Issue 34, 2015

New solid-state Eu(iii)-containing metallo-supramolecular polymers: morphology control and optical wave-guiding properties

Abstract

Herein, we report the solution phase self-assembly between Eu(III) and a rigid ditopic tridentate terpyridine ligand which results in the formation of supramolecular metallo-networks in the solid state. Depending on the ligand to metal ratio used for the initial self-assembly process, the morphology of these materials can be altered from one-dimensional micron-sized fibres to a three-dimensional coordination network. The terpyridine-based ditopic ligand can act as an efficient sensitizer for Eu(III) emission whereby the emission lifetimes and ligand triplet state energies of the metallo-polymers strongly depend on the ligand to metal ratio. The obtained micron-sized fibres can act as an efficient optical wave-guide for Eu(III) emission.

Graphical abstract: New solid-state Eu(iii)-containing metallo-supramolecular polymers: morphology control and optical wave-guiding properties

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 شعبان 1436
Accepted
15 شوال 1436
First published
18 شوال 1436

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 8992-9002

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New solid-state Eu(III)-containing metallo-supramolecular polymers: morphology control and optical wave-guiding properties

A. Duerrbeck, S. Gorelik, J. Hobley, A. M. Yong, G. S. Subramanian, A. Hor and N. Long, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 8992 DOI: 10.1039/C5TC01703C

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