The first example of polymeric lanthanide tetrakis-trifluoroacetates in chemical solution deposition of up-converting NaGdF4: Yb, Er, Nd thin film

A series of lanthanide tetrakis -trifluoroacetates {(detaH 2 ) 2 [La 2 (tfa) 8 ] 2 (CH 3 CN) 5 (H 2 O) 2 } n and (detaH 2 ) n [Ln(tfa) 4 ] 2n (Ln = Pr-Eu), mixed-ligand complexes [La(tfa) 3 (CH 3 CN)(H 2 O)] n , [Gd(tfa) 3 (deta) 2 ]( i PrOH) and [Yb(tfa) 2 (deta) 2 ](tfa), as well as detaH 2 (tfa) 2 were isolated and characterized. All lanthanide tetrakis -trifluoroacetates contain...