Luminescent Poly(vinylidene fluoride)‐Based Inks for Anticounterfeiting Applications

Autor: Daniela Maria Correia, Rita Polícia, Nelson Pereira, Carmen Rial Tubio, Marita Cardoso, Gabriela Botelho, Rute A. S. Ferreira, Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez, Verónica de Zea Bermudez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Advanced Photonics Research, Vol 3, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2699-9293
DOI: 10.1002/adpr.202100151
Popis: Counterfeiting is a global ever‐growing problem of immense magnitude that represents a menace to security, economy, and health at a worldwide level. Herein, a new luminescent security ink composed of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and the home‐made ionic liquid (IL) 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetra(thenoyltrifluoroacetonato)europate(III) ([Bmim][Eu(tta)4]) is reported. The optimized PVDF/[Bmim][Eu(tta)4] composite is processed by the doctor blade method as a micrometer‐thick film invisible under white light, with porous texture. The material exhibits high thermal stability, high chemical stability (inertness with respect to ethanol), high photostability, and intense red emission when excited with long UV radiation (365 nm) with a maximum quantum yield value of 0.10 ± 0.01. A test of the PVDF/[Bmim][Eu(tta)4] ink screen‐printed on a medical N95 protection mask performed under irradiation with white light and with a commercial 365 nm LED demonstrates its suitability to combat fraud. The exciting possibilities offered by PVDF/luminescent IL pair in terms of chemical modification of PVDF (copolymerization or functionalization) and IL (cation type/lanthanide ion/ligand type) for the tuning of the ink properties allow envisaging the production of tailor‐made tri‐ or biluminescent security inks, for authentication purposes.
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