"ON-OFF" switching of europium complex luminescence coupled with a ligand redox process

Masafumi Yano; Keisuke Matsuhira; Masakazu Tatsumi; Yukiyasu Kashiwagi; Masami Nakamoto; Munetaka Oyama; Kei Ohkubo; Shunichi Fukuzumi; Hitomi Misaki; Hiroshi Tsukube

doi:10.1039/c2cc31078c

"ON-OFF" switching of europium complex luminescence coupled with a ligand redox process

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Apr 28;48(34):4082-4. doi: 10.1039/c2cc31078c. Epub 2012 Mar 20.

Authors

Masafumi Yano¹, Keisuke Matsuhira, Masakazu Tatsumi, Yukiyasu Kashiwagi, Masami Nakamoto, Munetaka Oyama, Kei Ohkubo, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Hitomi Misaki, Hiroshi Tsukube

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Chemistry, Material and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, 564-8680, Japan. myano@kansai-u.ac.jp

PMID: 22430196
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc31078c

Abstract

A triarylamine-functionalized terpyridine ligand formed a highly coordinated complex with europium tris(β-diketonate), which displayed reversible ''ON-OFF'' luminescence switching coupled with a ligand redox process of triarylamine/triarylaminium cations.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
Europium / chemistry*
Ligands
Luminescence
Luminescent Agents / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction
Pyridines / chemistry*

Substances

Coordination Complexes
Ligands
Luminescent Agents
Pyridines
Europium
pyridine