Adding metals into synthetic polymers is of broad interest to design multifunctional materials,
particularly harnessing unique properties and functionalities not found in pure organic …

Fluorescent probes have attracted special attention in developing optical sensor systems
due to their reliable and rapid fluorescent response upon reaction with the analyte …

A photo-responsive full-color lanthanide supramolecular switch was constructed from a
synthetic 2, 6-pyridine dicarboxylic acid (DPA)-modified pillar [5] arene (H) complexing with …

Pollution by heavy metals represents a serious threat to both the environment and human
health. A facile multi-emission fluorescence sensor array based on carbon dots (QR-CDs) …

A series of four novel 3-D Ln-MOFs containing both carboxyphenyl and pyridinyl moieties,
with the general formula [Ln2 (tcptp)(btca)(H2O) m] n {Ln= Sm3+ (1), m= 13; Eu3+ (2), m …

Lanthanides have unique photoluminescence (PL) emission properties, including very long
PL lifetimes. This makes them ideal for biological imaging applications, especially using PL …

Developing an economical and robust sensor using an earth-abundant metal-based metal–
organic framework (MOF) to detect trace water content rapidly is crucial for laboratories and …

The unique luminescent performance of lanthanide complexes/clay minerals hybrid
materials has been fascinating many researchers for recent decades. It not only retains the …

Two new styrylpyrylium cations (1a, b) have been synthesized in only two steps with high
yields. The presence of an ortho-nitrophenol moiety in their structures makes them very …

It is a challenging task to prepare lanthanide complex-based luminescent materials with
high quantum efficiency in aqueous solution, since the excited state of Ln3+ can be …