A redox active switch for lanthanide luminescence in phenolate complexes.

J K MolloyO JarjayesC PhilouzeL FedeleDaniel ImbertF Thomas

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2017)

The reversible oxidation of coordinated phenolates into phenoxyl radicals results in a dramatic quenching (>95%) of the luminescence of the f metal ion.

Keyphrases

energy transfer
quantum dots
electron transfer
hydrogen peroxide
single molecule