Size-dependent luminescence of boron difluoride β-diketonates

Size-dependent luminescence properties of boron difluoride beta-diketonates were detected. Most compounds investigated are characterized by noticeable hypsochromic shifts of luminescence band maxima on going from bulk crystals to microcrystals. However, a decrease in the crystal size of (dibenzoylmethanato) boron difluoride with unique supramolecular structure was accompanied by a bathochromic shift of the luminescence band maximum. Size-dependent luminescence properties of complexes examined were analyzed in the framework of excitonic mechanism.