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Novel pH Induced Reversible Luminescent Lanthanide Hydrogels

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Two lanthanide complexes were encapsulated into silica matrix (aminopropyltriethoxysilane, APTS) via a mild sol–gel technique, resulting in two luminescent xerogels. Subsequently two novel luminescent polymeric hydrogels were successfully fabricated by incorporating these two lanthanide xerogels into the poly(acrylamide) matrix. The europium-ion-containing hydrogel can be sensitized by visible light (408 nm). More interestingly, the emissions of the Ln(III)-containing hydrogel can be switched “on-and-off” reversibly by a change of the pH value. The resulting color change can easily be observed by naked eyes. These luminescent hydrogels exhibited high stabilities in comparison with xerogels in aqueous media.

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Q. M. appreciates National Natural Science Foundation of China (21002035) and Z. Zhou thanks for the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of South China Normal University (No. 2012kyjj240).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, People’s Republic of China

    Qianming Wang

  2. School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, People’s Republic of China

    Yuhui Zheng, Shuting Pang, Zhan Zhou, Qianming Wang, Chaoliang Tan & Guoli Zhong

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Zheng, Y., Pang, S., Zhou, Z. et al. Novel pH Induced Reversible Luminescent Lanthanide Hydrogels. J Clust Sci 24, 449–458 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-013-0554-7

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