Lanthanide(III)-based
luminescent materials have attracted great
research interests due to their unique optical, electronic, and chemical
characteristics. Up to now, how to extend these materials into large,
broad application fields is still a great challenging task. In this
contribution, we are intended to present a simple but facile strategy
to enhance the luminescence from lanthanide ions and impart lanthanide(III)-based
luminescent materials with more applicable properties, leading to
meet the requirements from different purposes, such as being used
as highly emissive powders, hydrogels, films, and sensitive probes
under external stimuli. Herein, a water soluble, blue color emissive,
temperature sensitive, and film-processable copolymer (Poly-ligand)
was designed and synthesized. Upon complexing with Eu3+ and Tb3+ ions, the red color-emitting Poly-ligand-Eu
and green color-emitting Poly-ligand-Tb were produced. After finely
tuning the ratios between them, a standard white color emitting Poly-ligand-Eu1:Tb4 (CIE = 0.33 and 0.33) was obtained. Furthermore,
the resulted materials not only possessed the emissive luminescent
property but also inherited functions from the copolymer of Poly-ligand.
Thus, these lanthanide(III)-based materials were used for fingerprint
imaging, luminescent soft matters formation, colorful organic light-emitting
diode device fabrication, and acid/alkali vapors detection.