Water-soluble lanthanide coordination polymers particles with white-light emission and color tuning
Kaiqi Fan1, Xiaobo Wang2, Yongpeng Ma1
1School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Zhengzhou 450002 P. R. China.
Abstract:
Water-soluble polymer particles (PPs) with strong fluorescence emission were prepared from hyperbranched poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) and terpyridine-bearing aldehyde (TPy) via Schiff base reaction and self-assembly in aqueous phase. TPy/PEI PPs were then used to develop a series of luminescent lanthanide coordination polymers particles (Ln-CPPs). The optical properties of these Ln-CPPs are readily modulated over a wide spectrum in water systems. Finally, water-soluble white-emitting Ln-CPPs were achieved by controlling the lanthanide ion stoichiometry. This Ln-CPPs design approach offers a robust pathway for white-luminescent materials in water systems.
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