Chemical sensors based on nano-sized lanthanide-grafted periodic mesoporous organosilica hybrid materials Universiteit Gent
In this work we introduce the use of nano-sized (50-70 nm) lanthanide-grafted periodic mesoporous organosilicas for both metal ion sensing and solvent sensing. For this study a PMO constructed from the N,N-bis(trimethoxysilylpropyl)-2,6-pyridine dicarboxamide linker and tetraethyl orthosilicate (at a 5 : 95 ratio) was employed. This material was grafted with Eu3+, Tb3+ or a mixture of Eu3+-Tb3+ chloride salts to obtain strongly emitting ...