Replacing fossil fuels with energy sources and carriers that are sustainable, environmentally
benign, and affordable is amongst the most pressing challenges for future socio-economic …

Persistent luminescence (PL) is a distinctive optical phenomenon with long‐lasting afterglow
emissions after the cessation of excitation, thus emerging huge prospects in the applications …

Great progress has been made in inorganic persistent phosphors, especially in the recent
two decades, motivated by the discoveries of the SrAl 2 O 4: Eu 2+-Dy 3+ in the green and …

Near infrared (NIR) luminescent materials are an exciting playground for
telecommunications, biosciences and solar energy conversion. In particular, transition metal …

Broadband near‐infrared (NIR) phosphor‐converted light emitting diode (pc‐LED) is
demanded for wearable biosensing devices, but it suffers from low efficiency and low …

Owing to the unique mechanism of photoelectron storage and release, long persistent
phosphorescence, also called long persistent luminescence or long lasting afterglow …

Near-infrared (NIR) phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs) are desirable for in
vivo imaging and applications for nondestructive examination in the food industry …

Background Disordered compounds are crucially important for fundamental science and
industrial applications. Yet most available methods to explore solid-state material properties …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is one of the most promising approaches to combat multidrug‐
resistant bacteria with less potential to induce resistance and systemic toxicity. However …

Optical characteristics of phosphors, eg color output, decay process and external field
stimulation mode (including opto-, thermo-and mechano-stimulation), play an important role …