Luminescent self-assembly formation on a gold surface observed by reversible 'off-on' switching of Eu(III) emission.
The formation of a self-assembly between a sensitising antenna and an Eu(III) functionalised cyclen complex 1.Eu, tethered to a gold surface via a C(12) alkyl thiol spacer, is described where changes in the Eu(III) emission signal the formation, and dissociation, of a ternary complex.
Murray
Niamh S
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School of Chemistry, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. gunnlaut@tcd.ie
Jarvis
Suzi P
SP
Gunnlaugsson
Thorfinnur
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