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Hyperspectral Imaging as a Tool to Study Optical Anisotropy in Lanthanide-Based Molecular Single Crystals
Published on: April 14, 2020
New Insights into Optoelectronic Features of Eu(III) Complexes with Heterocyclic Ligand for Advanced Optical
Manisha Bedi1, Pooja Chhillar1, Priyanka Dhankhar1
1Department of Chemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak-124001, India.
Abstract:
Our present technological society needs the assistance of lanthanide luminescence in almost every field to meet the global energy demands. In present research work we have synthesized five (one binary and four ternary) 5-(4-methylphenyl)-2- furoic acid based Eu(III) complexes with ancillary ligands, namely, aqua (H2O), neocuproine (neo), 2, 2'-bipyridyl (bipy), bathophenanthroline (batho) and 1, 10-phenanthroline (phen). The spectroscopic analysis and photophysical features are characterized by the use of different investigative techniques. All the findings obtained from EDAX, elemental (CHN) analysis, FT-IR, NMR, UV-visible spectroscopy declared the coordination of ligand binding sites with the europium ion. These Eu(III) complexes possess good thermal stability and excellent optoelectronic features as predicted with the help of TGA and PL analysis. Diffuse reflectance spectral studies confirm their applications in the wide band gap semiconductors. The Judd-Ofelt analysis and monoexponential behavior of lifetime reveals the existence of asymmetric and single local environment around europium ion. All the complexes show sharp red emission validated by CIE color coordinates, color purity, asymmetric ratio and CCT values. SEM analysis tells that the bulk of these complexes comprised of spherical shaped particles with uniform distribution.
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