Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties

Inorganic–organic hybrid materials combine the properties of both components providing functionality with a wide range of potential applications. Phase segregation of the inorganic and organic components is a common challenge in these systems, which is overcome here by copolymerizing a metal-free ca...

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Main Authors: Ogden, Mark, Massi, Massimiliano, D'Alessio, Daniel, Stagni, S., Reid, Brodie, Muzzioli, S., Ennis, B., Brown, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10824
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author Ogden, Mark
Massi, Massimiliano
D'Alessio, Daniel
Stagni, S.
Reid, Brodie
Muzzioli, S.
Ennis, B.
Brown, David
author_facet Ogden, Mark
Massi, Massimiliano
D'Alessio, Daniel
Stagni, S.
Reid, Brodie
Muzzioli, S.
Ennis, B.
Brown, David
author_sort Ogden, Mark
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Inorganic–organic hybrid materials combine the properties of both components providing functionality with a wide range of potential applications. Phase segregation of the inorganic and organic components is a common challenge in these systems, which is overcome here by copolymerizing a metal-free calixarene ionophore and methyl methacrylate. A lanthanoid ion is then added using a swelling–deswelling procedure. The resulting luminescent hybrid materials can be made to emit any required color, including white light, by loading with an appropriate mixture of lanthanoids. The gradation of the emitted color can also be finely adjusted by changing the excitation wavelength. The polymer monolith can be recycled to emit a different color by swelling with a solution containing a different lanthanoid ion. This methodology is flexible and has the potential to be extended to many different ionophores and polymer matrices.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-108242017-09-13T15:54:07Z Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties Ogden, Mark Massi, Massimiliano D'Alessio, Daniel Stagni, S. Reid, Brodie Muzzioli, S. Ennis, B. Brown, David Inorganic–organic hybrid materials combine the properties of both components providing functionality with a wide range of potential applications. Phase segregation of the inorganic and organic components is a common challenge in these systems, which is overcome here by copolymerizing a metal-free calixarene ionophore and methyl methacrylate. A lanthanoid ion is then added using a swelling–deswelling procedure. The resulting luminescent hybrid materials can be made to emit any required color, including white light, by loading with an appropriate mixture of lanthanoids. The gradation of the emitted color can also be finely adjusted by changing the excitation wavelength. The polymer monolith can be recycled to emit a different color by swelling with a solution containing a different lanthanoid ion. This methodology is flexible and has the potential to be extended to many different ionophores and polymer matrices. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10824 10.1039/c3dt33059a Royal Society of Chemistry fulltext
spellingShingle Ogden, Mark
Massi, Massimiliano
D'Alessio, Daniel
Stagni, S.
Reid, Brodie
Muzzioli, S.
Ennis, B.
Brown, David
Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties
title Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties
title_full Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties
title_fullStr Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties
title_full_unstemmed Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties
title_short Recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties
title_sort recyclable calix[4]arene–lanthanoid luminescent hybrid materials with color-tuning and color-switching properties
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10824