Synthesis, Photophysical, Electrochemical and Thermal Study of Biphenyl Luminophors: Green Light Emitting Materials

Novel luminophors of anthracene (AN) and tetracene (TN) doped biphenyl were prepared using Conventional Solid State reaction technique. Fluorescence spectroscopy, XRD, SEM, TGA-DSC and Cyclic Voltammetry techniques have been employed for photophysical, electrochemical and thermal study. The X-ray diffraction study revealed the formation of homogeneous biphenyl solid solutions with the added guests AN and TN. Fluorescent biphenyl absorbing short wave UV radiation and emitting at long wave UV radiation has been used as a solid matrix. From the fluorescence spectra it is seen that the added guests shifts the UV fluorescence of biphenyl emitting in green region of visible spectrum at 532 nm. SEM images of the prepared luminophors showed the crystallites of average size 140 nm which makes them suitable candidates for their use in Optoelectronic devices. HOMO and LUMO energy levels of the synthesized luminophors from electrochemical data observed in 5.50–5.64 eV and 3.09–3.13 eV with band gap 2.37–2.55 eV, respectively. TGA-DSC study revealed the thermal stability of prepared luminophors. Graphical Abstract