Luminescence from ytterbium(iii) and its complexes in solution

Abstract

Time-resolved studies of luminescence from ytterbium in solution are reported offering opportunities for luminescent imaging in the near IR, and allowing the use of a wide range of aromatic antennae to sensitise the metal centre; the luminescence of the solvated ion and of a wide variety of complexes is examined, both by direct excitation and by inter- and intra-molecular energy transfer.