Tuning Mixed‐Valent Eu2+/Eu3+ in Strontium Formate Frameworks for Multichannel Photoluminescence |
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Authors: | Wei Liu Dr. Lijia Liu Dr. Yanlong Wang Lanhua Chen Dr. John A. McLeod Linju Yang Jia Zhao Dr. Zhiyong Liu Prof. Dr. Juan Diwu Prof. Dr. Zhifang Chai Prof. Dr. Thomas E. Albrecht‐Schmitt Dr. Guokui Liu Prof. Dr. Shuao Wang |
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Affiliation: | 1. School for Radiological and interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Suzhou, China;2. Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University-Western University Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, China;3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA;4. Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA |
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Abstract: | Cooperative performance of mixed‐valent Eu2+/Eu3+ in single‐compound phosphors offers significant advantages in color rendering and luminescence efficiency, but their synthesis is challenging because of Eu2+ oxidation. Using the tunable nature of the metal‐ion nodes in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), we present an in situ reduction and crystallization route for preparing MOFs and doping Eu2+/Eu3+ with a controlled ratio. These materials exhibit rich photoluminescence, including intrinsic‐ and sensitized‐emissions of Eu2+ and Eu3+, and long‐lived luminescence from charge transfer. Color rendering can be easily achieved by fine‐tuning the valence states of Eu. A linear relation between temperature and the intensity ratio of Eu2+/Eu3+ emissions provides outstanding properties for applications as self‐calibrated luminescent thermometers with a wide working temperature range. Further incorporation of Tb3+ into the MOFs results in white light, utilizing all Eu2+,Tb3+, and Eu3+ emissions in a single crystalline lattice. |
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Keywords: | europium luminescence metal– organic frameworks mixed valence photoluminescence |
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