Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

The principles of the design of responsive luminescent probes and sensors based on
lanthanide emission are summarised, based on a mechanistic understanding of their mode …

In this Review article, we systematically summarize the design and applications of various
kinds of long-lived emissive probes for bioimaging and biosensing via time-resolved …

The trivalent europium ion (Eu 3+) is well known for its strong luminescence in the red
spectral region, but this ion is also interesting from a theoretical point of view. Due to the …

The chemistry of the less familiar elements is a fascinating topic especially for the inorganic
minded. The lanthanides, or rare earths, comprise the 5d block of the periodic table and …

Optical probes that provide information about local chirality have been developed based on
changes to the circular polarisation of emitted light. Highly emissive complexes of lanthanide …

Luminescent lanthanide complexes display unrivalled spectroscopic properties, which place
them in a special category in the luminescent toolbox. Their long-lived line-like emission …

We report the synthesis of chiral lanthanide complexes with extended π conjugation for
efficient circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) via two-photon excitation (2PE). The …

This article summarises the state of the art of metal complexes in cell imaging, particularly
fluorescence microscopy, and presents prospects for the future development of this area …

The potential applications in disparate fields led to a rapid evolution of luminescence
thermometry. In particular, luminescent thermometry based on trivalent lanthanide ions …