Strong visible photoluminescence of TEEDPS-modified silica MCM-41 materials

  • H. G. Chen
  • , J. L. Shi*
  • , H. R. Chen
  • , Y. S. Li
  • , Z. L. Hua
  • , D. S. Yan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The photoluminescence (PL) of mesoporous silica MCM-41 modified with triethoxy-3-ethylenediaminepropylsilane (TEEDPS) has been investigated using UV-Vis fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy methods and thermogravimetry. Results suggest that the TEEDPS-modified MCM-41 has a greatly enhanced (by 20 times) PL intensity at 420 nm relative to that of TEEDPS, and this enhanced PL still remains even after post heat treatment at 180°C under vacuum (yielding a sample MTV). Meanwhile, a strong PL band at 450 nm appeared in the sample MTV when excited at 380 nm. The TEEDPS-modified material could be partly oxidized at 180°C in air (yielding a sample MTA); therefore obvious absorption was found up to about 600 nm. The interaction between this absorption and the vacancy-related emission resulted in the maximum of the emission bands of the sample MTA at around 515 nm when excited at 440 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-91
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume77
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

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