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ReviewSmall methods2026

Luminescent Covalent-Organic Frameworks: Design Strategies, Photophysical Mechanisms, and Applications.

Zheng Wang, Xiang-Qian Li, Shi-Cheng Wang, Jun-Ting Mo, Mei Pan

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Review in Small methods, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Zheng WangKey Laboratory of Chemical Additives For China National Light Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-9757
Xiang-Qian LiKey Laboratory of Chemical Additives For China National Light Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China.
Shi-Cheng WangKey Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
Jun-Ting MoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Green Agricultural Production and Intelligent Equipment, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, China.
Mei PanMOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8979-7305

Funding

Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 525QN258National Natural Science Foundation of China 22101162National Natural Science Foundation of China 22171291National Natural Science Foundation of China 22501063National Natural Science Foundation of China 92261114National Natural Science Foundation of China 92461302NKRD Program of China 2021YFA1500401
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Luminescent covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), exquisitely built from structurally defined organic molecular unit interconnected through covalent bonds, have become transformative materials in optoelectronic technologies. Through the judicious selection of molecular building blocks and the deliberate design of topological frameworks, the construction of COFs with outstanding luminescent performance becomes possible. This review begins by illuminating crystal engineering approaches that enable precise modulation of emissive properties in molecular constituents, accompanied by a comprehensive survey of the building blocks that have driven recent breakthroughs in luminescent COFs. It further delves into the fundamental photophysical mechanisms underpinning COF-based emission, demonstrating how fluorescence and phosphorescence can be finely tuned through a series of strategies including the hydrogen isotope effect, aggregation-induced emission, excited-state intramolecular proton transfer, crystal preparation, heavy atom effects, host-guest regulation, donor-acceptor systems, and so on. Additionally, luminescent COFs' principal uses are accentuated, spanning white-light-emitting devices, sensing technologies, drug delivery systems, and nonlinear optics. Finally, the critique offers an anticipatory viewpoint regarding prospective possibilities and obstacles, offering thoughtful reflections on material design, mechanistic understanding, and the broader application potential of luminescent COFs.

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covalent‐organic frameworkfluorescenceluminescence mechanismoptimization strategiesphosphorescence

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PMID42438332
PMCPMC13450057

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