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Distributive Nd-to-Yb Energy Transfer within Pure [YbNdYb] Heterometallic Molecules

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Universitat de Barcelona (Spain); Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the University of Barcelona (IN2UB) (Spain)
  2. Laboratoire de Chimie, UMR 5182, CNRS, ENS Lyon, Université de Lyon (France)
  3. Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain)
  4. University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
  5. Institut Lumière Matière, UMR 5306 CNRS-Université Claude Bernard, Université de Lyon (France)
  6. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
Facile access to site-selective hetero-lanthanide molecules will open new avenues in the search of novel photophysical phenomena based on Ln-to-Ln' energy transfer (ET). This challenge demands strategies to segregate efficiently different Ln metal ions among different positions in a molecule. We report here the one-step synthesis and structure of a pure [YbNdYb] (1) coordination complex featuring short Yb···Nd distances, ideal to investigate a potential distributive (i.e., from one donor to two acceptors) intramolecular ET from one Nd3+ ion to two Yb3+ centers within a well-characterized molecule. The difference in ionic radius is the mechanism allowing to allocate selectively both types of metal ion within the molecular structure, exploited with the simultaneous use of two β-diketone-type ligands. To assist the photophysical investigation of this heterometallic species, the analogues [YbLaYb] (2) and [LuNdLu] (3) have also been prepared. Sensitization of Yb3+ and Nd3+ in the last two complexes, respectively, was observed, with remarkably long decay times, facilitating the determination of the Nd-to-Yb ET within the [YbNdYb] composite. This ET was demonstrated by comparing the emission of iso-absorbant solutions of 1, 2, and 3 and through lifetime determinations in solution and solid state. The comparatively high efficiency of this process corroborates the facilitating effect of having two acceptors for the nonradiative decay of Nd3+ created within the [YbNdYb] molecule.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Generalitat de Catalunya; State Research Agency (AEI); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
2229874
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 62; ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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