We Glow Together : A Dialogue on Luminescent Compounds

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Author(s)

  • Stefanie Dehnen
  • Jonathan W. Steed
  • Katja Heinze
  • Oliver S. Wenger
  • Shalini Singh
  • Hai-Bo Yang
  • Shuang-Quan Zang

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6993–6997
Journal / PublicationCrystal Growth & Design
Volume23
Issue number10
Online published8 Sept 2023
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2023

Abstract

Despite the fact that the term “luminescence” was coined as early as 1888, this fascinating phenomenon continues to underpin tremendous research in areas such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), phosphors, thermometry, thermoluminescence dating, anticounterfeiting, sensing, photodynamic therapy, and the nondisruptive observation of processes within a cell. It is no surprise therefore that research in this area is a major theme in both Crystal Growth & Design (CG&D) and Inorganic Chemistry (IC), as well as throughout the American Chemical Society journal portfolio. Between them, IC and CG&D published more than 500 articles in the general area of luminescence and luminescent materials in 2022 alone. As a result, we felt it appropriate to collect together some of the most intriguing examples of that work in a joint virtual issue. Expertise in this area is well represented on the journals’ Editorial and Advisory Boards, and so as Editors-in-Chief we teamed up with Katja Heinze, Oliver Wenger, and Kenneth Lo from IC and Hai-Bo Yang, Shalini Singh, and Shung-Quan Zang from the CG&D side. Between the eight of us, we nominated our top picks of fascinating contributions in the luminescence arena from 2022, each of us focusing on a particular aspect of the topic. In the sections below, each member of our team gives their perspective on the subject and highlights the articles they have selected, taking us from luminescence phenomena in complexes, macrocycles, and cages via corresponding observations for metal clusters, nanocrystals, and quantum dots to organic luminescent materials. Published 2023 by American Chemical Society

Citation Format(s)

We Glow Together: A Dialogue on Luminescent Compounds. / Dehnen, Stefanie; Steed, Jonathan W.; Lo, Kenneth et al.
In: Crystal Growth & Design, Vol. 23, No. 10, 04.10.2023, p. 6993–6997.

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsEditorial Preface