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

The evolution of luminescent materials has witnessed rapid advancement in research and
development. Solid inorganic light-emitting materials or phosphors are the optoelectronic …

Endowing a single material with various types of luminescence, that is, exhibiting a
simultaneous optical response to different stimuli, is vital in various fields. A …

The trivalent europium ion (Eu 3+) is well known for its strong luminescence in the red
spectral region, but this ion is also interesting from a theoretical point of view. Due to the …

The success of fluorescence experiments requires attention to experimental details and an
understanding of the instrumentation. There are also many potential artifacts that can distort …

This critical review will be of interest to the experts in porous solids (including catalysis), but
also solid state chemists and physicists. It presents the state-of-the-art on hybrid porous …

Recent startling interest for lanthanide luminescence is stimulated by the continuously
expanding need for luminescent materials meeting the stringent requirements of …

The photoluminescence properties of rare-earth (lanthanide) compounds have been
fascinating researchers for decades. 1-14 An attractive feature of luminescent lanthanide …

Presently, phosphors and luminescent materials for lighting, telecommunications, displays,
security inks and marking, as well as for probes in biosciences represent one third of the …

Gaining greater understanding of the structural and functional properties of living systems is
a key challenge in biology and medicine. On a more practical side, the diagnosis and …