Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 81 ›› Issue (10): 1311-1317.DOI: 10.6023/A23050242 Previous Articles     Next Articles

Special Issue: 庆祝《化学学报》创刊90周年合辑

Original article

层状铀酰膦酸配位聚合物作为双响应光致发光温度计

温哥华a, 温都日娜b, 陈秀梅c, 麻秀芳a, 翁果果a, 韦依凡a, 鲍松松a, 谢小吉c, 胡淑贤b,*(), 郑丽敏a,*()   

  1. a 南京大学化学化工学院 配位化学国家重点实验室 人工微结构科学与技术协同创新中心 南京 210023
    b 北京科技大学数理学院 北京 100083
    c 南京工业大学柔性电子(未来技术)学院&先进材料研究院 南京 211816
  • 投稿日期:2023-05-19 发布日期:2023-07-14
  • 作者简介:
    庆祝《化学学报》创刊90周年.
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(21731003); 国家自然科学基金(21976014); 国家自然科学基金(22276013); 国家重点研究计划(2021YFB3501501)

Layered Uranyl Phosphonate as A Dual-response Luminescence Thermometer

Ge-Hua Wena, Wendurinab, Xiumei Chenc, Xiu-Fang Maa, Guo-Guo Wenga, Yi-Fan Weia, Song-Song Baoa, Xiaoji Xiec, Shu-Xian Hub(), Li-Min Zhenga()   

  1. a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing 210023, China
    b School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
    c School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing 211816, China
  • Received:2023-05-19 Published:2023-07-14
  • Contact: *E-mail: hushuxian@csrc.ac.cn; lmzheng@nju.edu.cn
  • About author:
    Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Acta Chimica Sinica.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21731003); National Natural Science Foundation of China(21976014); National Natural Science Foundation of China(22276013); National Key Research Program(2021YFB3501501)

Luminescent uranyl phosphonate coordination polymers have been used for temperature sensing but have not yet been used for dual-response luminescence thermometers. Herein we report a luminescent uranyl phosphonate based on 2-(phosphonomethyl)benzoic acid (2-pmbH3), namely, (α-C8H12N)[UO2(2-pmb)] (1). This compound crystallizes in monoclinic space group C2/c and shows a layered structure. Within the layer, the uranyl ions are doubly bridged by O—P—O and O—C—O unis forming chains. The equivalent chains are cross-linked through corner-sharing of UO7 pentagonal bipyramids and PO3C tetrahedra forming a layer. The adjacent U···U distances within the layer are 0.5414 and 0.5743 nm. The organic groups of the 2-pmb3− ligand reside on the two sides of the layer. The interlayer space is filled with the racemic protonated phenethylamine cations to charge-balance the anionic layer. The shortest U···U distance between the layers is 1.239 nm. Compound 1 exhibits high thermal and water stability, especially in aqueous solution at pH 5~11 and in boiling water. The UV-Vis spectrum of 1 shows two broad bands peaking at 320 and 412 nm. The scalar-relativistic density functional calculations reveal that the two bands are associated with ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) transitions from ligand orbitals to metal orbitals lower-fδ (fz(x2−y2)). Photoluminescence properties show that 1 emits green-light at room temperature with six emission peaks at 481, 500, 516, 540, 564 and 591 nm, assigned to the electronic and vibronic transitions of S11-S00 and S10-S0ν (ν=0~4). Interestingly, both the emission intensity and the lifetime of compound 1 are temperature-dependent, making it possible to be used as a dual-response luminescence thermometer in the temperature range of 200~360 K. The intensity-dependent maximum sensitivity is 2.96%•K−1 (330 K) and the lifetime-dependent maximum sensitivity is 2.51%•K−1 (350 K), which are comparable to some lanthanide-based luminescent thermometers. This work provides a rare example of uranyl coordination polymers that can be used as a dual-response luminescence thermometer with wide operating temperature and good sensitivity.

Key words: uranyl phosphonate, temperature sensing, dual-response luminescence thermometer, luminescence intensity, lifetime, relativistic density-functional theory