Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.6, 550-551, 2003
Synthesis of rhodamine 6G/cationic surfactant/clay hybrid materials and its luminescent characterization
In order to develop the solid-state laser oscillator based on laser dye compound, the intercalation of rhodamine 6G (R6G) together with cetyltrimethylammonium cations (CTA(+)) into montmorillonite (Mont) interlayer space was investigated. It was found that the solid-material with the light-emitting ability was prepared by cointercalating R6G and CTA(+) molecules into Mont interlayer space at lower molar ratio of R6G to CTA(+) molecules.