The 90K solid-state structures, room temperature absorption, and room temperature and 17 K emission spectra of seven different salts of [Cu(I)(bfp)(2)](+) (bfp = 2,9-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,10-phenanthroline) have been determined. To quantify the distortion of the Cu coordination environment, a distortion parameter zeta is defined that is a combined measure of the flattening, rocking, and waggin...

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) and hydroxyapatite/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites were obtained by the co-precipitation method, followed ultrasound-assisted microwave radiation thermal treatment at 250 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed presence of a hexagonal phase in all samples, while Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy elucidated interaction between HAp MWCNTs. The photo...

Seven novel bismuth(III)-halide phases, Bi2Cl6(terpy)2·0.5(H2O) (1), Bi2Cl4(terpy)2(k2-TC)2(2) (TC = 2-thiophene monocarboxylate), BiCl(terpy)(k2-TC)2 (3A-Cl), BiBr(terpy)(k2-TC)2 (3A-Br), (3B-Cl), [BiCl(terpy)(k2-TC)2][Bi(terpy)(k2-TC)3]·0.55(TCA) (4), [BiBr3(terpy)(MeOH)] (5), and [BiBr2(terpy)(k2-TC)][BiBr1.16(terpy)(k2-TC)1.84] (6), were prepared under mild synthetic conditions from methano...

In the article, we present and discuss features of structure photoluminescence properties Yb-doped As–S films synthesized by PECVD employing solid-state initial precursors. The doping was carried out during deposition process. By controlling temperature precursor sources composition low-temperature nonequilibrium plasma, amorphous As–S:Yb with Yb content ranging from 0.6 to 8.4 at. %. change in...

Fluorescence microscopy critically relies on properties of the probes, such as their photoluminescence, biocompatibility and cost. Herein, we report on a newly discovered photoluminescent probe known as nanoruby, which exhibits high quantum yield, extreme photostability, narrow emission spectra and long emission lifetime [1]. These properties make nanorubies suitable for long-term single molecu...