Luminescence and Magnetism in Lanthanide-Based Coordination Polymers
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 12111
Special Issue Editors
Interests: luminescence; coordination polymers; lanthanides; chirality; crystal structures
Interests: 3D and 2D (graphene-like) coordination polymers/metal-organic frameworks (CPs/MOFs) with luminescent or magnetic properties; NIR-emitting Nanosheets for solvent sensing; development of Lanthanide MOF-based ratiometric thermometers for biomedical diagnostic; purely organic molecular conductors and/or magnetic conductors organic/inorganic hybrids based on oxocarbon ligands in combination with tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-based derivatives
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lanthanide-based coordination polymers (Ln-CPs) have attracted an increasing amount of interest in the last two decades. The unique magnetic and optical properties of lanthanide(III) ions have attracted research on the preparation of Ln(III)-based molecular materials such as single-molecule magnets or luminescent materials. Among them, efforts have been devoted to the integration of these properties in Ln-CPs. Indeed, the organization of Ln(III) ions in CPs is of substantial importance for the processability of the functional material, a key feature for many applications. Through a careful choice of the organic linker, Ln-CPs have been developed and shown promising applications as sensors, light-emitting materials, layered magnets, and triboluminescent materials in optics. On the other hand, the construction of Ln-CPs with predicted architectures remains challenging. While structures and dimensionalities in CPs are mainly directed by synthetic conditions and the nature of the bridging ligand, in Ln-CPs, due to the more flexible coordination numbers and geometries of Ln(III) ions compared to transition metal ions, structures can also be affected by the presence of coordinated solvents and the nature of the Ln(III) ion itself, leading to a large variety of crystal structures. This Special Issue aims to outline recent efforts on the synthesis and structural characterization of Ln-CPs, with an emphasis on their unique magnetic and photophysical properties, processability, but also on the influence of crystal growth parameters that will allow us to identify and develop the future design and applications of Ln-CPs.
Dr. Alexandre Abhervé
Prof. Dr. Maria Laura Mercuri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lanthanides
- coordination polymers
- luminescence
- magnetism
- crystal growth
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