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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages 2582-2590Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d2tc05344f
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In this study, chiral luminescent (CrN6)-N-III complex doped silica nanoparticles (Cr@SiO(2)NPs) and highly luminescent Eu(tta)(3)(phen-Si) post-functionalized silica nanoparticles (EuCr@SiO(2)NPs) were synthesized and characterized. The hybrid materials displayed efficient and bright long-lived dual simultaneous non-polarized red and polarized NIR-I luminescence. The encapsulated Cr-III complex showed enhanced CPL brightness compared to the non-encapsulated complex.
In this contribution we report on the synthesis and characterization of NIR-I luminescent silica nanoparticles doped with the chiral luminescent (CrN6)-N-III complex [Cr(dqp)(2)](3+) (dqp = 2,6-di(quinolin-8-yl)pyridine), Cr@SiO(2)NPs, as well as on their post-functionalization with the highly luminescent Eu(tta)(3)(phen-Si) (tta = 2-Thenoyltrifluoroacetonate; phen-Si = phenanthroline silica precursor), EuCr@SiO(2)NPs. These hybrid materials were prepared via reverse micelle techniques. Electronic microscopy analyses determined an average particle size of 94 nm with the Cr complex randomly distributed into the silica matrix. The EuCr@SiO(2)NPs material displays the characteristic ruby-like emission arising from the metal-centered spin-flip transitions within the 730-750 nm range (13 500-12 700 cm(-1)) together with the Eu-centered D-5(0 )-> F-7(J) (J = 0-4) transitions in the red region of the electromagnetic spectrum. CPL measurements showed two mirror-image polarized bands ascribed to the Cr(E-2 -> (4)A(2)) and Cr(T-2(1) -> (4)A(2)) with dissymetry factor (g(lum)) in the range of 0.1-0.2. The encapsulated Cr-III complex showed larger quantum yield (4%) and longer excited state lifetime (336-1500 mu s) compared to the non-encapsulated complex, providing an enhanced CPL brightness of 80 M-1 cm(-1) in aerated media. Thus, these hybrid materials display an efficient and bright long-lived dual simultaneous non-polarized red and polarized NIR-I luminescence.
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