Photophysics of lanthanide complexes

The photophysics of lanthanide complexes has drawn considerable attention in recent years, in part because of the potential applications of lanthanides (sensors, electroluminescent displays, etc.) and several recent reviews highlighting applications of luminescent lanthanide complexes have appeared. A discussion of infrared f-f luminescence of Yb, Nd, and Er in complexes having macrocyclic ligands such as porphyrins, cyclen derivatives, and calixarenes was published by Korovin and Rusakova. " In addition, DaSilva and co-workers describe the development of highly luminescent lanthanide complexes and their application as light-conversion molecular devices. ... 

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