Fluorescence Properties of Eu³⁺/Gd³⁺/Citric Acid Mixed Complexes Doping in Silicon Rubber Matrix

Series of doped rare earth complexes-Eu_xGd_(1-x) (CA)₃ · nH₂O (CA = citric acid) were synthesized. Some characterizations were taken for these complexes. The experimental results shows that the doped rare earth complexes have the best fluorescence property when the ratio of Eu and Gd is from 0.7 to 0.3. Silicon rubber-based composites were prepared by mechanical blending the Eu_xGd_(1-x) (CA)₃ · nH₂O and silicon rubber. Then, the fluorescent property of the composites was studied. It is found that the fluorescence intensity of the composites increase linearly with the contents of the rare earth complexes increasing.