Ratiometric detection of temperature using responsive dual-emissive MOF hybrids

• DOI: 10.1039/c5tc02004b
• Publication Date: 2015-08-12T12:31:18Z
• Authors: You Zhou; Bing Yan
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

Herein, we describe a new strategy for the fabrication of ratiometric MOF thermometers, which is illustrated by imparting additional lanthanide luminescence to a robust MOF with intrinsic ligand-based emission to form a dual-emissive hybrid for highly sensitive ratiometric temperature sensing.