Near-infrared (NIR) luminescent Zn(II)-Ln(III)-containing (Ln = Nd, Yb or Er) Wolf Type II metallopolymer hybrid materials

Zhao Zhang, Weixu Feng, Peiyang Su, Lin Liu, Xingqiang Lü*, Jirong Song, Daidi Fan, Rick W K WONG, Richard A. Jones, Chengyong Su

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Abstract

With series of hetero-binuclear Zn-Ln complexes [Zn(L)(Py) Ln(NO3)3] (H2L = N,N′-bis-(5-(3′-vinyl-phenyl)-3-methoxy-salicylidene) cyclohexane-1,2-diamine; Py = pyridine; Ln = La, 1; Ln = Nd, 2; Ln = Yb, 3; Ln = Er, 4 or Ln = Gd, 5) as the monomers, three kinds of novel PMMA, PS or PVK-supported Zn2+-Ln3+-containing Wolf Type II metallopolymer hybrid materials are obtained from the further copolymerization with MMA (methyl methacrylate), ST (styrene) or NVK (N-vinyl-carbazole), respectively. Their physical properties results in solid state show that the characteristic Ln3+-based (Ln = Nd, Yb or Er) near-infrared (NIR) luminescent emissions with relatively higher quantum ef ficiencies than those of the respective Zn-Ln-arrayed complexes in solution, are observed, besides the distinctive increase of thermal and mechanical stabilities. Especially for the Zn2+-Yb3+-containing PMMA-supported metallopolymers, the concentration self-quenching of Yb3+-based hybrid materials could be effectively prevented even at 2.5 mol%, and the replacement of PS or PVK is also helpful for energy transfer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)128-138
Number of pages11
JournalSynthetic Metals
Volume199
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2015

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

User-Defined Keywords

  • PMMA
  • PS or PVK-supported hybrid materials
  • Sensitization of NIR luminescence
  • Wolf Type II Zn-Ln-containing metallopolymer

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