@article{a4bede0c16724c518ce541093fb7ce54,
title = "Hetero-trinuclear near-infrared (NIR) luminescent ZnLn2 (Ln = Nd, Yb or Er) complexes based on monomer ZnL Schiff-base precursor and o-vanillin",
abstract = "Graphical abstract As to the obtained complexes [ZnLn2(L 1)2(L2)(NO3)2Cl] Ln = Nd, 2; Yb, 3; Er, 4 or Gd, 5), the result of their photophysical properties shows that the characteristic NIR emission of Ln3+ ions for 2-4 with two luminescent centers and emissive lifetimes in microsecond ranges.",
keywords = "H L-HL ligands, Hetero-trinuclear, Mixed, Sensitization of NIR luminescence, ZnLn-arrayed complexes",
author = "Zheng Wang and Weixu Feng and Peiyang Su and Han Liu and Zhao Zhang and Yao Zhang and Tiezheng Miao and Xingqiang L{\"u} and Daidi Fang and Wong, {Rick W K} and Jones, {Richard A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation ( 912222201 , 21173165 , 20871098 ), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University from the Ministry of Education of China ( NCET-10-0936 ), the State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry ( 20100014 ), the Provincial Natural Foundation ( 2011JQ2011 ) of Shaanxi, the Education Committee Foundation of Shaanxi Province ( 11JK0588 ), Graduate Innovation and Creativity Fund ( YZZ12038 ) of Northwest University, Hong Kong Research Grants Council ( HKBU 202407 and FRG/06-07/II-16 ) in P. R. of China. ",
year = "2013",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.inoche.2013.07.004",
language = "English",
volume = "36",
pages = "11--13",
journal = "Inorganic Chemistry Communications",
issn = "1387-7003",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}