Preparation, Structures, Photoluminescence and Semiconductive Properties of Two Novel Lanthanide Mercury Materials with a 3-D Framework Structure

Two Novel Lanthanide Mercury Materials with a 3-D Framework Structure

Abstract

Two novel lanthanide mercury materials, [Gd(IA)₃(H₃O)₂Hg₃Br₆]_n·2nCl (1) and [La(IA)₃(H₃O)₂Hg₃Br₆]_n·2nCl (2) (IA = isonicotinic anion), have been prepared under solvothermal conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. They are isomorphic and characterized by a three-dimensional (3-D) framework structure. The lanthanide ions are bound by eight oxygen atoms to exhibit a square antiprismatic geometry. The solid-state photoluminescence experiment discovers that compound 1 shows a strong emission in the red region. Compound 1 possesses CIE (Commission Internationale de I'Éclairage) chromaticity coordinates of 0.7347 and 0.2653. Its CCT (correlated color temperature) is 6514 K. Compound 2 displays yellow photoluminescence and it has CIE chromaticity coordinates of 0.4411 and 0.5151. The CCT of compound 2 is 3633 K. Solid-state UV/Vis diffuse reflectance spectra revealed that their semiconductor band gaps are 2.16 eV and 2.85 eV, respectively.