Lanthanides: New Trends and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Lanthanide (Ln) compounds have been widely applied to display, solid-state lighting, integrated optics and optical telecommunications fields due to their intrinsic luminescent features, such as high emission quantum yield, narrow bandwidth, long lifetimes and ligand-dependent luminescence sensitization. In recent years, Ln-based organic-inorganic hybrids, metal-organic frameworks, gels (hydrogels and organogels) as monoliths, thin films or nanomaterials have been synthesized and show new trends in molecular thermometers, chemical sensing, luminescent solar concentrators, white light-emitting diodes, anticounterfeiting, quick response code and biomedical (biosensing, imaging and theranostics) applications. These materials can also be tailored for multifunctional applications owing to the diverse emission profiles and color tunablilities.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect the contributions from researchers and experts to study all application aspects of Ln-based materials. I would like to cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue. Full papers, short communications and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Lianshe Fu
Guest Editor

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