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Study of a Strong Luminescent Core Shell Nanocomposite of Europium Complex Coated on Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Properties

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The large Stokes shifts and long lifetimes observed for lanthanide complexes are especially important for bioimaging. To incorporate the benefits of lanthanide lumophores into nanoscale probes, size-tunable gold nanoparticles (GNPs) coated with luminescent europium(III) complexes were synthesized using a modified Stober method with in␣situ doping of europium(III) complexes with tri-n-octylphosphineoxide (TOPO) and naphthoyl trifluoroacetone (NTA) ligands. The results show that the integration of europium(III) complexes with GNPs significantly extends their absorption band towards the visible region. Emission spectrum of these GNPs coated with europium(III) complexes shows the characteristic 5D0 → 7F n (n = 1, 2, 3, 4) transitions of an Eu(III) ion. Their fluorescence lifetime of 460 μs was observed. The effect of different sizes of GNPs on their photophysical properties was also investigated.

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Acknowledgement

This research is funded by the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under Grant Number 103.06-2011.52. We would like to thank the National Key Lab of Electronic Materials and Devices, Institute of Materials Science (IMS), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).

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  1. Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Hoang Thi Khuyen, Tran Thu Huong, Do Khanh Tung, Phung Thi Thu, Le Quoc Minh &  Tran Kim Anh

  2. Institute of Applied Physics and Scientific Instrument, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thanh Binh

  3. Duy Tan University, K7/25 Quang Trung, Da Dang, Vietnam

    Le Quoc Minh &  Tran Kim Anh

  4. LPQM, UMR CNRS 8537, ENS Cachan, 61 Av. du Président Wilson, 94235, Cachan, France

    Lai Ngoc Diep

  5. Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nghiem Thi Ha Lien

  6. Vietnam Metrology Institute, 08 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Pham Anh Tuan

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Khuyen, H.T., Huong, T.T., Tung, D.K. et al. Study of a Strong Luminescent Core Shell Nanocomposite of Europium Complex Coated on Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Properties. J. Electron. Mater. 45, 4400–4406 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4583-5

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