Self-assembly of 3D ordered Eu (DBM)3 Phen/SiO2 colloidal spheres via sedimentation

Yan Wang, Wei Ping Qin, Ji Sen Zhang, Chun Yan Cao, Ji Shuang Zhang, Ye Jin, Pei Fen Zhu, Guo Dong Wei, Li Li Wang, Guo Feng Wang

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Abstract

300 nm Eu(DBM)3 Phen/SiO2 Colloidal hybrid sphere were synthesized by modified Stöber method. The silica spheres were self-assembled into 3D ordered crystal structure with 5 mm thick and over relative large areas (12 cm2) via sedimentation. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images indicate that the cubic-close-packed structure extends almost all of the layers along the direction perpendicular to the surface of the bottom of the beaker and the close-packed order extends throughout the colloidal crystal. Furthermore, elemental analysis of silica spheres by EDAX establishes that the fluorescent molecules contained in the SiO2 colloidal spheres. Under 355 nm continuous excitation, the ordered structure exhibits characteristic emission of trivalent europium ions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)784-788
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Journal of Luminescence
Volume29
Issue number5
StatePublished - Oct 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3D ordered structure
  • Eu(DBM)Phen/SiO
  • Sedimentation
  • Self-assembly

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