Luminescence properties of rare earth complexes bonded to novel mesoporous spherical hybrid materials

YVO_(4):Eu^(3+) phosphors have been widely used in optoelectronic integration fields of its chemical and thermal stability.However,the excitation spectrum band of VO_(4)^(3-) is too narrow for high-efficiency luminescence,restricting its further development.Herein,flower-like and linear-like YVO_(4):Eu^(3+) hollow mesoporous spheres were synthesized and connected with Eu organic ligand,to obtain a new hybrid luminescent material.The characterization shows that the pores of microspheres are in size of about 2-50 nm,sticked with regular morphology,well crystallized,and in uniform distribution.The emission intensity of hybrid luminescent material is higher than that of single YVO_(4):Eu^(3+) and single Eu co mplexes realizing the purpose of mutually reinforcing luminesce nce.This paper provides a new idea to connect rare earth complexes for a new non-silicon-based mesoporous spherical matrix.