Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Luminescent materials have found their way into our daily lives and can be found in virtually all applications, from screens and displays, LEDs that illuminate our homes, traffic lights and phosphorescent road signs, as well as medical imaging and optical sensors. Despite the significant progress achieved in recent decades, the ever-growing demand for advanced luminescent materials poses countless challenges and opens numerous opportunities for the further development and materialization of applications. Indeed, luminescent materials encompass a fascinating topic both from a research point of view and to address societal demands, as attested by their increasing exploitation in fields such as water remediation, photocatalysis, disinfection, biosensing, thermometry, phototherapy, horticulture and so on. Advances in modern chemistry and material science have contributed immensely to the development of these materials, providing new ways of tailoring properties such as composition, size, morphology, or surface chemistry, towards the desired luminescent characteristics and target applications. Likewise, the interest in a better understanding of intriguing phenomena such as persistent luminescence or up-conversion processes has also motivated further research on these materials, making it a trending topic in the scientific community.

This Special Issue welcomes original and review papers focused on the synthesis, characterization and applications of luminescent materials, aiming to contribute with a timely overview of the advances in their synthesis/preparation, the fundamental understanding of their properties, and the current and emerging areas where they are being applied.

Dr. Joana Rodrigues
Guest Editor

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