Themed collection Rare Earth Materials
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Composition and microstructural control of Sm2Fe17N3 powders: a promising candidate for next-generation permanent magnets
The composition and microstructure control of Sm2Fe17N3 powders lays the foundation for the enhancement of magnetic properties, which is mainly ascribed to the optimization of the intrinsic magnetic properties and domain structure.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02797C
Exceptional Thermal Stability of Lanthanide-Phosphonate Frameworks
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02589J
Rare-Earth Chalcogenidotetrachloride Clusters (RE3ECl4, RE = Dy, Gd, Y; E = S, Se, Te): Syntheses and Materials Properties
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02778G
Highly efficient and thermally stable broadband green-emitting BaY2Sc2Al2SiO12:Ce3+ phosphors enabling warm-white LEDs with both high luminous efficacy and high color rendering index
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02906B
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A Ca3Sc2Si3O12:Ce3+,Cr3+,Li+ phosphor-in-glass film for high-power laser-driven near-infrared lighting
A Ca3Sc2Si3O12:Ce3+,Cr3+,Li+ phosphor-in-glass film with watt-level near-infrared light output upon blue laser-driven lighting shows potential application in night vision and non-destructive analysis and identification.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC03017F
Improving the broadband photocatalytic performance of TiO2 through a highly efficient optical converter
High-efficiency photocatalytic performance driven by NIR light is realized in β-NaLuF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@TiO2.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC02695K
Rare earth-based Cs2NaRECl6 (RE = Tb, Eu) halide double perovskite nanocrystals with multicolor emissions for anticounterfeiting and LED applications
Cs2NaRECl6 (RE = Tb, Eu) NCs with multicolor emissions under different light excitation have great potential in anticounterfeiting and LEDs.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 11778-11784
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01697A
Negative thermal expansion in Sc2Mo3O12:Sm3+ for white LEDs and unveiling the impact of phase transition on cryogenic luminescence
Sc2Mo3O12:Sm3+ phosphor was explored for white LED with improved CRI and precise color coordinates for indoor plant growth. The green emission of monoclinic Sc2Mo3O12 phase at 80 K diminished on transition to the orthorhombic phase at RT.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 11955-11966
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01817F
Fine tuning the steric hindrance of the Eu(II) tris(pyrazolyl)borate complex for a blue organic light-emitting diode
A sky-blue OLED based on a Eu(II) complex Eu–tBu shows an EQEmax of 15.7% and a Lmax of 52 240 cd m−2.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 9834-9840
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC01456A
Rare-earth UiO-66 for temperature sensing near room temperature
Eu-Tb-UiO-66 acts as a highly sensitive luminescent thermometer near room temperature.
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 8024-8029
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00781F
About this collection
Rare-earth materials find application in lighting, displays, catalysis, hydrogen storage, photovoltaics, magnetism, magnetocalorics, thermoelectrics, biomedical science and sensing, amongst others. In addition to their various applications, there are diverse classes of materials that can be synthesized using rare-earth elements including coordination polymers, solid state inorganic materials, nanoparticles, metal–organic frameworks, etc. This special issue highlights the diversity of the chemistry and application of rare-earth materials.
This Journal of Materials Chemistry C themed collection is Guest Edited by Professor Ashlee Howarth (0000-0002-9180-4084, Concordia University, Canada), Professor Takao Mori (0000-0003-2682-1846, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan) and Professor Zhiguo Xia (0000-0002-9670-3223, South China University of Technology, China). We hope that this collection will give readers an overview of some of the most recent work concerning the materials chemistry of rare earth materials and will help to promote exciting research in the field.