Recent startling interest for lanthanide luminescence is stimulated by the continuously expanding need for luminescent materials meeting the stringent requirements of telecommunication, lighting, electroluminescent devices, (bio-)analytical sensors and bio-imaging set-ups. This critical review describes the latest developments in (i) the sensitization of near-infrared luminescence, (ii) "soft" ...

The selective and simultaneous ion-exclusion chromatography (IEC) with UV-detection on a weakly acidic cation-exchange resin column in the H+ -form (TSKgel Super IC-A/C) was developed and applied for the simultaneous determination of phosphate and silicate ions as the water quality parameters required for optimizing the water-leaching process for ceramics glaze raw materials of natural origin i...

A novel 3-D cuprous iodide polymer [CuI(μ6-L)]n with a Cu/I ratio as high as 3 (1, H2L = 1,3-bis(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzene) has been hydrothermally synthesized. The 3-D framework of 1 is constructed by the linkages of rare 1-D cationic aggregates [CuI2+]n and anionic bi-tetrazolate bridges. 1 shows unusually thermochromic luminescent and photocatalytic properties, and its density functional theo...

Copper ions play a vital role in a variety of fundamental physiological processes not only in human beings and plants, but also for extensive insects and microorganisms. In this paper, a novel water-soluble ruthenium(II) complex as a turn-on copper(II) ions luminescent sensor based on o-(phenylazo)aniline was designed and synthesized. The azo group would undergo a specific oxidative cyclization...

The preparation of luminescent silver hollow spheres using Eu(III) compound based on trifluorothenoylacetone is described. The structure and size of silver hollow spheres were determined by TEM images. The result shows the formation of hollow structure and average size of the silver hollow spheres (0.9 lm). The silver hollow spheres were further characterized by UV absorption spectrum, SNOM and...