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Luminescent Coordination Compound Nanospheres for Water Determination
Author(s) -
Wang Leyu,
Li Yadong
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200600564
Subject(s) - luminescence , lanthanide , coordination complex , fluorescence , template , materials science , nanotechnology , coordination number , coordination polymer , chemical engineering , photochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , optoelectronics , metal , ion , metallurgy , optics , composite material , physics , engineering
Water turns out the light : By using SiO 2 nanospheres as templates, luminescent lanthanide coordination compound nanospheres are prepared (see image). Water quenches the green fluorescence of the coordination compounds, and the nanospheres are used to determine the presence of water in liquids.