In the preceding decade, the metal complexes of lanthanide ions with light harvesting
organic chromophores have garnered intensive and greater attention due to their marvelous …

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 …

The design of molecular magnets has progressed greatly by taking advantage of the ability
to impart successive perturbations and control vibronic transitions in 4f n systems through …

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 …

In this perspective, we provide an overview of the recent achievements in luminescent
lanthanide-based molecular cluster-aggregates (MCAs) and illustrate why MCAs can be …

Providing vital knowledge on the design and synthesis of specific metal-organic framework
(MOF) classes as well as their properties, this ready reference summarizes the state of the …

Optical probes that provide information about local chirality have been developed based on
changes to the circular polarisation of emitted light. Highly emissive complexes of lanthanide …

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 …

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 …