journal article·2026-03Open access

Giant Isotope Effect in Metal–Organic Frameworks Boosts Unprecedented Photo‐ and Radio‐Luminescence Enhancement

Junhao Lu, Dan Zhou, Xianhuan Hao, Hao Lu, Zhongyuan Zhang, Yuhuan Jia, Sen Mei, Ye Huang, Songbai Tang, Zhiyong Peng, Lanhua Chen, Mengjia Yuan, Lixi Chen, Shuaihua Wang, Meiling Feng, Yanlong Wang, Shuao Wang

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 14

Abstract

ABSTRACT Isotope effect (IE) has emerged as a powerful strategy for tailoring the photophysical properties of luminescent systems, yet its application in solid materials remains limited. Herein, we presented a simple and general in situ deuteration strategy to synthesize a series of deuterated metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with enhanced emission performance. One resulting MOF (EuBTC‐D) exhibits an IE‐triggered comprehensive luminescence enhancement (4.15‐fold longer lifetime and 3.49‐fold higher quantum yield) that surpasses all reported solid‐state deuterated materials. The giant isotope effect is attributed to the drastic suppression of non‐radiative decay in EuBTC‐D, where deuteration effectively freezes the molecule thermal motions of the water‐rich framework and stabilizes the long‐lived triplet excitons. Furthermore, the scope of IE is further extended to radioluminescence, yielding upgraded X‐ray detection sensitivity and imaging resolution. This work establishes isotopic engineering as a versatile and powerful Isotope effect, Metal–organic framework, Photoluminescence, Radioluminescencetool for developing advanced luminescent MOFs and scintillating materials.
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OpenAlex topics: Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications · Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics · Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School of Radiation Medicine and Protection Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China

Frontiers Science Center for RareIsotopes Lanzhou University P. R. China

Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou P. R. China

New Cornerstone Science Laboratory Suzhou P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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