Homoleptic imidazolate frameworks [Sr(1-x)Eu(x)(Im)2]--hybrid materials with efficient and tuneable luminescence

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jan 7;47(1):496-8. doi: 10.1039/c0cc02093a. Epub 2010 Oct 22.

Abstract

Homoleptic frameworks of the formula [Sr(1-x)Eu(x)(Im)(2)] (1) (x = 0.01-1.0; Im(-) = imidazolate anion, C(3)H(3)N(2)(-)) are hybrid materials that exhibit an intensive green luminescence. Tuning of both emission wavelength and quantum yield is achieved by europium/strontium substitution so that a QE of 80% is reached at a Eu content of 5%. Even 100% pure europium imidazolate still shows 60% absolute quantum efficiency. Substitution of Sr/Eu shows that doping with metal cations can also be utilized for coordination compounds to optimize materials properties. The emission is finely tuneable in the region 495-508 nm via variation of the europium content. The series of frameworks [Sr(1-x)Eu(x)(Im)(2)] presents dense MOFs with the highest quantum yields reported for MOFs so far.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Europium / chemistry*
  • Imidazoles / chemistry*
  • Luminescence*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Quantum Theory
  • Strontium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Imidazoles
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Europium
  • Strontium