Strong and site selective red-emitting photoluminescent/MRI multi-functional KLa(0.95−x)GdxF4:Eu3+ (x = 0–0.4) bio-compatible nanomaterials for targeted in-vitro liver cancer cell imaging.
In this contribution, we report the synthesis, characterization and luminescence–magnetic properties of Ln-clusters (Ln = Gd3+, Eu3+ and Tb3+) using a new pyridine–pyrazole functionalized ligand fitted with a chromophoric phenanthroline backbone. We have applied the luminescence property of clusters for cancer cell imaging.