Lanthanide contraction-driven modulation of photoswitchable macrocyclic complexes reveals unprecedented glass-induced re-isomerization and luminescence thermometry
Dominika Prętka, Dawid Marcinkowski, Nahir Vadra, Przemysław Woźny, Marcin Runowski, Maciej Kubicki, Violetta Patroniak, Giuseppe Consiglio, Giuseppe Forte, Adam Gorczyński
Abstract
Lanthanide–azobenzene macrocyclic complexes show contraction-tuned UV and/or Vis photoswitching and a unique glass-surface trigger for cis -to- trans re-isomerization. Nd 3+ and Yb 3+ assemblies function as dual Vis/NIR luminescent thermometers.
Topics & Concepts
LuminescenceLanthanideMaterials scienceModulation (music)Dual functionPhotochemistryFunction (biology)ChemistryLuminescent MeasurementsNanotechnologyDual (grammatical number)CrystallographyLinkerOptoelectronicsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistrySurface Chemistry and CatalysisAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization