“…Emission spectra of TCA/Dy(SSA) 3 Phen (0/100, 96/4, 93/7, 90/10, and 87/13) composites were obtained by exciting at 326 nm, 312 nm, 312 nm, 309 nm, and 309 nm, respectively, as shown in Figure 6. For the pure Dy (SSA) 3 Phen complex, the strong emission band with a maximum at 436 nm is assigned to π ⟶ π * electron transition of the SSA ligands and the weak band at around 573 nm is ascribed to the 4 F 9/2 ⟶ 6 H 13/2 transition of Dy 3+ ions [2,35,36]. is is probably because the introduction of the central Dy 3+ ions is propitious to the energy transfers of the SSA ligands, due to the larger planar structure of the Dy (SSA) 3 Phen complex (Figure 4) [36].…”