Semiconducting Polymer Encapsulated Mesoporous Silica Particles with Conjugated Europium Complexes: Toward Enhanced Luminescence under Aqueous Conditions

Immobilization of lanthanide organic complexes in meso-organized hybrid materials for luminescence applications have attracted immense interest due to the possibility of I controlled segregation at the nanoscopic level for novel optical properties. Aimed at enhancing the luminescence intensity and stability of the hybrid materials in aqueous media, we developed polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) stabilized, semiconducting polymer (poly(9-vinylcarbazole), PVK) encapsulated mesoporous silica msN-NT A hybrid particles grafted with Europium(III) complexes. Monosilylated beta-diketonate ligands (1-(2-naphthoy1)-3,3,3-trifluoroacetonate, NTA) were first co-condensed in the mesoporous silica particles as pendent groups for bridging and anchoring the lanthanide complexes, resulting