Room-temperature synthesis and luminescence properties of Eu3+/Tb3+-doped La(1,3,5-BTC)(H2O)6

The facile, rapid, and effective synthesis of coordination polymer La(1,3,5-BTC)(H2O)(6) has been realized via direct precipitation at room temperature. It is found that the crystal structure is of monoclinic, space group Cc. The doped Eu3+ or Tb3+ ions samples have the same phase and exhibit red and green emissions under UV light excitation, respectively. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.