New amphiphilic complexes with luminescent rare-earth ions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Organic compounds containing luminous rare-earth ions are of interest for numerous nanophotonic and plasmonic applications, including nanoscale lasers, biosensors, and optical magnetism studies. Optical studies of Eu3+ complexes revealed that ultra-thin LB monolayers are highly luminescent even when deposited directly on plasmonic metal, which makes these materials very promising for plasmonic applications and studies, including control and enhancement of magnetic dipole emission with a plasmonic environment. In this work, we synthesize amphiphilic complexes with various rare-earth ions Nd3+, Yb3+, and DPT ligands and show that they all are suitable for monolayer or multilayer deposition with the Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique. Graphical abstract
Source: MRS Advances
Authors: Jaycie Jenkins, Chantel Johnson, Ashleigh K. Wilson, John Munga, Chi Yang, Natalia Noginova
Institution: Norfolk State University
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,390
Awards: NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
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LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL) AND NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY (NIF).
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SKILLS, FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, AND TRAINING THROUGH APPLICABLE CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PROJECTS CAPACITY BUILDING AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
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