Amplification of light emission of chiral pyridine Eu(III) complex by copper nanoparticles

Renata Reisfeld, Viktoria Levchenko, Fabio Piccinelli, Marco Bettinelli

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Abstract

We outline the applications of lanthanides luminescence in a number of modern fields. The intensity of the luminescence of the expensive lanthanides can be increased by their interaction with nanoparticles of inexpensive copper. As a typical example the chiral pyridine-based Eu3+ complex was incorporated into amorphous films of polyvinyl alcohol with hydroxyethyl cellulose. The luminescence intensity of the complex is increased by three hundred percent by its interaction with copper nanoparticles. The synthesis and steady state spectroscopy of the materials are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)820-824
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Luminescence
Volume170
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2016

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Keywords

  • Copper
  • Fluorescence
  • Lanthanides
  • Nanoparticles

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