Syntheses, crystal structure and luminescence property of novel 4f-3d heterometallic one-dimensional coordination polymers

Two 4f-3d heterometallic one-dimensional coordination polymers ZnEu₂(Fur)₈·2H₂O]n and ZnTb₂(Fur)₈·2H₂O]n (HFur=α-furancarboxylic acid) with good solubility were synthesized and characterized by infrared spectra, X-ray single crystal and powder diffractions, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis, and excitation and emission spectra. The X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that the two complexes are isomorphous. The Zn and Ln atoms are linked into one-dimensional chains by furancarboxylate ligands and the metal atoms are arranged in the ···Zn···Ln···Ln···Zn···Ln···Ln···order. Under the excitation of UV light, these coordination polymers emit intense characteristic luminescence of Eu³⁺ or Tb³⁺ ion, respectively. The influence of Zn²⁺ ion on the luminescence properties was also discussed here.