JOURNAL ARTICLE

Bifunctional Mixed-Lanthanide\nCyano-Bridged Coordination Polymers Ln<sub>0.5</sub>Ln′<sub>0.5</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>5</sub>[W(CN)<sub>8</sub>] (Ln/Ln′\n= Eu<sup>3+</sup>/Tb<sup>3+</sup>, Eu<sup>3+</sup>/Gd<sup>3+</sup>, Tb<sup>3+</sup>/Sm<sup>3+</sup>)

Abstract

A new family of mixed-lanthanide cyano-bridged coordination\npolymers Ln<sub>0.5</sub>Ln′<sub>0.5</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>5</sub>[W­(CN)<sub>8</sub>] (where Ln/Ln′ = Eu<sup>3+</sup>/Tb<sup>3+</sup>, Eu<sup>3+</sup>/Gd<sup>3+</sup>, and Tb<sup>3+</sup>/Sm<sup>3+</sup>) containing two lanthanide and one transition metal\nions were obtained and characterized by X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence\nspectroscopy, magnetic analyses, and theoretical computation. These\ncompounds are isotypical and crystallize in the tetragonal system <i>P</i>4<i>/nmm</i> forming two-dimensional grid-like\nnetworks. They present a magnetic ordering at low temperature and\ndisplay the red Eu<sup>3+</sup> (<sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub> → <sup>7</sup>F<sub>0–4</sub>) and green Tb<sup>3+</sup> (<sup>5</sup>D<sub>4</sub> → <sup>7</sup>F<sub>6–2</sub>) characteristic\nphotoluminescence. The Tb<sub>0.5</sub>Eu<sub>0.5</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>5</sub>[W­(CN)<sub>8</sub>] compound presents therefore green\nand red emission and shows Tb<sup>3+</sup>-to-Eu<sup>3+</sup> energy\ntransfer.

Keywords:
Bifunctional Polymer Lanthanide Tetragonal crystal system Transition metal Crystal structure

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Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Inorganic Chemistry
Magnetism in coordination complexes
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry

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