Many coordination complexes and organometallic compounds with the 4d6 and 5d6
valence electron configurations have outstanding photophysical and photochemical …

The spotlight has shifted to near‐infrared (NIR) luminescent materials emitting beyond 1000
nm, with growing interest due to their unique characteristics. The ability of NIR‐II emission …

Optical imaging is an indispensable tool in clinical diagnostics and fundamental biomedical
research. Autofluorescence-free optical imaging, which eliminates real-time optical …

The discovery of the first Single-Molecule Magnet, Mn12-ac, in 1993 changed the
perspective of how information can be stored. The current bit, occupying few hundreds of …

Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

The principles of the design of responsive luminescent probes and sensors based on
lanthanide emission are summarised, based on a mechanistic understanding of their mode …

Photoluminescence (PL) imaging has become a fundamental tool in disease diagnosis,
therapeutic evaluation, and surgical navigation applications. However, it remains a big …

Present technological demands in disparate areas, such as microfluidics and nanofluidics,
microelectronics and nanoelectronics, photonics and biomedicine, among others, have …

The designing, characterization and utility of luminescent coordination polymers as sensors
to detect molecules and ions, constitute an active area of research. Further, theoretical …

The unique electronic and magnetic properties of lanthanide molecular complexes place
them at the forefront of the race toward high-temperature single-molecule magnets and …