title: Photoinduced Ru-Yb energy transfer and sensitised near-IR luminescence in a coordination polymer containing co-crystallised [Ru(bipy)(CN)4]2- and Yb(III) units.
abstract: Co-crystallisation of the anionic cyanometallate chromophore [Ru(bipy)(CN)4]2- with Yb(III) provides coordination polymers or oligomers containing Ru-CN-Yb bridges; in [K(H2O)4][Yb(H2O)6][Ru(bipy)(CN)4]2.5H2O Ru-->Yb energy-transfer (k > 5 x 10(6) s(-1)) results in partial quenching of the Ru-based luminescence and sensitised near-IR luminescence from the Yb(III) unit.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Simon J A
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faulkner