Issue 29, 2024

Photoresponsive lanthanide luminescent materials

Abstract

Lanthanide luminescent materials have attracted great attention in the last few decades due to their intriguing optical properties, such as large Stokes shift, long excited state lifetimes, high quantum efficiencies, abundant emission spectra, and high color purity. Stimuli-responsive materials are smart materials that can sense and respond to surrounding stimuli. The combination of stimuli-response with the unique luminescent properties of lanthanides has great potential for numerous applications. Compared to other stimuli, light irradiation offers many advantages, such as cleanliness, easy availability, high efficiency, and remoteness. This review focuses on the construction and response mechanism of photoresponsive lanthanide luminescent materials. Furthermore, various important applications in luminescent actuators, photoswitches, intelligent anticounterfeiting, and theranostics are also highlighted in detail.

Graphical abstract: Photoresponsive lanthanide luminescent materials

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 Apr 2024
Accepted
05 Jun 2024
First published
06 Jun 2024

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 10759-10774

Photoresponsive lanthanide luminescent materials

L. Su, X. Liu, Q. Niu and Z. Li, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 10759 DOI: 10.1039/D4TC01353K

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