The temperature dependence of the Eu3+
5D0 relaxation rate in solid europium
tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato) is presented. Eu3+ emission is
strongly quenched in the region of room temperature. It
is
proposed that thermal quenching of 5D0 emission
is via crossover from the 5D0 to a
ligand-to-lanthanide
charge transfer state. Activation energies for the crossover
process were determined using the models of
Mott and of Englman and Jortner, yielding values of 4120 ± 20 and
5700 ± 300 cm-1, respectively.
The
crossover process is less efficient in media in which
Eu(thd)3 exists as a monomer.
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