Highly fluorescent
metal-supramolecules based on terpyridyl monomers and transition metals were obtained. These robust supramolecules offer high
quantum yields from violet to blue, green or yellow emission. Owing to desirable properties such as high brightness, high purity, low cost, and high
thermal stability, these supramolecules appear to be promising emitters for polymeric light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). The molecular structure of the supramolecule is represented by formula I: (I) wherein M represents IB, IIB, VIIA, VIIIA group or
lanthanide metal; R is each independently selected from
hydrogen,
halogen,
alkyl, substituted
Alkyl,
aryl, substituted
aryl or well-known donor and
acceptor groups; X is independently in each occurrence and is a
nitrogen or
carbon atom; R' is selected from alkoxy, aryloxy, hetero Aryloxy,
alkyl,
aryl, heteroaryl,
alkyl ketone,
aryl ketone, heteroaryl
ketone, alkyl ester, aryl ester, heteroaryl ester, alkyl
amide, aryl
amide, heteroaryl
amide, alkylthio, arylthio, fluoroalkyl, fluoroaryl, amine,
imide,
carboxylate,
sulfonyl, alkyleneoxy, polyalkyleneoxy, or combinations thereof . n is an integer from 1 to 100,000; Z is a
counterion selected from the group consisting of acetate, acetylacetonate, cyclohexanebutyrate, ethylhexanoate,
halide,
hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoroacetylacetonate,
nitrate,
Perchlorate,
phosphate,
sulfate,
tetrafluoroborate or fluoromethanesulfonate; y is an integer from 0-4.