Abstract
Novel organic/inorganic/polymeric mesoporous luminescent hybrid materials were prepared by covalently linking the binary and ternary Eu3+ complexes to the functionalized ordered mesoporous SBA-15 with the modified polymer poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a “bi-functional bridge”. PEG was firstly modified with the coupling agent 3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl isocyanate (TEPIC) and covalently bonded to mesoporous silica SBA-15 through a co-condensation method (designated as PEG-SBA-15). Then, the new type of luminescent hybrid material (designated as Eu(PEG-SBA-15)3) consisting of an inorganic Si–O network and an organic polymeric chain, was obtained by introducing the Eu(NO3)3 compound into the PEG-SBA-15 system via coordination reaction. With the addition of phen as the second ligand, the stronger luminescence intensity of the ternary Eu(PEG-SBA-15)3phen hybrid was found. FT-IR, SAXRD, N2 absorption measurements, TEM and photoluminescent spectra was used to characterize the hybrids. The results show that both the mesoporous hybrids exhibit the characteristic emission of Eu3+, high surface area, high ordered mesoporous structure and crystallinity, which suggests the polymer PEG can not only functionalize the mesoporous SBA-15 but also effectively sensitize the Eu3+. Moreover, the luminescence intensity, quantum efficiency and lifetime were enhanced by the introduction of ligand phen into the polymer functionalized mesoporous matrix.
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