A white-light-emitting LnMOF with color properties improved via Eu3+ doping: an alternative approach to a rational design for solid-state lighting

Abstract

The intrinsic white-light-emitting properties of a lanthanide metal–organic framework that approach requirements for solid-state lighting are easily improved by incorporating minute quantities of red-emitting Eu³⁺ into the host framework by virtue of the isostructural character of the La³⁺ and Eu³⁺ compounds and efficient sensitization of ligands toward Eu³⁺ ions.