Photomodulation of dinuclear europium( iii ) complex luminescence using thermally reversible photochromism of diarylethene

2025/01/01 by Yoann Fréroux, Salauat R. Kiraev, Olivier Galangau +5 · 1 voice
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry #Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry #Radical Photochemical Reactions

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5cc01334h

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

With the use of an original chelating T-type photochromic diarylethene unit, we describe the efficient switching of visible luminescence of a dinuclear europium(III) complex possessing a minute-scale thermal back reaction.

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