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. 2021 Jan 27;21(3):831. doi: 10.3390/s21030831

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Schematic representation of the fluorescence emission processes occurring in responsive Eu3+ complex. The ligand absorbs the UV light and is excited from ground level S0 to S1 level after transfer of energy to the 5Dn level in the Eu3+. The ion emits fluorescence as a result of intramolecular energy transfer from 5D0 level to one of the lower energy 7F levels.