Tailoring the triplet level of isomorphic Eu/Tb mixed MOFs for sensitive temperature sensing

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Mar 28;57(25):3143-3146. doi: 10.1039/d1cc00297j. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Abstract

Three different thermo-responsive fluorescent thermometers were constructed by regulating the triplet energy level of organic ligands in isostructural Eu/Tb mixed MOFs. Among them, a quite unusual and rarely reported temperature-dependent fluorescence behavior was observed in LnBDC-NH2, and Eu0.01Tb0.99NDC is effective in the physiological range with the maximum relative sensitivity of 7.32% °C-1.

MeSH terms

  • Europium / chemistry*
  • Limit of Detection*
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks / chemistry*
  • Temperature*
  • Terbium / chemistry*
  • Thermometry / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • Terbium
  • Europium