Novel acridone-modified MCM-41 type silica: Synthesis, characterization and fluorescence tuning

• Maximilian Hemgesberg,
• Gunder Dörr,
• Yvonne Schmitt,
• Andreas Seifert,
• Zhou Zhou,
• Robin Klupp Taylor,
• Sarah Bay,
• Stefan Ernst,
• Markus Gerhards,
• Thomas J. J. Müller and
• Werner R. Thiel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 284–292, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.33

• have been described for carboxylate complexes of Eu(III) [21]. The fluorescence spectrum of the modified silica shows a distinct shoulder at around λem.≈ 515 nm. This indicates a complex radiative relaxation of the formed transition metal species, the fluorescence originating from at least two