A highly pure red luminescent europium(iii) complex with a Schiff base zinc(ii) complex as a neutral ligand

Abstract

A highly pure red luminescent heterobimetallic complex [EuZnL(tta)2(μ-tfa)] (L = N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-2,3-propanediamine, tta = 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonate, tfa = trifluoroacetate) was synthesized. The EL device with this complex exhibits an inspiring current efficiency of 3.7 cd A−1 at a brightness of 300 cd m−2 and gives a maximum Eu(III)-based pure red emitting luminance of 1982.5 cd m−2 at 13.8 V.