Theoretical study of geometric structures and electronic absorption spectra of Iridium(III) complexes based on 2-phenyl-5-nitropyridyl with different ancillary ligands
Theoretical investigation of Iridium(III) complexes using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT method. The energy gaps and electronic absorption spectra were influenced by the effect of ancillary ligands. The PBE0 functional gives a slightly better agreement than B3LYP.