1. Preparation and characterisation of luminescent composite materials based on polylactic acid
- Author
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Haitao Ni, Yingying He, Jiang Zhu, Tang Tao, and Jiang Cheng
- Subjects
Sulfosalicylic acid ,Materials science ,Photoluminescence ,Composite number ,Biomedical Engineering ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Bioengineering ,Terbium ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Polylactic acid ,chemistry ,General Materials Science ,Thermal stability ,Composite material ,0210 nano-technology ,Luminescence ,Thermal analysis - Abstract
A ternary complex of Tb(SSA)3Phen was synthesised based on terbium(III) (Tb3+) ion and the ligands including 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) and 5-sulfosalicylic acid (SSA). Then a series of polylactic acid (PLA)/Tb(SSA)3Phen composites were prepared by the melt-mixing process. The luminescent properties of PLA/Tb(SSA)3Phen composite films were investigated by fluorescence spectrophotometry. The spectra of all composites indicated that PLA/Tb(SSA)3Phen composites shown the characteristic bright green fluorescence which originated from Tb(SSA)3Phen. Moreover, the energy absorption and transfers of Tb(SSA)3Phen were slightly affected by the PLA matrix. The optical transmittance of the composites was measured by the UV–vis spectrometer. The results demonstrated that Tb(SSA)3Phen can ameliorate the PLA film transparence, which well dispersed in the PLA matrix. Moreover, the thermal properties, crystal structure and the mechanical properties of PLA/Tb(SSA)3Phen composite were also investigated to determine the potential usage as a green fluorescent material.
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- 2019