Association of tris(dipicolinato)terbium(III) anions with cetyltrimethylammonium micelles in aqueous solution
Abstract
Precise measurement of the decay constant of the 5D4→7FJemission of tris(dipicolinato)terbium(III) in aqueous solution containing cetyltrimethylammonium micelles differentiates complex ions bound to the micelle and those in the bulk solution and permits the study of interionic interactions on the surface of the micelle although there is little change in the luminescence spectra of the two species.