title: Lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks as luminescent probes.
abstract: Lanthanide-based metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs), as notable materials, are constructed by Ln3+ions and organic ligands, or Ln3+ions functionalizing non-Ln-MOFs, and exhibit promising applications in various fields. Over the past decades, quite a lot of investigations of Ln-MOFs have been carried out, and many good results have been obtained. Among these results, Ln-MOFs as luminescent probes for unique detection are gradually becoming a hot topic due to their fast and effective luminescent response for the targeted substance. In this perspective article, we discuss the construction of luminescent Ln-MOFs, their applications in possible detection mechanisms, and summarize some examples of Ln-MOFs as luminescent probes for sensing cations, anions and small molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. zhaobin@nankai.edu.cn and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. zhaobin@nankai.edu.cn and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Chun-Shuai
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. zhaobin@nankai.edu.cn and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. zhaobin@nankai.edu.cn and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao