title: Efficient, stable, tunable, and easy to synthesize, handle and recycle luminescent materials: [H2NMe2]3[Ln(III)(2,6-dipicolinolate)3] (Ln = Eu, Tb, or its solid solutions).
abstract: Three compounds with the general formulae [H(2)N(Me)(2)](3)[Ln(2,6-dpa)(3)] were prepared from cheap and readily available reactants. Microcrystalline compounds could be isolated in high yields (>80%) by a simple filtration, after only one hour reaction time in refluxing DMF. The Eu and Tb compounds have been structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compounds have unusual high-absorption coefficients (>95%) and quantum efficiencies (approximately 70%). Furthermore, they are thermally stable up to 250 degrees C and appear to be UV and water tolerant. The emission colour of the final compound can be easily fine-tuned, by varying the Eu:Tb ratio during the preparation.
authors.affiliation: Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tiddo Jonathan
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mooibroek
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gamez
authors.forename: Andrej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pevec
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kasunic
authors.forename: Bojan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kozlevcar
authors.forename: Wen-Tian
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reedijk