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Abstract
New mixed-ligand binuclear complexes [Ln2(TeaH2)(TeaH3)(Piv)5]∙H2O·CH3CN (Eu∙CH3CN·H2O) and [Ln2(TeaH2)2(Piv)4] (Gd, Tb) were synthesized by direct reaction of lanthanide pivalates (Piv–, 2,2-dimethylpropanoate) with triethanolamine (TeaH3) and characterized by single crystal and powder XRD, FTIR, TGA and luminescence spectroscopy. Triethanolamine appears as chelating-bridging anionic (TeaH2–) and as chelating neutral (TeaH3) ligand. Two types of mixed-metal solid solutions [(Eu1-xTbx)2(TeaH2)(TeaH3)(Piv)5]∙H2O·CH3CN (x = 0.02) and [(Eu1-xTbx)2(TeaH2)2(Piv)4] (x = 0.19–0.95) form depending on the Eu/Tb ratio. The TGA and VT-PXRD reveal a loss of ethyl pivalate fragment upon heating at 200 °C. Transformation of binuclear [(Eu1-xTbx)2(TeaH2)2(Piv)4] into intermediate [(Eu1-xTbx)2(TeaH2)(Piv)3(TeaH2-C2H5)]n at 200 °C leads to ‘switching off’ of Tb-centered photoluminescence, sharp increase of LIR and relative temperature sensitivity Sr as high as 722 %/°C for x = 0.68.
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