Research on hybrid inorganic‐organic materials has experienced an explosive growth since
the 1980s, with the expansion of soft inorganic chemistry based processes. Indeed, mild …

Conjugated poly-ynes and poly (metalla-ynes) constitute an important class of new materials
with potential application in various domains of science. The key factors responsible for the …

Photoluminescent temperature sensors based on gadolinium orthovanadate (GdVO4)
doped with 10% ytterbium and 2% erbium are developed and dispersed in different media …

Abstract Composite TiO 2/SiO 2 porous coatings modified with bipyramid-like gold
nanoparticles were prepared by means of sol-gel and inkjet printing technique …

The functionalization of the chain end of a polymer is gathering increasing attention in the
field of synthetic polymer chemistry. The present study is the first example to demonstrate the …

Nonlinear optical limiting, which enables dynamic radiation filtration, has important
implications for photonics, medicine, and advanced manufacturing. A major challenge is the …

Abstract Potassium-fluoro-phosphate (KFP) glasses singly doped with different
concentrations of samarium (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mol%) and co-doped with Tb …

Photocatalytic porous coatings (micro-, meso-and macroporous) are obtained by the
dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles in sol–gel hybrid matrices. The sol–gel silica matrix is used …

Thianthrenes have been nearly forgotten as phosphors in recent years, but are now coming
back, showing their strong potential in luminescent applications. Here, we present a …

Singlet–triplet interconversions (intersystem crossing, ISC) in organic molecules are at the
basis of many important processes in cutting-edge photonic applications (organic light …