Issue 39, 2012

Highly luminescent and thermostable lanthanide-carboxylate framework materials with helical configurations

Abstract

New luminescent lanthanide-carboxylate frameworks, formulated as [Ln4(m-BDC)6(H2O)4(DMF)]·(H2O)2·(DMF) (Ln = Eu 1; Gd 2; Tb 3) (m-H2BDC = 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid) have been solvo(hydro)thermally synthesized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies reveal that compounds 1–3 are isomorphous and each displays a layered structure constructed by helical lanthanide-carboxylate chains. DFT and TD-DFT calculations were conducted in detail to discuss the energy levels, including the HOMO, LUMO, singlet and triplet energies of the m-H2BDC ligand. The results indicate that the m-BDC2− dianion acts as an antenna chromophore that is able to efficiently absorb and transfer energy to the lanthanide ions. Compounds 1–3 all exhibit high thermostability and are stable up to 450 °C, as confirmed by the TGA and temperature-dependent PXRD experiments. Compounds 1 and 3 are strong luminescent materials. Compound 3 is among some of the best examples of luminescent lanthanide compounds, with highly efficient emission quantum yields of 81.40% at 77 K, 75.37% at room temperature and 56.64% after calcination at 450 °C, respectively. In addition, the energy transfer processes for compounds 1 and 3 have also been studied and illustrated in detail.

Graphical abstract: Highly luminescent and thermostable lanthanide-carboxylate framework materials with helical configurations

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jun 2012
Accepted
21 Aug 2012
First published
22 Aug 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 21210-21217

Highly luminescent and thermostable lanthanide-carboxylate framework materials with helical configurations

H. Zhang, L. Zhou, J. Wei, Z. Li, P. Lin and S. Du, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 21210 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM34088G

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