Red Emission of Eu(III) Complex Based on 1-(7-(tert-butyl)-9-ethyl-9H- carbazol-2-yl)-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dione Excited by Blue Light

A new Eu(III) complex, EuL3(phen), was synthesized, where L is the abbreviation of de-protonated 1-(7-(tert-butyl)-9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-2-yl)-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dione (HL), phen is the abbreviation of 1,10-phenanthroline. The Eu(III) complex was characterized by element analysis, IR, 1H NMR, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, thermogravimetric anal-ysis (TGA), and photoluminescence measurements (PL). TGA shows that thermal stability of the complex is up to 325 oC. PL measurement indicates that the Eu(III) complex exhibits intense red-emission and extends their excitation bands to visible region. LEDs device was successfully fabricated by precoating complex EuL3(phen) onto 460 nm blue-emitting InGaN chip. The emission of device shows that the complex can act as red phosphor in combination with 460 nm blue-emitting chips. This europium complex based on 1-(7-(tert-butyl)-9-ethyl-9H-carbazol-2-yl)-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dione is a kind of interesting red-emitting material excited by blue light, which could avoid the damage of excitation by UV light.