The advancement of high-efficiency luminescent and thermally stable organometallic
complexes has offered opportunities for the commercialization of metal phosphors for …

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 …

Amongst the areas of supramolecular chemistry, low molecular weight gelators
(supramolecular gels) have been considered to be one of the most interesting soft and smart …

This highlight focuses on various luminescent complexes with different transition metal
centres of d6, d8 and d10 electronic configurations. Through the systematic study on the …

Complexes of platinum (II) with polypyridine (that is, the multidentate ligands related to
pyridine, such as bipyridine or terpyridine) have rich photophysical properties. These …

Among various phosphorescent metal complexes, the spectroscopic and luminescence
properties of d 8 transition metal complexes have increasingly attracted much attention. In …

Since the emergence of the first green light emission from a fluorescent thin-film organic light
emitting diode (OLED) in the mid-1980s, a global consumer market for OLED displays has …

Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A
large body of appropriate calculations now exists and its main conclusions are summarized …

Conjugated poly-ynes and poly (metalla-ynes) constitute an important class of new materials
with potential application in various domains of science. The key factors responsible for the …