文摘
Luminescent probing methods were employed to investigate the interaction of the Ti-O chains ofpolytitanasiloxane with europium ions in the mixture of ethanol and water. The UV-vis absorption, theluminescence intensity, and the luminescence lifetimes of the Eu3+ ions in PTS solutions were all found toincrease with the increase of TBT/TEOS molar ratio. The results indicated that the incorporation of TBT canresult in the increase of absorption energy of the Ti-O group by near-UV excitation and in the increase ofenergy transfer to the metal ion, and that the Ti-O chains due to the site binding of Eu3+ ions can expel sixto nine solvent molecules from the first coordination solvation shell of the ion. The investigation of theenergy transfer from europium to neodymium ions in polytitanasiloxane solutions revealed the formation ofaggregates consisting of seven rare earth ions (together with the polytitanasiloxane countercharges).