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 …

In this contribution, we provide an overview of the main avenues that have emerged in gold
coordination chemistry during the last years. The unique properties of gold have motivated …

Vapochromic materials, which undergo colour and/or emission changes upon exposure to
certain vapours or gases, have received increasing attention recently because of their wide …

1.1. Scope of the Review The development of chemical sensors is a subject that continues to
fascinate chemists in academic research. Aside from the purely academic interest, there is of …

Luminescent mechanochromism has been intensively studied in the past few years.
However, the difference in the anisotropic grinding and the isotropic compression is not …

An in-depth study of mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescent copper iodide
clusters exhibiting structural polymorphism is reported and gives new insights into the origin …

The mechanochromic and thermochromic luminescence properties of a molecular copper (I)
iodide cluster formulated [Cu4I4 (PPh2 (CH2CH CH2)) 4] are reported. Upon mechanical …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have gained heightened attentions in recent years
owing to their persistent property and hazard influence on wild life and human beings …

Vapoluminescent materials that display reversible and naked eye perceivable colour or
luminescence changes have been used as sensors for detection of volatile organic …

Stimuli-responsive functional materials with specific properties have been garnering recent
attention. Various external stimulations, such as light, mechanical or pressure, vapor, solvent …