'Quenching of Excited States of Metal Complexes

UO₂²⁺

excited state quenched by Yb³⁺

Moriyasu, M.; Yokoyama, Y.; Ikeda, S.
J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 39: 2205-9 (1977)

UO₂²⁺ quenched by Yb³⁺
Solvent : H₂O, 1 mol/L H₃PO₄, 25ºC

k_q = 6.5 x 10⁵(L mol^–1 s^–1)

Experimental methods: conventional flash, luminescence, , luminescence
Lifetime in the absence of quencher, air saturated = 180 micro sec.