Dramatically Enhanced Luminescence of Layered Terbium Hydroxides as Induced by the Synergistic Effect of Gd3+ and Organic Sensitizers

Host–guest chemistry allows the engineering of new functional materials with tunable properties. This study focuses on layered terbium hydroxides (NO3-LTbH) codoped with Gd3+ (NO3-LTbH:Gd), which were prepared using the hydrothermal method and successfully modified using sensitizers (L). Luminescence studies showed that compared with the NO3-LTbH precursor the sensitizer-modified NO3-LTbH:Gd exhibited high luminescence intensity and high luminescence quantum efficiency (Φ = 33%). This performance results from the synergistic effect of codoped Gd3+ and intercalated sensitizers in the organic–inorganic hybrid materials, which led to stronger luminescence properties, and synergistic effect on the enhancement of Tb3+ luminescence was investigated by the spectroscopic characteristics, UV–vis absorption spectrum, low-temperature phosphorescence, and crystal structures of the layered rare-earth hydroxides. Studies demonstrate that the mechanism for synergistic effect of significant enhancement of Tb3+ luminescen...

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