title: Molecular switching in the near infrared (NIR) to visible/NIR f-f emission with a functional-lanthanide complexes.
abstract: We report the first observation of three photon induced NIR emission (890-1,400 nm) with NIR excitation (800 nm) from a newly synthesized organic neodymium complex with known molecular structure, suggests the potential use of lanthanide probes for use in three-dimensional imaging and further the study of multi- photon induced emission process in organic-lanthanide complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, S.A.R., People's Republic of China. yoshi@graduate.hku.hk
authors.forename: Ga-Lai
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Ka-Leung
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Yang-Yi
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hai-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wing-Tak
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Michael Hon-Wah
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Hoi-Lam
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Kok-Wai
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Cheah
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005063:Europium / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009354:Neodymium / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013725:Terbium / Q000737:chemistry; D014233:Tricarboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010618:Phenanthrolines; D014233:Tricarboxylic Acids; D013725:Terbium; C053739:neodymium chloride; D009354:Neodymium; D005063:Europium; C067490:terbium chloride; C069849:trimesic acid; C025205:1,10-phenanthroline