Molecular Engineering for Shortening the Pt···Pt Distances in Pt(II) Dinuclear Complexes and Enhancing the Efficiencies of these Complexes for Application in Deep-Red and Near-IR OLEDs Palanisamy Rajakannu, Woochan Lee, Sanghoon Park, Hyung Suk Kim, Hanif Mubarok, Min Hyung Lee, Seunghyup Yoo Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 Deep‐red (DR)‐to‐near‐infrared (NIR) phosphorescent organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) have potentials for application in various fields ranging from phototherapy to sensing. Accordingly, herein, phenylpyridazine‐based bidentate ligands are synthesized and subsequently utilized for the preparation of dinuclear Pt(II) complexes (1–6). The molecular structures of 1–3 is investigated by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, and the results suggest that these complexes have substantially shortened Pt···Pt distances (2.906–2.911 Å). Complexes 1–6 exhibit intense emissions in the NIR region (700–726 nm), high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) (0.11–0.18), and short phosphorescence decay lifetimes (τ = 0.64–0.95 µs) in a CH2Cl2 solution. To examine the effect of N‐substitution on the dinuclear Pt complexes, the phenylpyrimidine‐based Pt(II) emitters 7 and 8 are prepared and discovered to have Pt···Pt distances of 2.933 Å. 7 and 8 demonstrate strong emissions in the 628–650 nm range with high PLQY of 0.52–0.65. Theoretical studies indicate that the functional groups or atoms in the ligands play crucial roles in the formation of emitters with significantly shortened Pt···Pt distances. 3 and 7 are employed as non‐doped emitters to fabricate NIR OLEDs, and the resulting OLEDs exhibit electroluminescence peaks at 754 and 692 nm with maximum external quantum efficiencies of 3.0 and 4.4%, respectively.
Deep-red to Near-infrared Organic Light-emitting Diodes based on Dinuclear Platinum(II) complex Woochan Lee, Palanisamy Rajakannu, Hyung Suk Kim, Sunhyung Koo, Sanghoon Park, Seunghyup Yoo Integrated Photonics Research Silicon and Nanophotonics in Proceedings Advanced Photonics Congress 2023 Part of Advanced Photonics Congress 2023, 2023 An efficient deep-red to near-infrared organic light-emitting diode was well synthesized and fabricated based on dinuclear platinum(II) complex. The device exhibited a maximum wavelength of 754 nm with a maximum external quantum efficiency of 3.0%.
Deep-red to Near-infrared Organic Light-emitting Diodes based on Dinuclear Platinum(II) complex Woochan Lee, Palanisamy Rajakannu, Hyung Suk Kim, Sunhyung Koo, Sanghoon Park, Seunghyup Yoo Photonic Networks and Devices in Proceedings Advanced Photonics Congress 2023 Part of Advanced Photonics Congress 2023, 2023 An efficient deep-red to near-infrared organic light-emitting diode was well synthesized and fabricated based on dinuclear platinum(II) complex. The device exhibited a maximum wavelength of 754 nm with a maximum external quantum efficiency of 3.0%.
Deep-red to Near-infrared Organic Light-emitting Diodes based on Dinuclear Platinum(II) complex Woochan Lee, Palanisamy Rajakannu, Hyung Suk Kim, Sunhyung Koo, Sanghoon Park, Seunghyup Yoo Solar Energy and Light Emitting Devices in Proceedings Advanced Photonics Congress 2023 Part of Advanced Photonics Congress 2023, 2023 An efficient deep-red to near-infrared organic light-emitting diode was well synthesized and fabricated based on dinuclear platinum(II) complex. The device exhibited a maximum wavelength of 754 nm with a maximum external quantum efficiency of 3.0%.
Deep-red to Near-infrared Organic Light-emitting Diodes based on Dinuclear Platinum(II) complex Novel Optical Materials and Applications Noma 2023 in Proceedings Advanced Photonics Congress 2023 Part of Optica Advanced Photonics Congress 2023, 2023
Naphthalene Benzimidazole Based Neutral Ir(III) Emitters for Deep Red Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Palanisamy Rajakannu, Hyung Suk Kim, Woochan Lee, Ajay Kumar, Min Hyung Lee, Seunghyup Yoo Inorganic Chemistry, 2020 Rigid naphthalene benzimidazole (NBI) based ligands (L1 and L2) are synthesized and utilized to make deep red phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes ([Ir(NBI)2(PyPzCF3)] (1) and [Ir(DPANBI)2(PyPzCF3)] (2)). Complexes 1 and 2 are prepared from the reaction of L1/L2 with the aid of ancillary ligands (PyPzCF3, 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)pyridine) in a two step method. The complexes are characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods, as well as X-ray diffraction for 1. These complexes show a strong emission in the range of 635-700 nm that extends up to the near-infrared region (800 nm). The introduction of the diphenylamino (DPA) donor group on the naphthalene unit leads to a further red-shift in the emission. The complexes exhibit radiative quantum efficiency (ΦPL) of 0.27-0.29 in poly(methylmethacrylate) film and relatively short phosphorescence decay lifetimes (τ = 1.1-3.5 μs). The structural, electronic, and optical properties are investigated with the support of density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent-DFT calculations. The calculation results indicate that the lowest-lying triplet (T1) excited state of 1 has a mixed metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MLCT) and ligand-centered (3LC) character, while 2 shows a dominant 3LC character. Deep red-emitting organic light-emitting diodes fabricated using 1 as a dopant display a maximum external quantum efficiency of 10.9% with the CIE color coordinates of (0.690, 0.294), with an emission centered at 644 and 700 nm. Similarly, the emitter 2 also shows a maximum external quantum efficiency of 6.9% with emissions at 657 and 722 nm.
Organometallic complex, light emitting diode, and electronic device S Yoo, P Rajakannu, HS Kim, W LEE US Patent 12,509,480 , 2025 2025
Deep-red emitting neutral Ir (III) complexes possessing rigid bidentate ligand and various ancillaries K Thangaraj, V Palanichamy, NTN Nguyen, K Sudharsan, M Sekar, ... Journal of Molecular Structure 1331, 141558 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Intra-molecular hydrogen bonding interactions controlled the formation of cis-and trans-Pt (II) emitters: Tuning the emission wavelength through tuning the functionality M Parthiban, K Thangaraj, K Vinothkumar, S Baskaran, P Rajakannu Journal of Molecular Structure 1326, 141097 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Organometallic complex and light emitting element and electronic device S Yoo, P Rajakannu, HS Kim, W Lee KR Patent KR102736822B1 , 2024 2024
Unlocking the full potential of OLEDs for biomedical applications S Yoo, P Rajakannu, W Lee, JH Sim, H Chae Organic and Hybrid Light Emitting Materials and Devices XXVIII 13122, 131220O , 2024 2024
Effect of substituents in tuning the inter-and intra-molecular interactions in the dinuclear Pt (II) complexes S Baskaran, K Thangaraj, V Palanichamy, B Shankar, P Rajakannu Journal of Molecular Structure 1296, 136900 , 2024 2024 Citations: 7
Deep-red emitting neutral Ir (III) complexes possessing rigid bidentate ligand V Soundharya, M Ritheesh, G Thirukumaran, T Keerthana, P Rajakannu Symposium on “Emerging Chemistry Trends: Innovations and Sustainable Solutions” , 2023 2023
Synthesis, characterization and photo-physical studies of naphthalamide-based Ir (III) complexes P Rajakannu, B Shankar Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 1002, 122908 , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Deep-red to Near-infrared Organic Light-emitting Diodes based on Dinuclear Platinum (II) complex W Lee, P Rajakannu, HS Kim, S Koo, S Park, S Yoo Solar Energy and Light-Emitting Devices, JW4D. 3 , 2023 2023
Molecular Engineering for Shortening the Pt··· Pt Distances in Pt (II) Dinuclear Complexes and Enhancing the Efficiencies of these Complexes for Application in Deep‐Red and … P Rajakannu, W Lee, S Park, HS Kim, H Mubarok, MH Lee, S Yoo Advanced Functional Materials 33 (16) , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Molecular Engineering for Shortening the Pt··· Pt Distances in Pt (II) Dinuclear Complexes and Enhancing the Efficiencies of these Complexes for Application in Deep‐Red and … P Rajakannu, W Lee, S Park, HS Kim, H Mubarok, MH Lee, S Yoo Advanced Functional Materials 33 (16), 2211853 , 2023 2023 Citations: 34
Molecular Engineering for Shortening the Pt center dot center dot center dot Pt Distances in Pt (II) Dinuclear Complexes and Enhancing the Efficiencies of these Complexes for … P Rajakannu, W Lee, S Park, HS Kim, H Mubarok, MH Lee, S Yoo ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 33 (16) , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE W Lee, HS Kim, P Rajakannu, S Yoo US , 2022 2022
Near-infrared Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Highly Horizontally Oriented Platinum Complex W Lee, HS Kim, P Rajakannu, S Yoo The 13th International Conference on Electroluminescence and Optoelectronic … , 2022 2022
Near-Infrared Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes using Perfect Square Planar type cis-Pt (II) Complex W Lee, P Rajakannu, HS Kim, S Yoo IMID 2021 (21th International Meeting on Information Display) , 2021 2021
Naphthalene benzimidazole based neutral Ir (III) emitters for deep red organic light-emitting diodes P Rajakannu, HS Kim, W Lee, A Kumar, MH Lee, S Yoo Inorganic Chemistry 59 (17), 12461-12470 , 2020 2020 Citations: 26
Facile One-Pot Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2: 1 Adducts of Myrcene (or Ocimene) with Benzoquinones SV Bhat, RS Pawar, P Rajakannu Letters in Organic Chemistry 17 (8), 624-627 , 2020 2020
Platinum complex, OLED and apparatus for providing visible emission or near-infrared emission Y Chi, R Palanisamy, M Nandakumar US Patent 10,640,525 , 2020 2020 Citations: 2
Neutral tris/bis-bidentate Ir (III) and Pt (II) phosphors for efficient near-IR OLEDs P Rajakannu, A Kumar, HS Kim, W Lee, MH Lee, S Yoo IMID 2019 (19th International Meeting on Information Display) , 2019 2019
Effect of benzoic acid substituents and additional functional groups of ancillary ligands in modulating the nuclearity and aggregation behavior of transition metal carboxylates P Rajakannu, D Kaleeswaran, S Banerjee, RJ Butcher, R Murugavel Inorganica Chimica Acta 486, 283-293 , 2019 2019 Citations: 13
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Emissive bis-tridentate Ir (III) metal complexes: Tactics, photophysics and applications Y Chi, TK Chang, P Ganesan, P Rajakannu Coordination Chemistry Reviews 346, 91-100 , 2017 2017 Citations: 173
Stereochemical modulation of emission behaviour in E/Z isomers of diphenyldipyrroethene from aggregation induced emission to crystallization induced emission K Garg, E Ganapathi, P Rajakannu, M Ravikanth Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 (29), 19465-19473 , 2015 2015 Citations: 59
Luminescent diiridium complexes with bridging pyrazolates: Characterization and fabrication of OLEDs using vacuum thermal deposition JL Liao, P Rajakannu, P Gnanasekaran, SR Tsai, CH Lin, SH Liu, ... Advanced Optical Materials 6 (11), 1800083 , 2018 2018 Citations: 53
meso-Salicylaldehyde substituted BODIPY as a chemodosimetric sensor for cyanide anions A Dvivedi, P Rajakannu, M Ravikanth Dalton Transactions 44 (9), 4054-4062 , 2015 2015 Citations: 48
Furan-decorated neutral Re (I)-based 2D rectangle and 3D trigonal prism D Gupta, P Rajakannu, B Shankar, R Shanmugam, F Hussain, B Sarkar, ... Dalton Transactions 40 (20), 5433-5435 , 2011 2011 Citations: 48
Rhenium (I) based metallocalix [4] arenes decorated with free functionalized benzimidazolyl units P Rajakannu, P Elumalai, B Shankar, F Hussain, M Sathiyendiran Dalton Transactions 42 (32), 11359-11362 , 2013 2013 Citations: 39
Adaptation toward restricted conformational dynamics: From the series of neutral molecular rotors P Rajakannu, B Shankar, A Yadav, R Shanmugam, D Gupta, F Hussain, ... Organometallics 30 (11), 3168-3176 , 2011 2011 Citations: 38
Asymmetric Base‐Free Michael Addition at Room Temperature with Nickel‐Based Bifunctional Amido‐Functionalized N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts MN Rao, M Haridas, MK Gangwar, P Rajakannu, AC Kalita, P Ghosh European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2015 (9), 1604-1615 , 2015 2015 Citations: 36
Molecular Engineering for Shortening the Pt··· Pt Distances in Pt (II) Dinuclear Complexes and Enhancing the Efficiencies of these Complexes for Application in Deep‐Red and … P Rajakannu, W Lee, S Park, HS Kim, H Mubarok, MH Lee, S Yoo Advanced Functional Materials 33 (16), 2211853 , 2023 2023 Citations: 34
Rhenium-based bicyclic supramolecule with calixarene-shaped bowls P Rajakannu, P Elumalai, F Hussain, M Sathiyendiran Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 725, 1-4 , 2013 2013 Citations: 32
Iridium (III) Complexes Bearing Tridentate Chromophoric Chelate: Phosphorescence Fine-Tuned by Phosphine and Hydride Ancillary JL Liao, P Rajakannu, SH Liu, GH Lee, PT Chou, AKY Jen, Y Chi Inorganic chemistry 57 (14), 8287-8298 , 2018 2018 Citations: 30
Non-covalently aggregated zinc and cadmium complexes derived from substituted aromatic carboxylic acids: Synthesis, spectroscopy, and structural studies N Palanisami, P Rajakannu, R Murugavel Inorganica Chimica Acta 405, 522-531 , 2013 2013 Citations: 30
Naphthalene benzimidazole based neutral Ir (III) emitters for deep red organic light-emitting diodes P Rajakannu, HS Kim, W Lee, A Kumar, MH Lee, S Yoo Inorganic Chemistry 59 (17), 12461-12470 , 2020 2020 Citations: 26
Unprecedented single-crystal-to-single-crystal topochemical conformational change and photoreduction of ethylene units in π-stacked metallomacrocycle P Rajakannu, F Hussain, B Shankar, M Sathiyendiran Inorganic Chemistry Communications 26, 46-50 , 2012 2012 Citations: 26
Hard and soft-donors decorated rhenium based metallocavitands P Rajakannu, P Elumalai, SM Mobin, KL Lu, M Sathiyendiran Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 743, 17-23 , 2013 2013 Citations: 22
Self-assembled tetranuclear metallacyclic chair using orthogonal tritopic acceptors, angular ditopic donors, and bischelating bridging motifs B Shankar, P Rajakannu, S Kumar, D Gupta, T Kannan, M Sathiyendiran Inorganic Chemistry Communications 14 (2), 374-376 , 2011 2011 Citations: 21
Polymeric and cyclic manganese phosphates and phosphinates: Synthesis, spectral characterization and solid-state structures R Pothiraja, P Rajakannu, P Vishnoi, RJ Butcher, R Murugavel Inorganica Chimica Acta 414, 264-273 , 2014 2014 Citations: 16
Design strategy for arranging an aromatic cyclic trimer into a tripodal molecule P Elumalai, P Rajakannu, F Hussain, M Sathiyendiran RSC advances 3 (7), 2171-2173 , 2013 2013 Citations: 16
Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complex of 5,10,15,20-Tetra- p -tolyl-21,23-dithiaporphyrin T Kaur, A Ghosh, P Rajakannu, M Ravikanth Inorganic Chemistry 53 (5), 2355-2357 , 2014 2014 Citations: 14
Auxiliary ligand-aided tuning of aggregation of transition metal benzoates: isolation of four different types of coordination polymers S Banerjee, P Rajakannu, RJ Butcher, R Murugavel CrystEngComm 16 (36), 8429-8441 , 2014 2014 Citations: 14