Lanthanide
(Ln) metal–organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) have
attracted attention in anti-counterfeiting and white light-emitting
diodes (WLEDs) due to their high quantum efficiency, long lifetimes,
and characteristic linear spectrum. However, Ln-MOFs have some disadvantages,
such as harsh luminescence modulation, low transparency, and poor
film formation. In this study, Ln-MOF (Ln = Eu and/or Tb)-modified
TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils were employed for preparing transparent
nanopapers and luminescence modulation. These luminescent nanopapers
achieved an excellent light emission color tuning from green, yellow,
and red under 365 nm excitation, while 254 nm radiation on these nanopapers
only emitted characteristic pink light. Thus, the luminescent nanopapers
combined color-tuning and photo-switching properties through the control
of Eu3+/Tb3+ molar ratio and excitation wavelength
(λEx at 365 and 254 nm), respectively, which greatly
improved them for anti-counterfeiting applications. In addition, Ln-MOFs
endowed these nanopapers with excellent optical haze (>90%), such
that softening of white light from WLEDs was realized in 254 nm-driven
UV-LED chips, corresponding white light with good color quality [Commission
International de I’Eclairage coordinates, correlated color
temperature, and color-rendering index of (0.34, 0.36), 5536 K and
86, respectively].