Table 2 Fitting parameters obtained from the temperature-dependent Tb(III) emission lifetime of [Tb2(hfa)6(dptp)2] and [TbNd(hfa)6(dptp)2] (Fig. 5, 140 K–300 K)

From: Ligand triplet energy escape in lanthanide complexes for developing luminescent molecular thermometers

Parameter

[Tb2(hfa)6(dptp)2]

[TbNd(hfa)6(dptp)2]

a\({A}_{1}\) / s−1

(1.35 ± 0.10)×108

(1.3 ± 0.2)×1010

b\({E}_{{{{\rm{a}}}}1}\) / cm−1

(2.16 ± 0.01)×103

(2.38 ± 0.03)×103

a\({A}_{2}\) / s−1

(1.12 ± 0.04)×104

(8.7 ± 0.5)×103

b\({E}_{{{{\rm{a}}}}2}\) / cm−1

(6.44 ± 0.04)×102

(1.96 ± 0.07)×102

  1. aPre-exponential factors.
  2. bActivation energies. All parameters are represented by mean ± standard deviation.