title: Luminescence imaging microscopy and lifetime mapping using kinetically stable lanthanide(III) complexes.
abstract: The sensitised luminescence from stable lanthanide complexes (1 and 2) bearing a phenanthridine antenna has been used to generate time-resolved images of silica particles. The millisecond order luminescent lifetime of these complexes is utilised to demonstrate time-gated imaging of the sample from a fluorescent background and to facilitate lifetime mapping over the area of the sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, UK. andrew.beeby@durham.ac.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beeby
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Botchway
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005063:Europium; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D008853:Microscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D005063:Europium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide