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 language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 344-346 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
| Volume | 451 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 28 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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