Rare Earth Complex-Based Functional Materials: From Molecular Design and Performance Regulation to Unique Applications

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00649
• Publication Date: 2025-01-03T04:46:56Z
• Authors: Pingru Su; Fujia Song; Jing Cao; Chun-Hua Yan; Yu Tang

ConspectusRare earth (RE) elements, due to their unique electronic structures, exhibit excellent optical, electrical, and magnetic properties thus have found widespread applications in the fields of electronics, optics, biomedicine. A significant advancement use RE elements is formation complexes. complexes, created by coordination ions with organic ligands, not only offer high molecular design flexibility but also incorporate features such as a broad absorption band efficient energy transfer ligands. Through "antenna effect", ligands can ions, enhancing luminescence efficiency. Moreover, modification influence local environment thereby regulating structures energy-level distributions. This makes it one important avenues for development utilization resources.The meticulous during synthesis enables precise construction regulation complex which are essential probing molecular-level structure-performance relations developing functional materials optoelectronics, sensing, catalysis/energy. Despite notable advancements, challenges persist refining methodologies, innovating complex-based materials, stability, gaining better control over device functionality, realizing high-value applications. Account summarizes recent advancements performance achieved our research group, particularly focusing on materials. We employed strategies self-assembly, situ coordination, microstructural evolution achieve modulation These approaches allowed us finely tune luminescence, electrical performance, catalytic various material systems. Consequently, we made considerable strides multidimensional optical information storage, intelligent biological probes, preparation nanocatalysts, enhancement inorganic-organic hybrid perovskite solar cell devices. Finally, committed conducting an in-depth analysis opportunities that arise from methods, strategies, innovative Additionally, aim propose potential solutions current issues. comprehensively developments stimulate thinking new directions establish foundation function-oriented methods.