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Main Authors: Li, Zhencai, Wang, Zihao, Zhang, Huotian, Ge, Xuan, Hung, Ivan, Yin, Bozhao, Cao, Fengming, Banerjee, Pritam, Xu, Tianzhao, Jensen, Lars R., Jinschek, Joerg, Smedskjaer, Morten M., Gan, Zhehong, Calvez, Laurent, Dong, Guoping, Qiu, Jianbei, Yu, Donghong, Gao, Feng, Zhu, Haomiao, Yue, Yuanzheng
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09552
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author Li, Zhencai
Wang, Zihao
Zhang, Huotian
Ge, Xuan
Hung, Ivan
Yin, Bozhao
Cao, Fengming
Banerjee, Pritam
Xu, Tianzhao
Jensen, Lars R.
Jinschek, Joerg
Smedskjaer, Morten M.
Gan, Zhehong
Calvez, Laurent
Dong, Guoping
Qiu, Jianbei
Yu, Donghong
Gao, Feng
Zhu, Haomiao
Yue, Yuanzheng
author_facet Li, Zhencai
Wang, Zihao
Zhang, Huotian
Ge, Xuan
Hung, Ivan
Yin, Bozhao
Cao, Fengming
Banerjee, Pritam
Xu, Tianzhao
Jensen, Lars R.
Jinschek, Joerg
Smedskjaer, Morten M.
Gan, Zhehong
Calvez, Laurent
Dong, Guoping
Qiu, Jianbei
Yu, Donghong
Gao, Feng
Zhu, Haomiao
Yue, Yuanzheng
contents Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) glasses represent a newly emerged class of melt-quenched glasses, characterized by their intrinsic nanoporous structure, good processability, and multifunctionalities such as gas separation and energy storage. However, creating photonic functionalities in Zn-based ZIF glasses remains elusive. Here we show a remarkable broadband white light-emitting behavior in a Zn-based ZIF glass, which can be enhanced by annealing. Furthermore, we discovered a sharp red shift upon increasing annealing temperature above the critical temperature of 1.07Tg, where Tg is the glass transition temperature, for a short duration of 30 min. Finally, we achieved a high absolute internal photoluminescence quantum yield of 12.2% upon annealing of ZIF glass at 1.13Tg. Based on the optimally annealed ZIF glass, we fabricated a white light-emitting diode (LED) with the luminous efficacy of 4.2 lm/W and high operational stability, retaining 74.1% of its initial luminous efficacy after 180 min of continuous operation. These results not only demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing ZIF glasses in LED applications but also mark a significant advancement in the development of durable, efficient, and multifunctional photonic materials.
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spellingShingle Zeolitic imidazolate framework glasses emit white light
Li, Zhencai
Wang, Zihao
Zhang, Huotian
Ge, Xuan
Hung, Ivan
Yin, Bozhao
Cao, Fengming
Banerjee, Pritam
Xu, Tianzhao
Jensen, Lars R.
Jinschek, Joerg
Smedskjaer, Morten M.
Gan, Zhehong
Calvez, Laurent
Dong, Guoping
Qiu, Jianbei
Yu, Donghong
Gao, Feng
Zhu, Haomiao
Yue, Yuanzheng
Optics
Applied Physics
Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) glasses represent a newly emerged class of melt-quenched glasses, characterized by their intrinsic nanoporous structure, good processability, and multifunctionalities such as gas separation and energy storage. However, creating photonic functionalities in Zn-based ZIF glasses remains elusive. Here we show a remarkable broadband white light-emitting behavior in a Zn-based ZIF glass, which can be enhanced by annealing. Furthermore, we discovered a sharp red shift upon increasing annealing temperature above the critical temperature of 1.07Tg, where Tg is the glass transition temperature, for a short duration of 30 min. Finally, we achieved a high absolute internal photoluminescence quantum yield of 12.2% upon annealing of ZIF glass at 1.13Tg. Based on the optimally annealed ZIF glass, we fabricated a white light-emitting diode (LED) with the luminous efficacy of 4.2 lm/W and high operational stability, retaining 74.1% of its initial luminous efficacy after 180 min of continuous operation. These results not only demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing ZIF glasses in LED applications but also mark a significant advancement in the development of durable, efficient, and multifunctional photonic materials.
title Zeolitic imidazolate framework glasses emit white light
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09552