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Joshua D Furman1, Brent C Melot, Simon J Teat
1University of Cambridge, Department of Materials and Metallurgy, Cambridge, UK CB2 3QZ.
Abstract:
Three novel inorganic-organic framework compounds containing the organic chromophore ligand 9-fluorenone-2,7-dicarboxylic acid (abbreviated H(2)FDC) and barium (BaFDC), cadmium (CdFDC) and manganese (MnFDC), respectively, have been synthesized and evaluated for their use as phosphor materials for solid state lighting and other applications. The results are compared with two earlier reported structures containing the same ligand with calcium (CaFDC) and strontium (SrFDC). The barium- and cadmium-containing compounds both show blue excited, yellow photoluminescence, while the manganese structure does not. The trends in luminescent efficiency for the Ba, Cd, Ca, and Sr derivatives are discussed in relation to crystallographic, optical, and low-temperature specific heat considerations.
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