulating Noncovalent Interactions
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Abstract
White-light-emitting chiral materials represent a promising class of photoactive materials with great potential for optoelectronic and spintronic applications. Here, we report a series of white-light-emitting chiral two-dimensional (2D) organic metal halide hybrids (OMHHs), (R-/S-3XMBA) 2 PbBr 4 (X = F, Cl, Br), synthesized from meta-position-halogen-substituted α-methylbenzylammonium (MBA) bromide salts and lead bromide (PbBr 2 ). By tuning noncovalent hydrogen bonding, halogen–halogen, and halogen−π interactions at the organic–metal halide interfaces, we achieve systematic control over the structural rigidity and octahedral distortion within the inorganic layers. Among these materials, ( R / S -3BrMBA) 2 PbBr 4 exhibit broadband emissions centered around 535 nm, with large full widths at half-maximum (FWHMs) of ∼230 nm and the highest photoluminescence quantum efficiencies (PLQEs) of ∼30%, attributed to their high rigid crystal packing and optimal structural distortion within their inorganic sublattices. These materials also display pronounced chiroptical activity, with (R/S-3BrMBA) 2 PbBr 4 exhibiting a g CD of ∼1.42 × 10 –3 at 390 nm and (R-3FMBA) 2 PbBr 4 achieving a record g CD of ∼1.49 × 10 –2 at 394 nm, among the highest reported for chiral 2D OMHHs. This work establishes an effective molecular design strategy to simultaneously realize broadband white-light emission and robust structural chirality in 2D OMHHs, paving the way toward multifunctional chiral light-emitting materials.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications · Crystal Structures and Properties
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Affiliations
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Florida State University
Department of Physics
Funding
Division of Chemistry · Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems · Florida State University · Division of Materials Research
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