Lanthanide “Chameleon” Multistage Anti‐Counterfeit Materials

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Abstract
Hybrid materials displaying multistage security behavior, where a single material shows both wavelength‐ and temperature‐dependent luminescence properties, are reported. The materials consist of mixed‐lanthanide β‐diketonate complexes grafted into the pores of a nanosized 2,2′‐bipyridine‐5,5′‐dicarboxylate‐acid MOF. A very specific choice of lanthanides and their ratios, as well as β‐diketonate ligand, is crucial for obtaining the desired properties. The wavelength‐dependent luminescence properties of the materials are very well matched with the excitation wavelengths of a standard UV lamp, and a clearly visible change in luminescence is observed in a narrow temperature range (slightly below and above room temperature), proving them to be excellent materials for use in anti‐counterfeit technologies, which would be almost impossible to mimic.
Funding Information
  • Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds (BOF15/PDO/091)
  • Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (AUGE/09/024)
  • Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

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