Quantitative analysis of ceria co-doped with samarium and gadolinium using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Ceria doped with low-valence lanthanide cations has been introduced for the use of electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Improving performances of SOFCs using the doped ceria requires increase...

Interplay of physically different properties leading to challenges in separating lanthanide cations – an ab initio molecular dynamics and experimental study

Lanthanide trivalent cations have similar adsorption free energies on silica surfaces, making it difficult to separate them. We elucidate the fundamental scientific reasons for this behavior. Our findings inform future separation technology.

A heterometallic D–A hybrid heterostructural framework with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties

A heterometallic D–A hybrid heterostructural framework from the ternary combination of CuI, lanthanide cations and viologen tectons exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activities for degradation of organic dyes.

Photochromic and luminescent switchable iodoargentate hybrids directed by solvated lanthanide cations

A series of photochromic and luminescent switchable iodoargentate hybrids have been constructed by using solvated lanthanide cations as SDAs.

A stable luminescent zinc–organic framework as a dual-sensor toward Cu2+ and Cr2O72−, and excellent platform-encapsulated Ln3+ for systematic color tuning and white-light emission

A stable three-fold interpenetrated framework (Zn-MOF), showing chemical sensing for Cu2+ and Cr2O72−, tunable luminescence and white-light emission after encapsulating lanthanide cations, was synthesized and characterized.