Abstract
Isostructural lanthanide organic frameworks (Me2NH2)3[Ln3(FDC)4(NO3)4]·4H2O (Ln = Eu (1), Gd (2), Tb (3), H2FDC = 9‐fluorenone‐2,7‐dicarboxylic acid), synthesized under solvothermal conditions, feature a Ln‐O‐C rod‐packing 3D framework. Time‐resolved luminescence studies show that in 1 the energy difference between the H2FDC triplet excited state (17794 cm−1) and the 5D0 Eu3+ level (17241 cm−1) is small enough to allow a strong thermally activated ion‐to‐ligand back energy transfer. Whereas the emission of the ligand is essentially constant the 5D0→7F2 intensity is quenched when the temperature increases from 12 to 320 K, rendering 1 the first single‐lanthanide organic framework ratiometric luminescent thermometer based on ion‐to‐ligand back energy transfer. More importantly, this material is also the first example of a metal organic framework thermometer operative over a wide temperature range including the physiological (12‐320 K), upon excitation with visible light (450 nm).
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