Yb to Tb Cooperative Upconversion in Supramolecularly Assembled Complexes in a Solution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Spectroscopic Properties of the YbL Complex
3.2. Determination of the Yb-Centered Quantum Yield
3.3. Low Temperature Measurements
3.4. Upconversion Experiments
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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τYb (µs) | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.9 |
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Soro, L.K.; Charpentier, C.; Przybilla, F.; Mély, Y.; Nonat, A.M.; Charbonnière, L.J. Yb to Tb Cooperative Upconversion in Supramolecularly Assembled Complexes in a Solution. Chemistry 2021, 3, 1037-1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3030074
Soro LK, Charpentier C, Przybilla F, Mély Y, Nonat AM, Charbonnière LJ. Yb to Tb Cooperative Upconversion in Supramolecularly Assembled Complexes in a Solution. Chemistry. 2021; 3(3):1037-1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3030074
Chicago/Turabian StyleSoro, Lohona K., Cyrille Charpentier, Frédéric Przybilla, Yves Mély, Aline M. Nonat, and Loïc J. Charbonnière. 2021. "Yb to Tb Cooperative Upconversion in Supramolecularly Assembled Complexes in a Solution" Chemistry 3, no. 3: 1037-1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3030074