Impressive europium red emission induced by two-photon excitation for biological applications

  • Wai Sum Lo
  • , Wai Ming Kwok
  • , Ga Lai Law
  • , Chi Tung Yeung
  • , Chris Tsz Leung Chan
  • , Ho Lun Yeung
  • , Hoi Kuan Kong
  • , Chi Hang Chen
  • , Margaret B. Murphy
  • , Ka Leung Wong*
  • , Wing Tak Wong
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Three triazine-based europium(III) complexes were synthesized that demonstrated strong two-photon induced europium emission with a high two-photon absorption cross-section. The modified triazine ligand of complex 3 initiated over 100% enhancement of the two-photon absorption cross-section (σ2: 320 GM) when compared with complex 1 (σ2: 128 GM) in a solution of DMSO. Europium complex 3 is also stable in vitro, and power-dependence curves were obtained in vitro to confirm the two-photon-induced f-f emission in HeLa cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5309-5311
Number of pages3
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume50
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jun 2011

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