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ArticleNature chemistry2026

Lanthanide-doped nanocrystals enable organic room-temperature phosphorescence in solution through direct triplet excitation.

Huangtianzhi Zhu, Rakesh Arul, Zhao Jiang, Bofeng Xue, Matteo Fornasarig, Danillo Valverde, Lars van Turnhout, Yunzhou Deng, Alasdair Tew, Yoann Olivier and 3 more

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Huangtianzhi Zhu *Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-6415
Rakesh Arul *Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8355-2158
Zhao JiangCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-3443
Bofeng XueCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1276-7388
Matteo FornasarigLaboratory for Computational Modelling of Functional Materials, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium.
Danillo ValverdeLaboratory for Computational Modelling of Functional Materials, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1893-4579
Lars van TurnhoutCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-6250
Yunzhou DengCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0382-2408
Alasdair TewCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7812-1666
Yoann OlivierLaboratory for Computational Modelling of Functional Materials, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-1536
David BeljonneLaboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5082-9990
Zhongzheng YuCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. zy338@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0941-3357
Akshay RaoCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. ar525@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-0766

Funding

Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS (Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research) 2.5020.11
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Abstract

Organic triplet excitons are of great interest for applications in optoelectronics, photochemistry and theranostics. Due to spin-selection rules, triplets are 'dark states', rendering direct photoexcitation from the ground state and efficient phosphorescent emission nearly impossible. Overcoming these spin-dependent limitations is a long-standing challenge. Here we report a universal method to brighten organic triplet excitons by attaching chromophores onto the surface of lanthanide-doped nanocrystals, enabling spin-exchange coupling between the unpaired spins of lanthanide ions and organic molecules. This allows direct photoexcitation of the organic triplets, and room-temperature, nanosecond-timescale, oxygen-insensitive phosphorescence in both solution and film under ambient conditions. Different organic chromophores and lanthanide ions are combined to obtain phosphorescence in the visible and near-infrared range. Compared with common organic phosphorescence, which only exists in crystals or at low temperature, the triplet emission established here does not require crystallization, low temperatures or an inert atmosphere. Our approach could open avenues to the application of room-temperature organic phosphorescence in optoelectronic devices and biological labelling and imaging.

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