abstract
A heterotetranuclear Na2Eu2 complex with uncommon photo-luminescence properties is reported. The complex exhibits good emission efficiency at ambient temperature, coupled with strong temperature dependence of the emission intensity and lifetime in the 273-333 K range, all of which are key features for non-contact luminescence-based thermometers capable of sensing and imaging temperatures in the physiological range.
keywords
HETEROMETALLIC COORDINATION POLYMERS; ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS; LANTHANIDE; EUROPIUM(III); EMISSION; IONS; THERMOMETER; MAGNETISM; SILICA; NA(I)
subject category
Chemistry
authors
Bruno, SM; Ananias, D; Paz, FAA; Pillinger, M; Valente, AA; Carlos, LD; Goncalves, IS
our authors
Groups
G1 - Porous Materials and Nanosystems
G2 - Photonic, Electronic and Magnetic Materials
G4 - Renewable Materials and Circular Economy
acknowledgements
This work was partly financed by FEDER (Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional) through COMPETE (Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade) and by national funds through the FCT (Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia) within the project CICECO - FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-037271 (FCT ref. PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2013) and FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-029779 (FCT ref. PTDC/QEQ-SUP/1906/2012). The FCT is gratefully acknowledged for financial support towards the purchase of the single-crystal diffractometer and for a post-doctoral grant to S.M.B. (SFRH/BPD/46473/2008).