Table 5. Luminescence Lifetimes for Ln3+ in Choline Chloride-Based DES. Nd3+: λEx. = 355 nm, Monitor the 4F3/2 → 4I9/2 Emission. Eu3+: λEx. = 416 nm, Monitor the 5D0 → 7F2 Transition. Dy3+: λEx. = 435 nm, Monitor the 4F9/2 → 6H13/2 Transition.
| HBD | [Ln3+]/mol kg–1 | lifetime/μs | R2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eu3+ | ethylene glycol | 0.020 | 71.6 | 0.9989 |
| 0.015 | 103.5 | 0.9979 | ||
| 0.010 | 137.9 | 0.9992 | ||
| urea | 0.020 | 467.3 | 0.9992 | |
| 0.015 | 523.6 | 0.9989 | ||
| 0.010 | 617.3 | 0.9992 | ||
| lactic acid | 0.020 | 308.6 | 0.9997 | |
| 0.015 | 386.1 | 0.9997 | ||
| 0.010 | 427.3 | 0.9995 | ||
| Dy3+ | ethylene glycol | 0.020 | 7.2 | 0.9998 |
| 0.015 | 7.3 | 0.9996 | ||
| 0.010 | 7.3 | 0.9995 | ||
| urea | 0.020 | 20.7 | 0.9995 | |
| 0.015 | 20.7 | 0.9996 | ||
| 0.010 | 20.5 | 0.9993 | ||
| Nd3+ | ethylene glycol | 0.020 | 79.8 × 10–3 | 0.9992 |
| 0.015 | 78.4 × 10–3 | 0.9995 | ||
| 0.010 | 77.5 × 10–3 | 0.9993 | ||
| urea | 0.020 | 197.6 × 10–3 | 0.9999 | |
| 0.015 | 198.8 × 10–3 | 0.9998 | ||
| 0.010 | 202.4 × 10–3 | 0.9998 | ||
| lactic acid | 0.020 | 157.2 × 10–3 | 0.9998 | |
| 0.015 | 156.0 × 10–3 | 0.9997 | ||
| 0.010 | 151.5 × 10–3 | 0.9989 |