Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Multi‐Functional Bisimidazolyl Phenol Zinc (II) Complex: Application in OLED, Anti‐Counterfeiting and Latent Finger Print Detection

Abstract

+An aggregation‐induced emission‐based, luminescent Zinc (II) coordination complex of bisimidazolyl phenol (Zn‐BDI) is prepared. The thermal stability of the complex Zn‐BDI is attributed to the twisted conformation, and the rigid molecular structure of the ligand BDI resulted from the incorporation of the Zn‐metal atom. The maximum emission of the Zn‐BDI appears to be at 475 nm and emits strong cyan fluorescence. The light emission performance of the prepared zinc complex in organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) indicates fairly good electroluminescence properties (max. brightness 13500 cd/m2, max. EQE=3.8 %). Moreover, these Zn‐BDI can emit strong cyan‐blue luminescence with a high quantum efficiency (0.83), and hence, latent fingerprint (LFPs) investigation exhibited permanent, immutable, and unique pores that are distributed on the ridges. Collectively, the prepared Zn complex offers a new avenue for the OLED and LFP applications.

Interpol review of fingermarks and other body impressions (2019 – 2022)

“…Preliminary/Pilot studies – Several compounds were presented as new dusting powders: AIE-active composites or molecules [ [277] , [278] , [279] , [280] , [281] ], algal biomass [ 282 ], anti-perovskite phosphors [ 283 ], azo-dyes [ 284 ], β-cyclodextrin-berberine complexes [ 285 ], benzazole derivatives [ 286 ], bisamide analogues [ 287 ], cadmium-doped silica microspheres [ 288 ], chitosan-tripolyphosphate-lysine conjugates [ 289 ], coumarin–pyridone conjugates [ 290 ], crushed eggshells and clamshells [ 291 ], crushed gambir [ 292 ], curcumin analogues [ 293 ], doped montmorillonite [ 278 , 294 , 295 ], doped starch microspheres [ [296] , [297] , [298] ], europium-dextrose composites [ 299 ], iron oxide/zinc sulphide hybrid [ 300 ], metal-organic frameworks [ 301 ], organic NIR emitters [ 302 , 303 ], perylenetetracarboxylate compounds [ 304 ], phenylthiazoles [ 305 ], phosphor-cellulose hybrids [ 306 ], pyrazoles [ 307 ], pyrene-tagged imidazolium salts [ 308 ], pyridine and pyrimidine derivatives [ 309 , 310 ], rare-earth-doped phosphors [ [311] , [312] , [313] , [314] , [315] , [316] , [317] , [318] , [319] ], reduced graphene oxides [ 320 ], resveratrol powder [ 321 ], rhodamine B-doped diatomaceous earth [ 322 ], Schiff base complexes [ [323] , [324] , [325] ], talcum powder […”

Recent advances of aggregation‐induced emission in body surface organs

“…Moreover, the level 1−3 details of LFP images dependent on TPA-1OH were received evidently and intactly, and level 3 details could be ridged and characterized by optical imaging and scanning electron microscope (SEM) with a sub-50 nm optical resolution (Figure 4H). [95] Apart from TPA-1OH, probes 1(a-c), [96] SAA/MMT, [97] Zn-BDI, [98] CFD, [99] TCMn, [100] and Zn(tpy-NMe 2 ) [101] have been developed and applied for LFPs, and suggest that AIEgens are better in comparison to conventional LFP probes. Moreover, the detailed decoding of disease with the application of AIEgen on latentprint is proposed to be an effective and easy after the association of both is identified.…”

Zinc (II) and AIEgens: The “Clip Approach” for a Novel Fluorophore Family. A Review

“…Recently, Kiran B. Manjappa and coworkers [ 123 ] performed a comprehensive structural, spectroscopic, and theoretical analysis of a bisimidazolyl zinc AIEgen complex. This complex emits cyan fluorescence with a high quantum efficiency (83%), leading to two different applications.…”