A new room-temperature ultraviolet emission material: K2[Ni(C2O4)2(H2O)2]·4H2O

In this study, we investigated the crystal structure, ultraviolet (UV) luminescence, and magnetic properties of potassium bis oxalate nickel(II) tetrahydrate {K2[Ni(C2O4)2(H2O)2]·4H2O} crystals. This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system with a P21/c space group and exhibits a one-dimensional (1D) chain structure. The Ni(II) metal center possesses an octahedral environment, with four oxygen atoms from two bidentate oxalate ligands and two oxygen atoms from water molecules. Infrared spectroscopy was used to study the vibrational modes of the compound. Interestingly, the complex exhibits intense UV emission at 364 nm when excited at 323 nm. Furthermore, the luminescence lifetime is approximately 50 µs. The magnetic susceptibility and field dependent magnetization measurements revealed a paramagnetic behavior above 20 K and antiferromagnetic ordering at low temperatures.