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The development of graphene oxide/rare earth complexes luminescent materials is limited due to the strong quenching ability of graphene oxide. However, the hybrid materials with pyromellitic acid (PMA) as ligand not only have better performance, but also have stronger luminescence intensity. Herein we tested the effect of the carboxylic acid structure of PMA on the luminescence intensity of graphene oxide/rare earth complexes hybrid materials. Phthalic acid (PA), Isophthalic acid (i-PA) and Terephthalic acid (p-PA) are selected as test ligand, representing the o-position, meta-position and para-position effects of PMA. By comparing the luminescence intensity, we found that o-position effect is helpful for the ligand to sensitize rare earth ions, and meta-position and para-position effects are helpful for the graphene oxide sheets (GOSs) to improve the luminescence intensity of hybrid materials and inhibit the quenching effect of the GOSs. Furthermore, we speculate on the relationship between the distance of π–π stacking of GOSs and rare earth complexes and luminescence intensity of hybrid materials. This work provides an important reference for the design of graphene oxide/rare-earth aromatic carboxylic acid hybrid luminescent materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A water-soluble Eu(III) hybrid composite based-on DPA and Phen as ligands, graphene oxide sheets (GOSs) as inorganic matrix, and Eu3+ as luminescence center has been synthesized, namely, Eu–DPA–Phen/GOSs. Compared with single Eu(III) complexes named Eu–DPA–Phen, Eu–DPA–Phen/GOSs not only retains the high luminescence intensity but also shows better solubility, higher stability, and longer fluorescence lifetime. It can be used as a fluorescent probe to detect Cu2+ ions in liquid medium and mixed with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to produce a self-supporting film with high luminescence intensity, good stability, mechanical properties. This film is also sensitive to Cu2+ ions and convenient to carry. Thus, it has a great potential in the field of flexible and foldable luminescent devices and fluorescence sensing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The method to regulate the concentration of graphene oxide (GO) via changing polarity of solution was developed, then the Tb(acac)n(PMA)n/GO composites were synthesized by coordination bond. The tunable photoluminescence property is achieved under different concentration of GO dispersion. The mechanism of tunable luminescence also is elucidated in details. Simultaneously, the strong thermal stability of Tb(acac)n(PMA)n/GO complexes series is performed because of the function of PMA, which suggests potential application in optical fields such as photo-electric device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]