A ternary
europium(III) coordination polymer, namely, [Eu(ctpy)(tta)2]
n
(1) (Hctpy = 4′-carboxy-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine and Htta = 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone),
was obtained and exhibits a 1D chain structure. 1-Eu
emits intense red light, which can act as a luminescent dopant to
be immobilized into polymers to prepare nanofiber films by an electrospinning
technique. Subsequently, ternary europium-chain@polymer nanofiber
films (1-Eu@PAN and 1-Eu@PMMA, PAN = polyacrylonitrile,
PMMA = poly(methyl methacrylate)) as functional films have been successfully
fabricated. These nanofiber films possess excellent mechanical strength
and photo-/thermal stability, as well as emit luminous red light.
The luminescent investigation indicates that the maximum intensity
of the 5D0 → 7F2 transition of EuIII ion occurs in 1-Eu@PAN
and 1-Eu@PMMA nanofiber films with 10 wt % 1-Eu loading. In addition, 10% 1-Eu@PAN nanofiber film
can be used as a recyclable sensor for detecting Fe3+ ion
in aqueous solution because 10% 1-Eu@PAN nanofiber film
have good recyclability and selectivity. Electrospinning technique
is an effective strategy to fabricate lanthanide coordination polymer-encapsulated
polymer fiber films and to contribute to develop sensors.