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Published on: April 14, 2020
Preparation and luminescence properties of lanthanide (Eu3+, Sm3+) complexes and their hectorite-based composites
Jun Ma1, Yongzhong Jia, Yan Jing
1Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18# Xinning Road, Xining 810008, China.
Abstract:
The complexes of europium and samarium with phthalates ligands were synthesized and characterized. The luminescence behaviors of the lanthanide complexes as well as their hectorite-based composites were investigated by fluorescence spectra. The results indicated that the lanthanide complexes showed slightly lower intensities in hectorite matrix than that of corresponding pure complexes. The lanthanide ion relative fluorescence intensity (LRFI) was enhanced when the lanthanide complexes were doped into hectorite.
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