A new dual luminescent sensitive paint for barometric pressure and temperature (T) is presented. The green-emitting iridium(III) complex [Ir(ppy)(2)(carbac)] (ppy=2-phenylpyridine; carbac=1-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)-5,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dione) was applied as a novel probe for T along with the red-emitting complex [Ir(btpy)(3)], (btpy=2-(benzo[b]thiophene-2-yl)pyridine) which functions as a barometric (in fact oxygen-sensitive) probe. Both iridium complexes were dissolved in different polymer materials to achieve optimal responses. The probe [Ir(ppy)(2)(carbac)] was dispersed in gas-blocking poly(acrylonitrile) microparticles in order to suppress any quenching of its luminescence by oxygen. The barometric probe [Ir(btpy)(3)], in turn, was incorporated in a cellulose acetate butyrate film which exhibits good permeability for oxygen. The effects of temperature on the response of the oxygen probe can be corrected by simultaneous optical determination of T, as the poly(acrylonitrile) microparticles containing the temperature indicator are incorporated into the film. The phosphorescent signals of the probes for T and barometric pressure, respectively, can be separated by optical filters due to the approximately 75 nm difference in their emission maxima. The dual sensor is applicable to luminescence lifetime imaging of T and barometric pressure. It is the first luminescent dual sensor material for barometric pressure/T based exclusively on the use of Ir(III) complexes in combination with luminescence lifetime imaging.

We report on the structural design and characterization of a series of neutral heteroleptic iridium(III) complexes equipped with 2-phenylpyridine, 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)pyridine, and 1-phenylisoquinoline as cyclometalating ligands. To gradually increase the unsymmetrical architecture of the heteroleptic iridium(III) complexes, they have been furnished with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dione, 1-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)-5,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dione, and 1-[3,6-bis(4-hexylphenyl)-9H-carbazol-9-yl]-5,5-dimethylhexane-2,4-dione as ancillary ligands. The photophysical and electrochemical properties of these asymmetric Ir III complexes have been investi-

This paper examines the impact of military expenditure on economic growth on a large balanced panel, using an exogenous growth model and dynamic panel data methods for 106 countries over the period 1988-2010. A major focus of the paper is to consider the possibility group heterogeneity and non-linearity. Having estimated the model for all of the countries in the panel and finding that military burden has a negative effect on growth in the short and long run, the panel is broken down into various groupings based upon a range of potentially relevant factors, and the robustness of the results is evaluated. The factors considered are different levels of income, conflict experience, natural resources abundance, openness and aid. The estimates for the different groups are remarkably consistent with those for the whole panel, providing strong support for the argument that military spending has adverse effects on growth. There are, however, some intriguing results that suggest that for certain types of countries military spending has no significant effect on growth.

The efficient synthesis of novel beta-diketonates equipped with functional carbazolyl moieties and their subsequent transformations in 5-hexyl-thienyl substituted carbazole derivatives is presented by utilizing an effective Stille cross-coupling reaction. The introduced beta-diketonates served as ancillary ligands for novel heteroleptic red- and green-emitting Ir(III) complexes, when combined with 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)pyridine and 2-phenylpyridine as cyclometalating ligands. These novel Ir(III) complexes revealed color-tunability and a very good thermal stability until at least 207 degrees C. In polystyrene blends, the heteroleptic Ir(III) complexes revealed remarkable quantum yields up to 36% and suitably short phosphorescence lifetimes ranging from 1 to 4 micros. In the case of the orange-red Ir(III) emitter, equipped with 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)pyridine cyclometallating ligands, a luminous efficiency as high as 7.7 cd/A at 7.4 V was achieved. All fabricated diodes exhibited in addition favorable color stability.