Preface	6
	Contents	8
	Part I: Introduction	13
	Chapter 1: Rare Earth, Rare Earth Luminescence, Luminescent Rare Earth Compounds, and Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials	14
	1.1 Introduction	14
	1.2 Atomic Spectral Term and Energy Level Transition of Rare Earth Ions	17
	1.3 Luminescence and Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions	17
	1.4 Rare Earth Phosphors	20
	1.5 Luminescent Rare Earth Coordination Compounds	22
	1.6 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials	28
	References	30
	Part II: Typical Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Material	33
	Chapter 2: Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified Silica	34
	2.1 Introduction	34
	2.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Aromatic Carboxylic Acid-Modified Silica	37
	2.2.1 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Aromatic Carboxylic Acid-Modified Silica Through Carboxylic Group Grafting	37
	2.2.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Aromatic Carboxylic Acid-Modified Silica Through Amino Group Grafting	39
	2.2.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Aromatic Carboxylic Acid-Modified Silica Through Hydroxyl Group Grafting	41
	2.2.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Aromatic Carboxylic Acid-Modified Silica Through Mercapto Group Grafting	41
	2.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on ?-Diketone and Its Anaologue Derivative-Modified Silica	44
	2.3.1 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on ?-Diketone-Modified Silica	44
	2.3.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Sulfonamide Derivative-Modified Silica	47
	2.3.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on ?-Diketone Analogue-Modified Silica	48
	2.3.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on 1,3-Bis(2-Formylphenoxy)-2-Propanol-Modified Silica	48
	2.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Macrocyclic Compound-Modified Silica	49
	2.4.1 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Calixarene Derivative-Modified Silica	49
	2.4.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Crown Derivative-Modified Silica	50
	2.4.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Porphyrin Derivative-Modified Silica	51
	2.4.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Schiff-Base Derivative Compound-Modified Silica	52
	2.5 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Heterocyclic Compound-Modified Silica	52
	2.5.1 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Bipyridine Derivative-Modified Silica	54
	2.5.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Amino Compound-Modified Silica	55
	2.5.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Hydroxyl Compound-Modified Silica	55
	2.5.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Mercapto Compounds (3-alkyl-4-amino-5-ylsulfanyl-1,2,4-triazole)-Modified Silica	56
	2.5.5 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Other Special ORMOSIL-Derived Silica	58
	2.6 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Composite Matrices of Silica	58
	2.7 Conclusion and Outlook	60
	References	60
	Chapter 3: Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified Mesoporous Silica	66
	3.1 Introduction	66
	3.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified MCM-Type Mesoporous Silica	68
	3.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified SBA-Type Mesoporous Silica	73
	3.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on POMs-Type Mesoporous Silica	78
	3.5 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified Mesoporous Silica and Other Inorganic Hosts	81
	3.6 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organically Modified Mesoporous Silica and Polymer Units	84
	3.7 Conclusion and Outlook	86
	References	87
	Chapter 4: Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Functionalized Microporous Zeolites	92
	4.1 Zeolite, Rare Earth Ion-Functionalized Zeolites, and Their Photophysical Properties	92
	4.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Functionalized Zeolite-FAU	97
	4.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Functionalized Zeolite A	102
	4.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Functionalized Zeolite L	106
	4.5 Conclusion and Outlook	113
	References	113
	Chapter 5: Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks	116
	5.1 Introduction to Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)	116
	5.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on the Ionic Substitution Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks	119
	5.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on the Ion Exchange Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks	122
	5.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on the Coordinated Metal–Organic Frameworks	125
	5.5 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on the Covalent Postsynthetic Modification of Metal–Organic Frameworks	131
	5.6 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on the Composition of Metal–Organic Frameworks with Other Species	135
	5.7 Conclusion and Outlook	139
	References	140
	Chapter 6: Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Polymer and Polymer/Silica Composite	144
	6.1 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Organic Polymers	145
	6.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on the Polymer Composite of Other Units Consisting Di-ureasils	149
	6.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Material-Based Polymer/Silica Composite Through Coordination Bonding Assembly	156
	6.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Polymer/Silica Composite Through Covalent Bonding Assembly	162
	6.5 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Polymer Composite and Other Units	166
	6.6 Conclusion and Outlook	168
	References	169
	Part III: Multicomponent Assembly	173
	Chapter 7: Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Multicomponent Assembly	174
	7.1 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Modified Clay	175
	7.2 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Ionogels	179
	7.3 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Multicomponent Nanocomposite	185
	7.4 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Polyoxometalate	193
	7.5 Photofunctional Rare Earth Hybrid Materials Based on Multi-host Assembly	198
	7.6 Conclusion and Outlook	199
	References	200
	Part IV: Photophysical Application	204
	Chapter 8: Photophysical Applications of Photofunctional Rare-Earth Hybrid Materials	205
	8.1 Photofunctional Rare-Earth Hybrid Materials for Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSC)	206
	8.2 Photofunctional Rare-Earth Hybrid Materials for Luminescent Devices and Barcoding	210
	8.3 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Metal Cations	216
	8.3.1 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Fe3+ and Fe2+	216
	8.3.2 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Cd2+ and Hg2+	219
	8.3.3 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Cu2+ and Ag+	225
	8.3.4 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Other Cations	229
	8.4 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Anions	230
	8.4.1 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for F?	230
	8.4.2 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for CrO42? or Cr2O72?	233
	8.4.3 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Other Anions	235
	8.5 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Molecules	236
	8.6 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Special Molecule Species or Indices	243
	8.7 Photofunctional Hybrid Materials as Probes or Sensors for Physical Properties	250
	8.8 Conclusion and Outlook	257
	References	258
	Index	262