Luminescent properties of a new Nd3＋-doped complex with two different carboxylic acids and pyridine derivative

A new Nd3＋-doped organic complex featuring two different perfluorinated carboxylic acids as the first ligand and pyridine derivative 2-amino-3-chloro-5-（tri- fluoromethyl）pyridine as the second ligand was designed and synthesized. Successful coordination between the ligands and central rare earth ions was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR） spectra, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance （1H NMR） spectra, and UV spectra, and the synthesized complex is inferred to be eight-coordinate structure. Solution of the complex dis- solved in DMSO-d6 was prepared and then its fluorescence spectrum, UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectrum, and fluorescence decay curve were tested. The fluorescent lifetime is about 7 txs. Based on the above experimental research, Judd-Ofelt analysis was carried out, and the results indi- cate that appropriate coordination environment around Nd3＋ in this solution results in a high fluorescent quantum efficiency 2 % and a large stimulated emission cross-section about 3.2 × 10^-20 cm^2 at 1,064 nm.