Abstract
Luminescent hybrid thin films consisting of terbium complex covalently bonded to a silica-based network have been obtained in situ via a sol-gel approach. A new monomer, N-(4-benzoic acid-yl), N′-(propyltriethoxysilyl)urea (PABI), has been synthesized by grafting isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane (ICPTES) to p-aminobenzoic acid and characterized by 1H NMR, IR and MS. The monomer acts as a ligand for Tb3+ ion and as a sol-gel precursor. Band emission from Tb3+ ion due to an efficient ligand-to-metal energy transfer was observed by UV excitation. The decay curves of Tb3+ in the hybrid films were measured. The energy difference between the triplet state energy of PABI and the 5D4 level of Tb3+ ion falls in the exciting range to sensitize Tb3+ ion fluorescence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 178-182 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Thin Solid Films |
Volume | 419 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hybrid materials
- Luminescence
- Sol-gel