The energy transfer mechanism in Ce,Tb co-doped LaF3 nanoparticles

LaF₃ pure host, LaF₃:Ce, LaF₃:Tb as well as LaF₃:Ce,Tb phosphors were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction measurements were in good agreement with the standard data of LaF₃ from JCPDS card No. 32-0483 and indicated that the material was nanocrystalline with an average particle size of about 36 nm. Photoluminescence spectra of co-doped samples revealed that the Ce³⁺ emission was quenched while Tb³⁺ emission was enhanced, implying that energy was transferred from Ce³⁺ (the donor) to Tb³⁺ (the acceptor) in this system. The luminescence intensities and lifetimes of the donor for different concentrations of the acceptor were fitted to theoretical models in order to investigate the energy transfer mechanism. The quadrupole–quadrupole and exchange interaction mechanisms gave the best fit between the experimental data and the theoretical curves. The effective average Bohr radius from the fit to the exchange model is 0.095 nm. Since this is close to the ionic radii of the Ce³⁺ and Tb³⁺ ions, it suggests that the exchange interaction mechanism contributes to the energy transfer.     

Structural investigations of TiO2:Tb thin films by X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy

In this work, structural investigations of TiO₂ thin films doped with Tb at the amount of 0.4, 2 and 2.6 at.% have been outlined. Thin films were deposited on Si and SiO₂ substrates by high energy reactive magnetron sputtering from mosaic Ti-Tb target. The influence of Tb dopant amount, post-annealing treatment and kind of applied substrate on microstructure has been discussed. Thin films were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). XRD analysis revealed the existence of crystalline TiO₂ in anatase and rutile forms, depending on Tb amount in examined samples. AFM images show that as-deposited samples with 0.4 at.% concentration of terbium (anatase structure) have bigger crystallites as compared to 2% and 2.6 at.% of Tb (rutile structure). The additional annealing at 1070 K results in a mixed anatase (77%) and rutile (23%) structure.     

A Highly Stable (4, 8)-Connected Tb-MOF Exhibiting Efficiently Luminescent Sensing towards Nitroimidazole Antibiotics

A robust 4,8-connected Tb-based metal-organic framework (Tb-MOF) with paddle wheel-shaped {Tb₂(COO)₄} subunits extended by C₃-symmetric 3,3',3''-[1,3,5-benzenetriyltris(carbonylimino)]tris-benzoate connector was hydrothermally synthesized, showing highly environmental stability, good dispersion and intense green emission in water system. Resulting critically from the well suppressed absorption towards the excitation energy, the Tb-MOF exhibits rapid and efficient fluorescent response towards nitroimidazole antibiotics with strong quenching constants and low detection limits of 1.59 × 10⁴ m ^–1 and 2.4 μM for metronidazole as well as 1.62 × 10⁴ m ^–1 and 2.9 μM for dimetridazole. Moreover, the sensitive and selective identification of the Tb-MOF has strong anti-interference and excellent regeneration ability, which endows the promising applications of the Tb-MOF as fluorescent sensing materials.     

TbFCl2: Das erste Fluoridchlorid der dreiwertigen Lanthanoide

TbFCl₂: The First Fluoride Chloride of the Trivalent Lanthanoids Single crystals of TbFCl₂ (monoclinic, C2/c; a = 890.28(5), b = 581.56(3), c = 683.37(4) pm, β = 109.621(4)°; Z = 4) can be obtained by the reaction of TbCl₃ and TbF₃ under inert‐gas atmosphere in tantalum capsules (900 °C, 10 d) as colourless transparent lath‐shaped blocks. The crystal structure contains only one singular Tb³⁺ cation which is eightfold coordinated by two F⁻ (d(Tb³⁺−F⁻) = 218 pm, 2×) and six Cl⁻ anions (d(Tb³⁺−Cl⁻) = 280−287 pm) forming a distorted square antiprism. The F⁻ anions are linear surrounded by two Tb³⁺ cations while the Cl⁻ anions reside in a quasi‐planar coordination of three Tb³⁺ cations, therefore the Niggli formula for TbFCl₂ has to be . Terbium and fluorine form zigzag chains along the c axis that are not connected to each other and arrange like a hexagonal rod‐packing. These cationic chains are mantled by Cl⁻ anions which take care for the charge balance and the three‐dimensional cross‐linkage. The structural relationship of TbFCl₂ with YF₃‐type and PuBr₃‐type will also be discussed.     

Nucleotide/Tb coordination polymer nanoparticles as luminescent sensor and scavenger for nitrite ion

Newly emerged metal organic coordination polymers have aroused the great interest in designing tailored functional materials. In this study, multiple functional components, luminescent Tb³⁺ ion, nucleobase and antenna molecule, were integrated in a single material and prepared into a responsive nanoparticle for nitrite. The terbium coordination polymer nanoparticles made of this kind of material have the dual functions of recognition and transduction and obey a preset sensing mechanism without a post-functionalization of common materials. As the result of the tailored, the terbium coordination polymer nanoparticles are highly sensitive and selective to nitrite by means of Dexter energy transfer between Tb³⁺ ion and nitrite, and can be used for the scavenger for nitrite in aqueous solution. The detection limit, dynamic range and removal capacity of U–Tb–OBBA CPNPs for nitrite are 0.3 µM, 0.3–470 µM and 4.44 mg per gram of particles, respectively. Metal organic coordination polymers show an attractive potential in constructing smart sensing materials.     

A3Ln(Ⅲ)1-xTb(Ⅲ)x(A=邻氨基苯甲酸;Ln=La、Gd、Y; x=0-0.1)稀土配合物的荧光性能

采用共沉淀法合成了掺杂 L a、 Gd、 Y的 Tb-邻氨基苯甲酸配合物 ,研究其荧光性能 ,结果显示 ,掺杂L a、Gd、Y后 ,对 Tb配合物的发光有增敏作用 ,讨论了不同的掺杂离子 (L a、Gd、Y)及掺杂量对其荧光性能的影响。发现 ,当掺杂离子取代大部分 Tb3+时 ,其发光增强仍十分显著。     

尖吻蝮蛇蛇毒中纤溶组分与铽的相互作用

利用平衡析,原子吸收,荧光滴定和荧光寿命测定等方法确定了皖南尖吻蝮蛇蛇毒纤溶组分中Ｃａ＾２＋含量,并利用荧光光谱研究了Ｔｂ＾３＋与ＦＰ中色氨酸残基之间能量转移和ＦＰ中的微区结构。     

螯合剂对铽(Ⅲ)-转铁蛋白配合物的影响

在室温及ｐＨ７．４下,观察了一些螯合剂对铽（Ⅲ）－转铁蛋白配合物的影响．结果表明,铽（Ⅲ）与人血清脱铁转铁蛋白的结合是可逆的;ＥＤＴＡ和次氮基三乙酸可使铽（Ⅲ）－脱铁转铁蛋白配合物定量释放铽（Ⅲ）．用ＥＣＣＬＥＳ程序计算表明,血清中微摩尔数量级的铽（Ⅲ）主要以小分子配合物形式存在,其中铽（Ⅲ）－柠檬酸约占６２％,而铽（Ⅲ）－脱铁转铁蛋白配合物约占２１％     

Sensitization of uranium fluorescence using 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid: Application for the determination of uranium in the presence of lanthanides

The 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDA) has been shown to efficiently sensitize and enhance the fluorescence of uranium in aqueous medium. Interestingly, this ligand stabilizes the UO₂²⁺ species, which without the ligand is known to be in a negligible concentration, in aqueous medium at pH 6. The ligand sensitized enhancement of UO₂²⁺ fluorescence by PDA, provides an analytical tool for the determination of uranium at trace levels, in aqueous medium. Furthermore, PDA is also known to enhance the fluorescence of lanthanides; consequently, the simultaneous determination of uranium and lanthanides, using PDA as a fluorescence sensitizing agent, becomes a possibility, which has been demonstrated in this work. We have shown that the use of PDA yields detection limits of 2.2×10⁻⁷ M for UO₂²⁺, 1×10⁻⁸ M for Tb³⁺ and 5×10⁻⁹ M for Eu³⁺ in the simultaneous determination of these analytes.     

Tb1-xLnxA3(A=对氨基苯甲酸,x=0-0.9)固体配合物的光谱分析和荧光增强

合成了一系列组成为 Tb1-x Lnx A3 (L n=Gd、Y、La,A=对氨基苯甲酸 ,x=0— 0 .9)的固体配合物。利用红外光谱和荧光光谱研究了配合物的结构和荧光性质 ,结果表明 ,掺杂配合物的结构与未掺杂的对氨基苯甲酸铽相似。荧光光谱的结果显示 ,Gd3 对 Tb3 的发光有明显的增敏作用 ,探讨了荧光增敏机理。