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Local symmetry engineering and Judd–Ofelt decoupling in SrLaInO4:Eu3+ for high-purity red emission toward advanced solid-state lighting

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A tetranuclear Zn(ii)-based host–guest MOF resistant to thermal quenching

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Spectral Studies of Sm3+-doped Mg2GeO4 Nanophosphors: Realization of Orange-Red Emission for Solid-State Lighting Applications

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Thermal‐Robust and Glass‐Compatible K1.3Al9Ga2O17.15:Eu for Laser‐Driven Lighting and Underwater Optical Communication

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Novel fluorescent substituted pyridines: Experimental characterization and theoretical evaluation for OLED applications

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Phase-diagram-guided design of Ce3 + -Activated Sr–Lu–Ge–O phosphors with tunable broadband and white-light emission

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Interphase layers luminescent probing in bismuth-containing phosphate-molybdate glass-ceramics

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Water and thermal stability Eu-MOF for highly selectively sensing Fe3+ ions and phosphor-converted LED

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Stable near-infrared luminescence from KMgF3:Cr3+ fluoroperovskite phosphor for light-emitting diodes

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Highly Efficient Large‐Size Ultrathin Phosphor‐Glass Composites for Super‐Bright LED Lights

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Thermally stable near-infrared light-emitting materials

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Modeling and Optimization of NLOS Underwater Optical Channels Using QAM-OFDM Technique

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Direct Water Thermal Exchange for Laser‐Driven Lighting: Achieving Miniature Super‐Bright Green Light Source for Underwater Illumination and Broadcast Communication

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Development of Eu2+‐Doped UCr4C4‐Type Phosphors Toward Advanced Display Applications

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A new Tm3+-doped ZnLaB5O10 borate blue-emitting phosphor for w-LEDs

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Aggregation-Controlled Cuprophilic Interactions Enable Blue-Excitable Zero-Dimensional Copper(I) Iodide Phosphors for Single-Component White Light-Emitting Diodes and Visible-Light Communication

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Red-emitting luminescence properties and Judd-Ofelt analysis of Ca19Mg2(PO4)14: Eu3+ powders synthesized by the solid-state reaction method

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Efficient broadband green-emitting Ca2LuScGaAlSi2O12:Ce3+ garnet phosphor towards high-color-rendering full-spectrum WLED lighting

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Characteristics of GaN-Based Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes for Mbps Medium-Long Distance Underwater Visible Light Communication

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