Feng Su , Peng-Ze Cheng , Ya-Hui Liu , Xin-Yu Liu , Yan Sun , Shu-Xin Li , Shao-Dong Li , Long Sun , Zhi-Jun Wang
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Abstract
The efficient detection of pollutants in aqueous solutions, such as Cu2+, H2PO4− and CTC, holds significant implications for human health and environmental preservation. Two new heterometallic ZnII-EuIII-MOFs {[ZnEu(BITA)2(H2O)Cl]·H2O}n (ZnII-EuIII-1) and {[ZnEu(BITA)1.5(H2O)2Cl2]·CH3CN·H2O}n (ZnII-EuIII-2) were successfully synthesized by using a π-conjugated imidazolyl-carboxylate H2BITA ligand under solvothermal conditions. ZnII-EuIII-1 exhibits a distinctive 3D framework with 1D homochiral right- and left-handed helical chains constructed based on Zn2+ ions. ZnII-EuIII-2 presents a 3D network with rhombic channels, wherein heterometallic ZnII-EuIII ions are interconnected via carboxylate and imidazolyl groups to generate 1D zigzag chains. The ZnII-EuIII-MOFs exhibit bright red luminescence emissions in the solid state. Moreover, ZnII-EuIII-1 demonstrates exceptional thermal and chemical stability as well as excellent luminescence properties in aqueous solutions. ZnII-EuIII-1 can act as a multi-responsive luminescence sensor for the detection of Cu2+, H2PO4− and CTC in aqueous solutions through luminescence quenching and enhancement with significant red shifts. Notably, the sensing mechanism for H2PO4− can be attributed to hydrogen bonding interactions and the formation of exciplexes between H2PO4− and ZnII-EuIII-1. Furthermore, the sensing mechanism for CTC may be explained by intermolecular interactions, the existence of competition absorption, IFE and the formation of exciplex between CTC and ZnII-EuIII-1.
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