Solvent polarity and oxygen sensitivity, rather than viscosity, determine lifetimes of biaryl-sensitised terbium luminescence | Zendy

Edward R. H. Walter | Zendy; J. A. Gareth Williams | Zendy; David Parker | Zendy

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Solvent polarity and oxygen sensitivity, rather than viscosity, determine lifetimes of biaryl-sensitised terbium luminescence

Author(s) -

Edward R. H. Walter,

J. A. Gareth Williams,

David Parker

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

chemical communications

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837

H-Index - 333

eISSN - 1364-548X

pISSN - 1359-7345

DOI - 10.1039/c7cc08361k

Subject(s) - terbium , luminescence , photochemistry , solvent , quenching (fluorescence) , polarity (international relations) , chemistry , oxygen , solvent polarity , viscosity , fluorescence , materials science , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , biochemistry , composite material , cell , physics , quantum mechanics

In a macrocyclic terbium complex incorporating a biaryl sensitiser, the observed variation of emission lifetime is shown to be determined by the solubility of oxygen in the solvent system and the relative energy of the chromophore excited state, rather than any dependence on solvent viscosity.

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