化学学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 84 ›› Issue (8): 1326-1342.DOI: 10.6023/A26060211 上一篇    下一篇

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稀土配合物功能材料: 从分子设计和性能调控到前沿应用

宋福嘉a, 苏平如a, 唐瑜a,b,*()   

  1. a 兰州大学化学化工学院稀土功能材料教育部工程研究中心 稀土功能材料教育部工程研究中心 兰州 730000
    b 白云鄂博稀土资源研究与综合利用全国重点实验室 包头稀土研究院 包头 014030
  • 投稿日期:2026-06-20 发布日期:2026-07-30
  • 作者简介:

    宋福嘉, 兰州大学化学化工学院2025级博士研究生, 师从唐瑜教授. 主要研究兴趣为手性超分子组装体的构建及手性传递.

    苏平如, 兰州大学青年研究员, 硕士生导师. 2020 年 12 月毕业于兰州大学无机化学专业, 获理学博士学位, 导师唐瑜教授; 2021 至 2023 年, 在深圳大学李霄鹏教授课题组从事博士后工作; 2023 年 8 月加入兰州大学化学化工学院, 从事无机化学教学科研工作. 研究方向为稀土配合物自组装及其应用.

    唐瑜, 兰州大学二级萃英学者, 博士生导师. 教育部长江学者特聘教授, 国家高层次人才特支计划教学名师, 基金委稀土功能材料创新研究群体负责人, 中国化学会会士, 英国皇家化学会会士, 国务院政府特殊津贴专家. 兼任国务院学位委员会第八届化学学科评议组成员, 中国化学会副秘书长, 中国化学会无机化学学科委员会、科普工作委员会、女化学工作者委员会委员; Aggregate期刊顾问编委, Inorg. Chem. 副主编, Inorg. Chem. Front.、《中国稀土学报》(中、英文版) 、《高等学校化学学报》(中英文版)、《无机化学学报》和《结构化学》等期刊编委. 近期的研究工作主要集中在稀土配位化学和功能材料研究, 主持国家自然科学基金创新研究群体项目、重点项目和面上项目, 111 引智基地项目, 甘肃省重大专项、重点研发计划和企业合作项目等研究课题. 以通讯作者或第一作者在 Chem. Soc. Rev.、Acc. Chem. Res.、Natl. Sci. Rev.、CCS Chem.、Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.、J. Am. Chem. Soc.、Energy Environ. Sci.、Adv. Mater.、ACS Nano 和 Sci. China Chem. 等刊物发表论文 200 余篇.

    “纪念兰州大学化学学科创建80周年”专辑

  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22221001); 国家自然科学基金(22131007); 国家自然科学基金(22401119); 111引智计划项目(B20027); 甘肃省科技计划项目(24ZD13GA015); 甘肃省科技计划项目(23ZDGA012); 甘肃省科技计划项目(26JDRA008); 中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金项目(lzujbky-2025-jdzx13)

Rare-Earth Complex Functional Materials: From Molecular Design and Property Modulation to Cutting-Edge Applications

Fu-jia Songa, Pingru Sua, Yu Tanga,b,*()   

  1. a College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Engineering Research Center of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou 730000, China
    b State Key Laboratory of Baiyunobo Rare Earth Resource Researches and Comprehensive Utilization, Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, Baotou 014030, China
  • Received:2026-06-20 Published:2026-07-30
  • Contact: E-mail: tangyu@lzu.edu.cn
  • About author:

    For the VSI “Celebration of 80th Anniversary of Chemistry in Lanzhou University”

  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22221001); National Natural Science Foundation of China(22131007); National Natural Science Foundation of China(22401119); 111 project(B20027); Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province(24ZD13GA015); Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province(23ZDGA012); Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province(26JDRA008); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(lzujbky-2025-jdzx13)

稀土元素因其特殊的4f电子构型而展现出优异的光、电、磁性能, 已在信息、能源和医疗等领域获得广泛应用. 将稀土离子与有机配体相结合所形成的稀土配合物, 兼具稀土离子和有机配体的结构性质特点, 同时具有分子设计的灵活性, 另外, 其独特的组装特性可以实现从配合物分子到功能材料的跨尺度构筑和性能调控, 已成为实现稀土资源高效利用的重要途径. 理性设计配体不仅能够精确构筑配合物结构, 还可实现对性能的定向调控, 这对揭示构效关系以及发展光电、传感、催化及能源等新型材料具有重要意义. 尽管已取得显著进展, 该领域在合成方法优化、新材料创制以及稳定性提升等方面仍面临挑战. 本文综述了本课题组近年的研究工作, 涵盖分子设计、性能调控与应用探索, 重点介绍了利用配位自组装、原位配位和微结构演化等策略实现的精准合成与功能调控, 并展示了这些材料在智能发光及光功能材料和器件中的应用. 最后, 分析了该领域面临的机遇与挑战, 以期为稀土配合物功能材料的精准合成方法学提供参考.

关键词: 稀土配合物, 功能材料, 精准合成, 分子设计, 性能调控

Rare earth elements exhibit outstanding optical, electrical, and magnetic properties owing to their unique 4f electronic configuration, and have found widespread applications in fields such as information technology, energy, and healthcare. Rare earth complexes formed by combining rare earth ions with organic ligands integrate the structural characteristics of both components, while offering considerable flexibility in molecular design. Furthermore, their distinctive assembly features enable the cross-scale construction and performance modulation of materials ranging from discrete complex molecules to functional materials, thus representing a crucial pathway toward the efficient utilization of rare earth resources. The rational design of ligands not only facilitates the precise construction of complex structures, but also enables the targeted regulation of their properties, which is of great significance for elucidating structure-property relationships and for developing novel materials for optoelectronics, sensing, catalysis, and energy-related applications. Despite remarkable progress, challenges remain in this field concerning the optimization of synthetic methodologies, the creation of new materials, and the enhancement of stability. This review summarizes the recent research advances made by our group, covering aspects from molecular design and property modulation to application exploration. Emphasis is placed on the precise synthesis and functional regulation achieved through strategies such as coordination-driven self-assembly, in situ coordination, and microstructure evolution, along with the demonstration of these materials in intelligent luminescent and photo-functional materials and devices. Finally, we analyze the opportunities and challenges confronting this field, with the aim of providing a reference for the development of precise synthetic methodologies for rare earth complex-based functional materials.

Key words: rare earth complexes, functional materials, precise synthesis, molecular design, property regulation