Sensing Uranyl(VI) Ions by Coordination and Energy Transfer to a Luminescent Europium(III) Complex |
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| Authors: | Dr. Peter Harvey Dr. Aline Nonat Dr. Carlos Platas‐Iglesias Dr. Louise S. Natrajan Dr. Loïc J. Charbonnière |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Centre for Radiochemistry Research, School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;2. Laboratoire d'Ingénierie Moléculaire Appliquée à l'Analyse, IPHC, UMR 7178, ECPM, Strasbourg Cedex 02, France;3. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), and Departamento de Química, Universidade da Coru?a, Coru?a, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The release of uranyl(VI) is a hazardous environmental issue, with limited ways to monitor accumulation in situ. Here, we present a method for the detection of uranyl(VI) ions through the utilization of a unique fluorescence energy transfer process to europium(III). Our system displays the first example of a “turn‐on” europium(III) emission process with a small, water‐soluble lanthanide complex triggered by uranyl(VI) ions. |
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| Keywords: | energy transfer europium luminescence sensors uranyl |
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