Table 3. Decay Constants [s–1] for the Luminescence Lifetime of Europium Complexes in H2O and D2O Reported Here, as Well as the Calculated q Values According to the Modified Horrocks Equation39.
Eu(3) | Eu(4a) | Eu(4b) | Eu(5a) | Eu(5b) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
k(D2O) | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.52 | NDa |
k(H2O) | 2.14 | 1.31 | 1.77 | 1.76 | NDa |
q | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.1 | NDa |
ND = not determined. Because of the decreased solubility of Eu(5b) compared to the other europium complexes described here, we were not able to generate a solution with high enough complex concentration required for this measurement.