Luminescent coordination Nanoparticles

International audienceWater-soluble lanthanide-containing coordination nanoparticles with a size around 4–5 nm were prepared by the growth confinement of the Tb2(bdc)3(H2O)4 three-dimensional network using an organic polymer; the terbium- and the europium-based objects present intense luminescence that opens perspectives for their use in different applications