“…. Nevertheless, the q–q interaction was found to be responsible for Gd 3+ → Eu 3+ energy transfer in Gd 2 SiO 5 by Mori et al ., Tb 3+ → Eu 3+ energy transfer in zinc silicate glasses by Liang et al ., Pr 3+ → Eu 3+ energy transfer in K 5 Li 2 GdF 10 by Solarz, Nd 3+ → Nd 3+ energy transfer in (1,2‐dimethoxyethane) 2 Nd(SC 6 F 5 ) 3 by Kumar et al ., Sm 3+ → Sm 3+ energy transfer in oxyfluoroborate glasses by Mahato et al ., Eu 2+ → Eu 2+ energy transfer in SrLaGa 3 S 6 O by Zhang et al ., Dy 3+ → Dy 3+ energy transfer in YPO 4 , CaMoO 4 , and oxyfluoroborate glasses by Faoro et al ., Cavalli et al . , and Mahato et al ., respectively, Eu 3+ → Eu 3+ energy transfer in sol–gel derived silica glasses treated at 600°C, calcium diborate glasses and Ca 10 Na(PO 4 ) 7 by Martín et al ., Lavín et al .…”