The spontaneous self-organization of matters has always been one of the most fascinating
wonders in the world. Self-assembly refers to “the autonomous organization of components …

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 …

The incorporation of luminescent lanthanide complexes in solid matrices with controlled
structural organization is of widespread interest in materials science and has witnessed …

The lanthanide ions possess long lived excited states, which can be populated by
sensitizing antennae, and emit at long wavelengths in the visible and the near infrared (NIR) …

The design and properties of the most relevant and illustrative examples of β-diketones or β-
ketophenols and related complexes, together with their evolution into more sophisticated …

This article summarises the state of the art of metal complexes in cell imaging, particularly
fluorescence microscopy, and presents prospects for the future development of this area …

This article reviews progress in the research of transition metal–lanthanide (d–f) bimetallic
complexes. Through efficient energy transfer, sensitized luminescence of lanthanide ions …

Metal− organic frameworks, typically built by bridging metal centres with organic linkers,
have recently shown great promise for a wide variety of applications, including gas …

A strategy to sensitize and protect near-infrared (NIR) emitting Nd3+ and Yb3+ is presented.
Combining protection provided by the inorganic matrix of NaYF4 nanocrystals and …