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Synthesis, structure, semiconductive and photoluminescent properties of [{Eu(NC5H4COOH)3(H2O)2}(1.5ZnCl4)·(2H2O)]n
Author(s) -
WenTong Chen,
XiaoNiu Fang,
QiuYan Luo,
Yuxia Xu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the serbian chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1820-7421
pISSN - 0352-5139
DOI - 10.2298/jsc0907755c
Subject(s) - monoclinic crystal system , photoluminescence , luminescence , bimetallic strip , hydrothermal reaction , crystallography , crystal structure , chemistry , orange (colour) , hydrothermal synthesis , hydrothermal circulation , materials science , metal , optoelectronics , food science , organic chemistry , seismology , geology
A novel bimetallic 4f-3d metal-isonicotinic acid inorganic-organic hybrid complex [{Eu(NC5H4COOH)3(H2O)2}(1.5ZnCl4)?(2H2O)]n (1) was synthesized via a hydrothermal reaction and structurally characterized by single- crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in the space group C2/c of the monoclinic system with eight formula units in a cell: a = 23.878(8) ?, b = 20.573(6) ?, c = 15.358(5) ?, ? = 127.276(5)?, V = 6003(3) ?3, C18H23Cl6EuN3O10Zn1.5, Mr = 904.11 g/mol, ? = 2.001 g/cm3, S = 1.077, ?(MoK?) = 3.846 mm-1, F(000) = 3536, R = 0.0270 and wR = 0.0672. Complex 1 has a characteristic, one-dimensional polycationic chain-like structure. A photoluminescent investigation revealed that the title complex displays intense emissions in the orange and red regions. The luminescence spectra show that the red emission is stronger than the orange emission. Optical absorption spectra of 1 revealed the presence of an optical gap of 3.56 eV.