Data for Rare earth doped silica nanoparticles via thermolysis of a single source metallasilsesquioxane precursor

Silsesquioxanes are promising precursors in the production of silica nanoparticles by thermolysis, due to their structural similarities with silica materials. This manuscript describes the production of a new Eu(3+)-based metallasilsesquioxane species and its use as a single source precursor in the thermolytic production of luminescent rare earth metal doped silica nanoparticles with characteristic emission in the visible region of the spectrum.<br><br>Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, FTIR spectra, thermogravimetric data, raman spectra, solid state photoluminescence spectra, electron microscopy averages, X-ray diffraction raw data, and final data plots included in manuscript.

Dates of data collection: between May 2007 and December 2017