Sensing temperature with Tb-Eu-based luminescent thermometer: A novel approach to increase the sensitivity

To obtain ratiometric temperature sensor with high sensitivity we have synthesized three rows of bimetallic Tb-Eu hydroxybenzoates, whose sensitivity was expected to exceed the theoretical limit due to the presence of the temperature-dependent OH-quenching. Single crystals of two new bimetallic comp...

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Published in:Sensors and actuators. A. Physical. 2022-10, Vol.345, p.113787, Article 113787
Main Authors: Tcelykh, Liubov O., Yu. Kozhevnikova, Vladislava, Goloveshkin, Alexander S., Latipov, Egor V., Gordeeva, Elena O., Utochnikova, Valentina V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bimetals
Chemical synthesis
Crystal structure
Europium
Luminescence
Luminescence thermometryelevated temperature hydroxobenzoates bimetallic complexeslanthanides
Sensitivity
Sensors
Single crystals
Temperature
Temperature dependence
Temperature sensors
Thermometers
Thermometry
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Summary:To obtain ratiometric temperature sensor with high sensitivity we have synthesized three rows of bimetallic Tb-Eu hydroxybenzoates, whose sensitivity was expected to exceed the theoretical limit due to the presence of the temperature-dependent OH-quenching. Single crystals of two new bimetallic complexes were obtained, and their crystal structures were determined. Despite europium complexes with the selected ligands do not emit light, bimetallic Tb-Eu complexes with 3- and 4-hydroxybenzoates demonstrate europium luminescence with the quantum yield up to 77 %. Selected 3- and 4-hydroxybenzoates demonstrated temperature-dependent luminescence in the range of 25–100 °C. For 3-hydroxybenzoate of Tb-Eu, thermometer sensitivity reached 4 %/°C at 100 °C, which exceeds the expected limit of 3.3 %/°C at this temperature and is the highest reported value at this temperature. Temperature resolution is about 3 °C. [Display omitted] •Bimetallic Tb-Eu hydroxybenzoate formation increases europium luminescence efficiency from 0 % to up to 77 %.•Tb-Eu 3- and 4-hydroxybenzoates demonstrate temperature-dependent luminescence in the range of 25–100 °C.•The sensitivity reached 4 %/°C at 100 °C, which exceeds the theoretical limit.•Temperature resolution is about 3 °C.
ISSN:0924-4247
1873-3069
DOI:10.1016/j.sna.2022.113787