Responsive luminescent MOF materials for advanced anticounterfeiting

Smart stimuli-responsive luminescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), combining the unique advantages and exciting application prospects, have gained booming development in recent years. The powerful capability to respond the external chemical or physical stimuli through various manners makes them particularly attractive in anti-counterfeiting technologies. This review aims at the recent progress of the stimuli-responsive luminescent MOF materials for advanced anti-counterfeiting technologies. The representative types of stimuli, such as light, temperature, solvent, pH, ion are summarized. In addition, the responsive luminescence and mechanisms, and the implementation strategies for advanced anti-counterfeiting are discussed. We also briefly present the current challenges and future perspectives of stimuli-responsive luminescent MOF materials for anticounterfeiting application. We hope this review would provide some new insights and guidelines for the design and engineering of novel stimuli-responsive luminescent MOF materials for advanced anticounterfeiting and information encryption.

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Smart stimuli-responsive luminescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained significant development in recent years due to their unique advantages and exciting application prospects. These materials have the ability to respond to external chemical or physical stimuli in various ways, making them highly attractive in anti-counterfeiting technologies. This review summarizes the recent progress in stimuli-responsive luminescent MOF materials for advanced anti-counterfeiting technologies, including the different types of stimuli and the mechanisms of their responsive luminescence. The implementation strategies and future perspectives for advanced anti-counterfeiting using these materials are also discussed.