Eu<sup>3+</sup>- and Tb<sup>3+</sup>-Dipicolinate Complexes Covalently Grafted into Kaolinite as Luminescence-Functionalized Clay Hybrid Materials Denis Talarico de Araujo Katia J. Ciuffi Eduardo J. Nassar Miguel A. Vicente Raquel Trujillano Paulo S. Calefi Vicente Rives Emerson H. de Faria 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b12308.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Eu_sup_3_sup_-_and_Tb_sup_3_sup_-Dipicolinate_Complexes_Covalently_Grafted_into_Kaolinite_as_Luminescence-Functionalized_Clay_Hybrid_Materials/4702780 The luminescence properties of Eu<sup>3+</sup>- and Tb<sup>3+</sup>-dipicolinate (pyridine-dicarboxylate) complexes covalently grafted into a kaolinite matrix were studied. The stability of the grafted lanthanide complexes as a function of the thermal treatment was also investigated. Kaolinite intercalated with dimethyl sulfoxide was heated in the presence of melted dipicolinic acid to form dipicolinate-intercalated kaolinite. The luminescent hybrid solids were obtained by complexation of Eu<sup>3+</sup> or Tb<sup>3+</sup> cations with this intercalated solid at cation/ligand molar ratios of 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3. The resulting materials were characterized by thermal analysis, CHN element analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, infrared absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence. The lanthanide complexes covalently grafted into kaolinite were thermally more stable than the isolated lanthanide complexes. The hybrid materials exhibited more intense Eu<sup>3+</sup> and Tb<sup>3+</sup> emissions than the isolated complexes. The excitation spectra of the hybrid materials showed a broad band at 277 nm, assigned to a ligand-to-metal charge transfer, whereas the emission spectra showed bands related to the typical electronic transitions of Eu<sup>3+</sup> and Tb<sup>3+</sup> ions from the excited states <sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub> and <sup>5</sup>D<sub>4</sub> to the <sup>7</sup>F<sub><i>J</i></sub> fundamental states. The (4 → 5 and 4 → 4) and (0 → 2) transitions were the most intense ones and corresponded to green and red emissions, respectively. 2017-02-16 00:00:00 powder X-ray diffraction Luminescence-Functionalized Clay Hybrid Materials form dipicolinate-intercalated kaolinite material 5 D 4 7 F J Dipicolinate Complexes Covalently Grafted Kaolinite ligand-to-metal charge transfer CHN element analysis transition Eu lanthanide complexes emission lanthanide complexes covalently cation Tb states 5 D 0 spectra