Shining new light on biological systems: luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications

LCC Lee, KKW Lo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

Luminescent Complexes of Platinum, Iridium, and Coinage Metals Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Design, Structural Diversity, and Photophysical …

H Amouri - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The employment of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) to design luminescent metal
compounds has been the focus of recent intense investigations because of the strong σ …

Photoluminescent nanoparticles for chemical and biological analysis and imaging

WR Algar, M Massey, K Rees, R Higgins… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Photoredox-active Cr (0) luminophores featuring photophysical properties competitive with Ru (II) and Os (II) complexes

N Sinha, C Wegeberg, D Häussinger, A Prescimone… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Coordination complexes of precious metals with the d6 valence electron configuration such
as Ru (II), Os (II) and Ir (III) are used for lighting applications, solar energy conversion and …

Eight-Electron Superatomic Cu31 Nanocluster with Chiral Kernel and NIR-II Emission

T Jia, ZJ Guan, C Zhang, XZ Zhu, YX Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Owing to the inherent instability caused by the low Cu (I)/Cu (0) half-cell reduction potential,
Cu (0)-containing copper nanoclusters are quite uncommon in comparison to their Ag and …

Frontiers in circularly polarized phosphorescent materials

X Wang, S Ma, B Zhao, J Deng - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) materials have received increasing attention in
recent years. Amongst various CPL materials, circularly polarized phosphorescence (CPP) …

In vivo metallophilic self-assembly of a light-activated anticancer drug

XQ Zhou, P Wang, V Ramu, L Zhang, S Jiang, X Li… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Self-assembling molecular drugs combine the easy preparation typical of small-molecule
chemotherapy and the tumour-targeting properties of drug–nanoparticle conjugates …

Recent progress on circularly polarized luminescent materials for organic optoelectronic devices

J Han, S Guo, H Lu, S Liu, Q Zhao… - Advanced Optical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the characteristics of optical rotation, selective emission of polarized light, and
circular dichroism, circularly polarized luminescent materials have aroused extensive …

Efficient and long-lived room-temperature organic phosphorescence: theoretical descriptors for molecular designs

H Ma, Q Peng, Z An, W Huang… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) with long afterglow from pure organic materials
has attracted great attention for its potential applications in biological imaging, digital …

Molecular Design of Luminescent Gold (III) Emitters as Thermally Evaporable and Solution-Processable Organic Light-Emitting Device (OLED) Materials: Focus …

MC Tang, MY Chan, VWW Yam - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advancement of high-efficiency luminescent and thermally stable organometallic
complexes has offered opportunities for the commercialization of metal phosphors for …