Luminescent materials, also called phosphors, are defined as solids that can absorb and
convert certain types of energy into radiation of light.(1) Among all kinds of phosphors, rare …

Because of their unique chemical and physical properties, inorganic semiconducting
nanostructures have gradually played a pivotal role in a variety of research fields, including …

This feature article highlights the recent advances on the chemical synthesis, surface
modification and applications of rare earth fluoride nano-/microcrysals. In the past decade …

Abstract Lanthanides (Ln 3+) are a unique class of optical materials and are extensively
used as building blocks for optoelectronic device architectures due to their outstanding …

Counterfeiting of valuable documents, currency and branded products is a challenging
problem that has serious economic, security and health ramifications for governments …

To greatly improve the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance, it is the key
approach to expose as many active edges of MoS2 as possible. This target is the research …

Abstract Light fantastic! Lu2O3: Yb3+/Er3+/Tm3+ nanocrystals with controllable red, green,
blue (RGB) and bright white upconversion luminescence by a single laser excitation of 980 …

Three different kinds of hierarchical MoS 2 microspheres are successfully synthesized by a
simple hydrothermal route, and their morphology, thermal stability and electrochemical …

Abstract One‐dimensional LaOCl: Ln3+ (Ln3+= Eu3+/Sm3+, Tb3+, Tm3+) nanofibers,
nanotubes, and quasi‐1D microbelts are successfully prepared by a sol–gel/electrospinning …

Nowadays there are several technologies used for flat panel displays (FPDs) and the
development of FPDs with enhanced energy efficiency and improved display quality is …