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Luminescent Tags on Fullerenes: Eu3+ Complexes with Pendant Fullerenes†

  1. Anita Fuchsbauer1,*,
  2. Olesya A. Troshina2,
  3. Pavel A. Troshin2,
  4. Robert Koeppe1,
  5. Rimma N. Lyubovskaya2,
  6. Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci1

Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200800377

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Advanced Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials

Volume 18, Issue 18, pages 2808–2814, September 23, 2008

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Fuchsbauer, A., Troshina, O. A., Troshin, P. A., Koeppe, R., Lyubovskaya, R. N. and Sariciftci, N. S. (2008), Luminescent Tags on Fullerenes: Eu3+ Complexes with Pendant Fullerenes. Advanced Functional Materials, 18: 2808–2814. doi: 10.1002/adfm.200800377

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  1. 1

    Linz Insitute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz (Austria)

  2. 2

    Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences Semenov Prospect 1, Chernogolovka Moscow Region 142432 (Russia)

*Linz Insitute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz (Austria).

  1. †

    The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF No. S9711-N08), the Austrian-Russian bilateral scientific collaboration funds and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project 07-03-01078).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 SEP 2008
  2. Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 19 MAY 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 17 MAR 2008

Funded by

  • Austrian Science Foundation. Grant Number: FWF No. S9711-N08
  • Austrian-Russian bilateral scientific collaboration funds
  • Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Grant Number: project 07-03-01078

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Keywords:

  • biomedical applications;
  • complex formation;
  • europium;
  • fullerenes;
  • luminescence;
  • optoelectronics;
  • rare earth complexes

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Eu3+ complexes with fullerene ligands for biomedical applications can be obtained via ligand exchange reaction. The complexes show the characteristic emission lines of the trivalent europium ion, therefore this is the first step towards a luminescence labeling of fullerenes soluble in aqueous or organic media.

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Novel fullerene-containing Eu (III) complexes are obtained by mixing a fullerene derivative bearing chelating pyridinyl groups with an Eu (III) complex possessing three coordinated 4,4,4,-trifluoro-1-(2-naphtyl)-1,3-butanedione residues and two water molecules. One of the complexes designed is formed in water using a water-soluble fullerene derivative as a precursor material. We investigate the photophysical properties of this new type of highly soluble self-assembled fullerene-derivative Eu3+ coordination compounds. A strong emission line of the Eu3+ 4f–4f transition is recorded under excitation with UV irradiation. The behaviour of the complexes in organic matrices and water is studied as the first steps towards luminescence tagged fullerene derivatives for use in biomedicine and optoelectronics.

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