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Sensitised luminescence in lanthanide containing arrays and d-f hybrids.

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The routes by which lanthanide arrays and polymetallic d-f hybrids can be prepared by conventional synthesis and self-assembly are discussed and the possibilities for exploiting and evaluating the intermediates in the sensitisation process are evaluated, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms of energy transfer.
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Sensitised luminescence from lanthanide complexes offers many potential advantages in imaging and assay, particularly when coupled with time-gating protocols that can be used to gate out background signal. In this perspective, we discuss the routes by which lanthanide arrays and polymetallic d–f hybrids can be prepared by conventional synthesis and self-assembly, and discuss and evaluate the possibilities for exploiting and evaluating the intermediates in the sensitisation process, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms of energy transfer.

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Taking advantage of luminescent lanthanide ions

TL;DR: This critical review has been tailored for a broad audience of chemists, biochemists and materials scientists; the basics of lanthanide photophysics are highlighted together with the synthetic strategies used to insert these ions into mono- and polymetallic molecular edifices.
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Spectroscopic properties and design of highly luminescent lanthanide coordination complexes

TL;DR: In this paper, the development of efficient light conversion molecular devices (LCMDs) based on lanthanide complexes is reviewed, with emphasis on the work of our group, who have adopted a strategy based upon both theoretical and experimental (synthesis and methodological) investigations.
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