Pushing Trap-Controlled Persistent Luminescence Materials toward Multi-Responsive Smart Platforms: Recent Advances,...

Area of Science:

• Materials Science
• Chemistry
• Physics

Background:

• Persistent luminescence materials are gaining traction due to their unique energy storage and stimuli-responsive properties.
• Trap-controlled luminescence offers diverse pathways for responding to external stimuli, making it attractive for smart applications.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review recent advances in trap-controlled luminescence materials for multi-stimuli-responsive smart platforms.
• To summarize design principles, luminescence mechanisms, and responsiveness to stimuli like heat, light, mechanical force, and X-rays.

Main Methods:

• Comprehensive literature review of trap-controlled luminescence materials.
• Analysis of design strategies and luminescence mechanisms.
• Highlighting hybrid systems and temperature-dependent performance.

Main Results:

• Trap-controlled luminescence materials exhibit significant progress in multi-stimuli responsiveness.
• Diverse hybrid systems incorporating these materials are emerging.
• Performance is characterized across a wide temperature range, from cryogenic to ultra-high.

Conclusions:

• Trap-controlled luminescence materials are key components for advanced multi-responsive smart platforms.
• Further research can guide rational design and performance optimization for novel applications.