Spin‐Correlated Luminescence Enabled by Bright–Dark Radical Pairing in a Diradical System
Spin-optical modulation lies at the core of emerging technologies in spintronics, spin-based optoelectronics, and quantum materials. Open-shell luminescent diradicals, featuring two unpaired and synthetically tunable spins, offer a molecular platform to achieve such control. However, previous studies have been restricted to symmetric systems, where spin interactions occur between two identical, luminescent radicals. Here, we demonstrate that a non-luminescent (dark) radical can effectively modulate the spin and photophysical behavior of a luminescent (bright) radical within an asymmetric diradical framework. The resulting molecule exhibits a unique three-stage magnetoluminescence (ML) response at low temperatures, arising from hyperfine coupling (HFC) (B < 0.05 T), the Δg-induced spin mixing (0.05-0.8 T), and spin polarization (0.8-7 T). Notably, the system exhibits pronounced ML enhancement (>14%) under ultra-low magnetic fields (B < 0.05 T), a previously unreported phenomenon in molecular spin-optical systems. These findings establish asymmetric bright-dark diradicals as a powerful new motif for spin-photon interface design, providing fresh insights into the fundamental photophysics of open-shell systems.
Authors
- Li Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4781-3637)
- Qiming Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7558-3234)
- Alim Abdurahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2419-3516)
- Geyu Lu
- Shengjie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8832-1965)
- Xing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-3287)
- Zhaoze Ding
- Zihao Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-1718)
Institutions
- Nanjing Tech University (CN)
- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics (CN)
- Zero to Three (US)
- Weifang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202513593
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.62
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- People's Government of Jilin Province
- South China University of Technology
- National Key Research and Development Program of China