Unique Spectral Overlap and Resonant Energy Transfer between Europium(II) and Ytterbium(III) Cations: No Quantum Cutting

Lei Zhou, Peter A. Tanner*, Weijie Zhou, Yeye Ai, Lixin Ning, Mingmei M. Wu, Hongbin Liang*

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Abstract

Samples of the Ca3Sc2Si3O12 (CSS) host singly doped with Eu2+ or Yb3+, doubly doped with Eu2+ and Yb3+, and triply doped with Ce3+, Eu2+ and Yb3+ were synthesized by a sol–gel combustion process under reducing conditions. Unlike previous reports of Eu2+→Yb3+ energy transfer in other systems, the energy transfer is resonant in the CSS host and the transfer efficiency reaches 100 % for lightly doped samples. The transfer mechanism is multipolar rather than electron transfer for the sample compositions employed herein. The emission intensity of Yb3+ is further enhanced by co-doping with Ce3+ in addition to Eu2+. The quantum efficiencies of the doped materials range between 9 % and 93 %.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10357-10361
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume56
Issue number35
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2017

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

User-Defined Keywords

  • electron transfer
  • lanthanides
  • photochemistry
  • quantum cutting
  • silicates

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