The study of the complexation of anions, from its beginnings in the late 1960s and 1970s,(1-
3) has moved on from being an area solely of academic interest to a fundamental pillar of …

Since the pioneering studies of Weissman in the 1940s, the sensitization of lanthanide
luminescence via the antenna effect is becoming extremely classical. The photophysical …

The lanthanide ions possess long lived excited states, which can be populated by
sensitizing antennae, and emit at long wavelengths in the visible and the near infrared (NIR) …

This review summarises recent work from several groups on the preparation and
photophysical properties of d–f heteronuclear assemblies in which a strongly light absorbing …

According to the crystal field theory, the forbidden selection rules in lanthanide's 4f-4f
transition can be relaxed by highly asymmetric structures around the lanthanide ion. Their …

Optical devices and biomedical imaging probes increasingly utilize the long lifetimes and
narrow linewidths of luminescent lanthanide (LnIII) ions.[1] Near-infrared (NIR) emitting LnIII …

1. Eu, a cyclen based Eu (III)-thiol conjugate, was incorporated onto the surface of water-
soluble gold nanoparticles to give AuNP-1. Eu. The self-assembly between AuNP-1. Eu and …

This article is concerned with the recent advantages in the design of lanthanide complexes
as luminescent devices such as sensors and switches. Herein the fundamental concepts of …

A new, distinctive, and inexpensive colorimetric sensor for the detection of phosphate ions
(Pi) performed on paper-based analytical devices (PADs) based on the anti-aggregation of 2 …

Abstract The phosphate (PO 4 3−) ion is a constituent of the environment, soil, plants, and
animals. There should be a real-time and portable phosphate detection sensor. Herein we …