Realizing efficient ……a nd ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) is highly desirable in chemistry and materials science.Intheir Research Article (e202208735), Dongpeng Yan and co-workers report highly efficient and direct ultralong all-phosphorescence from transparent MOF glasses that were made by ab ottom-up self-assembly strategy.T his work provides an alternative way to synthesize new MOF glasses with highly efficient utilization of triplet excitons and extends the function of color-tunable ultralong RTP into advanced photonic applications.

Realizing efficient and ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) is highly desirable but remains a challenge due to the inherent competition between excited state lifetime and photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). Herein, we report the bottomup self-assembly of transparent metal-organic framework (MOF) bulk glasses exhibiting direct ultralong allphosphorescence (lifetime: 630.15 ms) with a PLQY of up to 75 % at ambient conditions. These macroscopic MOF glasses have high Young's modulus and hardness, which provide a rigid environment to reduce nonradiative transitions and boost triplet excitons. Spectral technologies and theoretical calculations demonstrate the photoluminescence of MOF glasses is directly derived from the different triplet excited states, indicating the great capability for color-tunable afterglow emission. We further developed information storage and light-emitting devices based on the efficient and pure RTP of the fabricated MOF photonic glasses.

Metal–organic hybrids with ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) have potential applications in many fields, including optical communications, anticounterfeiting, encryption, bioimaging, and so on. Herein, we report two isostructural one-dimensional zinc-organic halides as coordination polymers ZnX2(bpp) (X = Cl, 1; Br, 2; bpp = 1,3-di­(4-pyridyl)­propane) with excitation wavelength- and time-dependent ultralong RTP properties. The dynamic multicolor afterglow can be assigned to the emission of the pristine ligand bpp and its interactions with halogen atoms. Experiments and theoretical calculations both suggest that ZnX2 is crucial for ultralong RTP: (a) the metal coordination and X...π bonds in coordination polymers fix the bpp molecules and suppress the nonradiative transitions; (b) the spin-orbital coupling of coordination polymers is largely enhanced relative to the bpp because of the heavy atom effect; and (c) the charge transfer exists between halogens and bpp ligand. Therefore, this work not only presents metal-halide coordination polymers with excitation wavelength- and time-dependent RTP properties, but also provides a facile method for the new types of dynamic multicolor afterglow materials.

Molecule‐based micro/nanocrystal heterojunctions (MMHs) have attracted much attention in the fields of information security, optical sensors, photonic communications, crystal laser media, and miniaturized white‐light device. Although several types of MMHs materials are designed and synthesized, some challenges still need to be recognized and solved, such as in‐depth understanding on the formation–growth mechanisms of low‐dimensional micro/nanostructures and the realization of their practical applications. In this review, recent development of MMHs materials, including basic concepts (i.e., binding force, lattice match, nucleation rate, and crystal interfacial energy), materials classification (from single‐component to multicomponent heterojunctions), preparation methods, together with representative photonic applications, is systematically summarized. This review not only introduces state‐of‐the‐art advances of MMHs systems, but also presents their current issues and future trends, which are favorable to provide new ideas and guidance for expanding the understanding and promoting the evolution of MMHs for advanced optical applications.

Realizing efficient and ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) is highly desirable but remains a challenge due to the inherent competition between excited state lifetime and photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). Herein, we report the bottomup self-assembly of transparent metal-organic framework (MOF) bulk glasses exhibiting direct ultralong allphosphorescence (lifetime: 630.15 ms) with a PLQY of up to 75 % at ambient conditions. These macroscopic MOF glasses have high Young's modulus and hardness, which provide a rigid environment to reduce nonradiative transitions and boost triplet excitons. Spectral technologies and theoretical calculations demonstrate the photoluminescence of MOF glasses is directly derived from the different triplet excited states, indicating the great capability for color-tunable afterglow emission. We further developed information storage and light-emitting devices based on the efficient and pure RTP of the fabricated MOF photonic glasses.