Many coordination complexes and organometallic compounds with the 4d6 and 5d6
valence electron configurations have outstanding photophysical and photochemical …

Precious and rare elements have traditionally dominated inorganic photophysics and
photochemistry, but now we are witnessing a paradigm shift toward cheaper and more …

Second-and third-row transition metal complexes are widely employed in photocatalysis,
whereas earth-abundant first-row transition metals have found only limited use because of …

Coordination complexes of precious metals with the d6 valence electron configuration such
as Ru (II), Os (II) and Ir (III) are used for lighting applications, solar energy conversion and …

The optical anti‐counterfeiting science and technology are currently restricted by the limited
information loading capacity, and thus development of multi‐level and high‐security systems …

The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …

Precious metal complexes with the d 6 valence electron configuration often exhibit
luminescent metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) excited states, which form the basis for …

Molecular afterglow materials with ultralong‐lived excited states have attracted considerable
interest owing to their promise for light‐emitting devices, optical imaging, and anti …

Although iron is a dream candidate to substitute noble metals in photoactive complexes,
realization of emissive and photoactive iron compounds is demanding due to the fast …

Efficient excited-state electron transfer between an iron (III) photosensitizer and organic
electron donors was realized with green light irradiation. This advance was enabled by the …