Rowe, Jennifer M., Zhu, Jie, Soderstrom, Erin M., Xu, Wenqian, Yakovenko, Andrey, and Morris, Amanda J.
Sensitized upconversion is explored in three metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) constructed from the anthracene dicarboxylate (ADC) derivatives and zirconium nodes, 9,10-ADC (9,10-MOF), 2,6-ADC (2,6-MOF) and 1,4-ADC (1,4-MOF). Selective excitation of surface-bound Pd(ii) mesoporphyrin IX (PdMP) gives rise to delayed fluorescence (τ = 370 ± 30 ns) from anthracene in the 9,10-MOF. The overall upconversion efficiency of the Pd@9,10-MOF is 0.46 ± 0.05% with a threshold intensity of 104 ± 26 mW cm−2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]