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1D-Zigzag Eu³⁺/Tb³⁺ Coordination Chains as Luminescent Ratiometric Thermometers Endowed with Multicolor Emission.

ABSTRACT: Two homometallic Coordination Polymers (CPs) with composition [Ln(hfac)₃bipy]_n (Ln³⁺ = Eu³⁺, 1, and Tb³⁺, 2; hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonato, bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine) were used to develop a family of ratiometric luminescent thermometers containing Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺ as red and green emitters, respectively. The thermometric properties of pure CPs and of their mixtures having an Eu³⁺/Tb³⁺ molar ratio of 1:1, 1:3, 1:5, and 1:10 (samples: Eu1Tb1, Eu1Tb3, Eu1Tb5, and Eu1Tb10) were studied in the 83-383 K temperature range. Irrespective of the chemical composition, we observed similar thermometric responses characterized by broad applicative temperature ranges (from 100 to 165 K wide), and high relative thermal sensitivity values (S_r), up to 2.40% K^-1, in the physiological temperature range (298-318 K). All samples showed emissions endowed with peculiar and continuous color variation from green (83 K) to red (383 K) that can be exploited to develop a colorimetric temperature indicator. At fixed temperature, the color of the emitted light can be tuned by varying composition and excitation wavelength.

SUBMITTER: Bellucci L

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