Highly luminescent europium and terbium complexes based on succinimide and N-hydroxysuccinimide

Abstract

The preparation of two highly luminescent europium(III) and terbium(III) complexes with succinimide (SI) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHSI) were reported, which were further investigated through elemental chemical analysis, thermal analysis, FT-IR, powder X-ray diffraction, SEM and fluorescence spectroscopy. Data collected through these analysis revealed the formation of the Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes with the above mentioned ligands at a metal to ligand (M:L) molar ratio of 1:3. Interesting conclusions regarding the efficient sensitization through the coordination site of the lanthanide luminescent centers were retained from the photoluminescent spectra investigation. Strong luminescence emission was observed in case of Eu(III)-SI and Tb(III)-NHSI complexes while the corresponding Eu(III)-NHSI and Tb(III)-SI complexes exhibited no photo luminescent properties. Newly obtained luminescent lanthanide complexes may be of particular interest for various applications in optoelectronics.