The Luminescent Lanthanide Lab
The Luminescent Lanthanide Lab is a part of the Department of Chemistry and is located in Ghent...

The Luminescent Lanthanide Lab is a part of the Department of Chemistry and is located in Ghent...
Our aim is to synthesize new lanthanide-based materials and study their luminescence. We are currently exploring four types of materials: lanthanide-doped nano particles, lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), mononuclear lanthanide coordination compounds, and near- and mid-infrared emitting lanthanide-doped glasses...
Double Edinburgh Instruments FLSP920 / FSP920 spectrometer setup : System 1: UV-vis-NIR spectrometer, capable of measuring steady state and time-resolved emission in the wavelength range...
The Luminescent Lanthanide Lab, created in late 2008, studies the luminescence of lanthanide elements. Our research is aimed at understanding the relationship between the molecular structure of lanthanide-containing coordination compounds and their luminescence properties, with the aim of acquiring knowledge that can lead to the development of novel materials, to be used in optics, biological imaging, sensing, data transfer, etc. The lanthanides (or 4f elements) are a group of 15 metallic elements hidden away at the bottom of the periodic table, which are also sometimes refered to as the rare-earth elements. One of their most remarkable properties is bright and color pure luminescence, which explains their application in tv screens, lighting applications, lasers, etc. The Luminescent Lanthanide Lab is part of the Department of Chemistry within the Faculty of Sciences.
L3 – Luminescent Lanthanide Lab
Department of Chemistry
Ghent University
Krijgslaan 281 – building S3
B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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