Abstract
Dimethyl-3,4-furandicarboxylate undergoes hydrolysis under hydrothermal conditions with lanthanide (Ln) ions to form two-dimensional coordination polymers, [Ln(C6H2O5)(C6H3O5)(H2O)]n (Ln=Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu). The resulting materials exhibit luminescent properties with quantum yields and lifetimes for the Eu(III) and Tb(III) compounds of 1.1±0.3% and 0.387±0.0001 ms, and 3.3±0.8% and 0.769±0.006 ms, respectively. Energy values for the singlet and triplet states were determined for dimethyl-3,4-furandicarboxylate and 3,4-furandicarboxylic acid. Excited state dynamics and structural features are examined to explicate the reported quantum yields. A series of other FDC structures is briefly presented.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 402-409 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 225 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The authors would like to thank Florida Atlantic University for funding this project along with the NSF MRI Grant (No. 0922931 ). The authors would also like to thank Andrew Kerr and Dr. Christopher L. Cahill at The George Washington University for PXRD data, and Dr. Sharon Rivera for assistance with Gaussian. Many of the undergraduate students working on this project were funded through grants from FAU׳s Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry.
Funders | Funder number |
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FAU׳s Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry | |
NSF MRI | 0922931 |
Florida Atlantic University |
Keywords
- Coordination polymers
- Crystal structure
- Lanthanide luminescence
- Quantum yield