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Emerging Topics in Luminescent Materials

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 1291

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Center for Graphene Research and Innovation, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
Interests: low-dimensional materials; aggregation-induced emission; photophysical properties; conjugate polymers; optoelectronic devices

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Center for Graphene Research and Innovation, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
Interests: low-dimensional materials; graphene-based materials; water purification; photocatalysis; surface functionalization
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Dear Colleagues,

Luminous materials, known for their ability to emit light through mechanisms such as photoluminescence, electroluminescence, and chemiluminescence, are essential to advancing modern optoelectronic devices. This diverse category includes organic and inorganic compounds, phosphors, quantum dots, and perovskites—each exhibiting unique optical properties that make them highly suited to a range of applications. For instance, in light-emitting devices (LEDs), these materials are tailored to achieve high color purity, brightness, and energy efficiency. The tunable properties of luminous materials enable their use in applications spanning display technologies, general lighting, and medical devices. Recent progress in materials such as perovskite quantum dots and organic light emitters has led to significant improvements in device performance and stability, effectively addressing key issues, including efficiency roll-off, color degradation, and thermal resilience. Additionally, innovations in flexible and transparent luminous materials are expanding the potential of wearable and adaptable electronics.

We invite you to contribute to the Special Issue, "Advances in Luminescent Materials and Devices". This issue seeks pioneering research on the fabrication, characterization, and application of luminescent materials, along with efforts to optimize existing systems. We welcome original research articles, review papers, and short communications on a variety of topics, including luminescent material synthesis, structure–property relationships, and their applications in optoelectronic devices (including light-emitting devices, photodetectors, and solar cells), bioimaging, phototherapy and theranostics, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics.

This Special Issue aims to capture the latest developments in luminous materials, encompassing both fundamental insights and applied advancements. We encourage submissions addressing challenges in stability, efficiency, and environmental impact. This platform seeks to showcase breakthroughs that will shape the future of optoelectronics, biomedicine, and environmental sensing technologies.

Dr. Dineshkumar Sengottuvelu
Dr. Mohammed Majdoub
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Keywords

  • luminous materials
  • light-emitting devices
  • photoluminescence properties
  • quantum dots
  • perovskite LEDs
  • sensing materials
  • biomedical devices
  • photocatalysis

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Recent Advances and Challenges in Metal Halide Perovskite Quantum Dot-Embedded Hydrogels for Biomedical Application
by Junyi Yu, Chengran Zhang, Lijun Kong and Zhengtao Deng
Molecules 2025, 30(3), 643; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30030643 - 31 Jan 2025
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Metal halide perovskite quantum dots (MHP QDs), as a kind of fluorescent material, have attracted much attention due to their excellent photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM), broad absorption, and tunable emission wavelength. However, the instability and [...] Read more.
Metal halide perovskite quantum dots (MHP QDs), as a kind of fluorescent material, have attracted much attention due to their excellent photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM), broad absorption, and tunable emission wavelength. However, the instability and biological incompatibility of MHP QDs greatly hinder their application in the field of biomedicine. Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer networks that are widely used in biomedicine because of their high transparency and excellent biocompatibility. This review not only introduces the latest research progress in improving the mechanical and optical properties of hydrogels/MHP QDs but also combines it with the existing methods for enhancing the stability of MHP QDs in hydrogels, aiming to provide new ideas for researchers in material selection and methods for constructing MHP QD-embedded hydrogels. Finally, their application prospects and future challenges are introduced. Full article
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