Spectroscopic studies of an europium(III) tris-β-diketonate complex bearing a pyrazolylpyridine ligand

António Moreira dos Santos, Ana C. Coelho, Filipe A.Almeida Paz, João Rocha, Isabel S. Gonçalves, Luís D. Carlos

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Abstract

A new europium(III) complex, Eu(BTA)3(ethyl[3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl]acetate) (where BTA: 1-benzoyl-3,3,3-trifluoroacetonate), was synthesised by simple ligand exchange with the solvent adduct Eu(BTA)3(H2O)2. The compound was characterised by elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, FTIR, FT Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopies. A significant increase of the 5D0 lifetime of the complex, relative to the value found for the water-coordinated adduct (from 0.657 ± 0.001 to 0.835 ± 0.002 ms), and a larger contribution of the ligand levels to the excitation spectrum indicate a better photoluminescence performance for the former complex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)344-346
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume451
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 28 2008
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors are grateful to FCT, OE and FEDER for funding (Project POCI/CTM/58863/2004).

Keywords

  • Europium β-diketonate complex
  • Photoluminescence
  • Pyrazolylpyridine ligands

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