resumo
Research on organic-inorganic hybrid materials containing trivalent lanthanide ions (Ln(3+)) is a very active field that has rapidly shifted in the last couple of years to the development of eco-friendly, versatile and multifunctional systems, stimulated by the challenging requirements of technological applications spanning domains as diverse as optics, environment, energy, and biomedicine. This tutorial review offers a general overview of the myriad of advanced Ln(3+)-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials recently synthesised, which may be viewed as a major innovation in areas of phosphors, lighting, integrated optics and optical telecommunications, solar cells, and biomedicine.
palavras-chave
SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; WAVE-GUIDE; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; EMISSION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; COMPLEX; COLOR
categoria
Chemistry
autores
Carlos, LD; Ferreira, RAS; Bermudez, VD; Julian-Lopez, B; Escribano, P
nossos autores
Luís Carlos
Professor Catedrático
Maria Rute de Amorim e Sá Ferreira André
Professor Catedráticoagradecimentos
We acknowledge Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal), FEDER and COMPETE programs (PTDC/CTM/72093/06, PTDC/CTM/101324/08). The work at Universitat Jaume I (Castellon) has been supported by the Spanish Government (MAT 2008-03479) and Bancaixa Foundation-Universitat Jaume I (P1 1B2007-47) projects. L.D.C. wishes to express sincere gratitude to A.L.L. Videira for his invaluable assistance, deep interest in and support of the author career, and, mostly, for the privilege of his friendship. B.J.-L. is especially thankful to Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion for her