A versatile Tb(III) complex for picosecond filamentation, a transparent thin film and a supramolecular gel

Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2011 Nov;10(11):1760-5. doi: 10.1039/c1pp05234a. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

Abstract

The first complex picosecond filament, namely a filament of terbium(III) p-hydroxybenzoate, is observed. The filament is the only example of Ln(III) ion two-photon absorption in a complex. A transparent, colorless and mechanically robust thin film, as well as a supramolecular gel, of this complex are prepared in a facile manner and exhibit strong luminescence. The thin film is characterized in detail by XRD, SEM, UV-vis, luminescence spectroscopy and lifetime.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Gels / chemistry*
  • Parabens / chemistry
  • Quantum Theory
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Terbium / chemistry*
  • Time Factors
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Gels
  • Parabens
  • Terbium
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acid