Asymmetric Lumino-Transformer: Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Chiral Eu(III) Coordination Polymer with Phase-Transition Behavior

A chiral Eu(III) coordination polymer with phase-transition behavior, [Eu(+tfc)3(m-dpeb)]n, (+tfc: (+)-3-trifluoroacetylcamphorato, m-dpeb: 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphorylethynyl)benzene) was reported for understanding the effect of polymer chain arrangement (orientation effect) on the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) in a solid system. The phase-transition behavior of the transformable Eu(III) coordination polymer was characterized using differential scanning calorimetry and powder X-ray diffraction. The Eu(III) coordination polymer exhibited phase transition at approximately 180 degrees C. The magnitude of the CPL intensity was drastically changed because of the phase transition, without coordination geometrical change around the Eu(III) ion. In this study, the orientation effect of a chiral Eu(III) coordination polymer on the CPL properties in crystalline solid is demonstrated.

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A chiral Eu(III) coordination polymer with phase-transition behavior was studied to understand the effect of polymer chain arrangement on circularly polarized luminescence in a solid system. The phase transition of the polymer was characterized, and it was found that the CPL intensity changed drastically without changes in the coordination geometrical structure of the Eu(III) ion. This study demonstrates the orientation effect of a chiral Eu(III) coordination polymer on CPL properties in crystalline solids.