Erbium complexes as pioneers for implementing linear light-upconversion in molecules
Bahman Golesorkhi, Homayoun Nozary, Alexandre Fürstenberg, Claude Piguet
Abstract
Trivalent erbium, Er<sup>3+</sup>, with its 4f<sup>11</sup>electronic configuration, was the first lanthanide cation for which linear upconversion could be induced in a molecular complex. The reasons for this success and its perspectives are discussed in this review.
Topics & Concepts
Photon upconversionErbiumLanthanideMoleculeMaterials scienceIonNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsChemistryLuminescenceDopingOrganic chemistryLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials