Metal-organic nanoporous structures with anisotropic photoluminescence and magnetic properties and their use as sensors

Abstract

Porous metal–organic framework materials are important owing to their potential applications as sensors. A new family of nanoporous, multifunctional rare-earth metal–organic materials displays emission quantum yields and efficiencies that are the highest reported for solid-state Eu3+ compounds with organic ligands and magnetic properties. The picture shows [Gd,Eu]- and [Tb]-containing materials under UV light and interacting with a magnet.