A new
Pt(II) acetylide metallogel material (Pt-1)
with 1,3,5-triazine core and 3,4,5-tris(dodecyloxy)benzamide terminal
units was synthesized and characterized. Its photophysical properties
were studied by UV–vis absorption, emission, transient absorption,
Z-scan, and nonlinear transmission spectroscopy/technique. Pt-1 exhibits ligand-centered n−π* and 1π–π*
transitions in the UV region, and broad, strong absorption bands mixed
with intraligand charge transfer (1ILCT)/ligand-to-ligand
charge transfer (1LLCT)/metal-to-ligand charge transfer
(1MLCT) in the visible spectral region (forward slashes
expression indicates that all three processes can be involved, in
any proportion). Meanwhile, it shows much stronger triplet transient
absorption from the visible to near-infrared region. Thus, the optical
power-limiting (OPL) performance of Pt-1 was demonstrated
in solution and gel state for a 532 nm nanosecond laser pulse, both
of which exhibit a significant decrease of output energy density when
the incident light energy increases. In addition, the gel properties
of Pt-1 in 15 solvents were studied and a gel sheet with
good optical transparency was obtained after cooling the heating sols
in dimethylformamide solution. This study can open a new outlet for
OPL gelation materials and devices on the basis of the reverse saturable
absorption mechanism.