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Rik Van Deun

Rik Van Deun

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10678
World Ranking
9884
National Ranking
127

Overview

Rik Van Deun is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within the field of Materials Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research covers multiple key topics such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Rik Van Deun has contributed to a range of scientific publications. Their most recent papers include:

  • "A Visible-Light-Harvesting Covalent Organic Framework Bearing Single Nickel Sites as a Highly Efficient Sulfur-Carbon Cross-Coupling Dual Catalyst" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Designing Photochromic Materials with Large Luminescence Modulation and Strong Photochromic Efficiency for Dual-Mode Rewritable Optical Storage" (2021, Advanced Optical Materials)
  • "Boosting the Er3+ 1.5 μm Luminescence in CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Photonic Devices Operating at Telecommunication Wavelengths" (2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials)
  • "Amidoxime-functionalized covalent organic framework as simultaneous luminescent sensor and adsorbent for organic arsenic from water" (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Color Tuning from Greenish-Yellow to Orange-Red in Thermal-Stable KBaY(MoO4)3:Dy3+, Eu3+ Phosphors via Energy Transfer for UV W-LEDs" (2020, ACS Applied Electronic Materials)

The scientist frequently publishes in several notable venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Collaborations have been an integral part of their work. Frequent co-authors include Dimitrije Mara, Anna M. Kaczmarek, Kristof Van Hecke, Flavia Artizzu, and Maxime Dufaye.

Best Publications

  • Rare-Earth-Containing Magnetic Liquid Crystals

    Koen Binnemans;Yury G. Galyametdinov;Rik Van Deun;Duncan W. Bruce

  • Rare earth tungstate and molybdate compounds – from 0D to 3D architectures

    Anna M. Kaczmarek;Rik Van Deun

  • Covalent Coupling of Luminescent Tris(2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonato)lanthanide(III) Complexes on a Merrifield Resin

    Philip Lenaerts;Kris Driesen;Rik Van Deun;Koen Binnemans

  • Synthesis, crystal structures, and luminescence properties of carboxylate based rare-earth coordination polymers.

    Roel Decadt;Kristof Van Hecke;Diederik Depla;Karen Leus

  • Fully Fluorinated Imidodiphosphinate Shells for Visible- and NIR-Emitting Lanthanides: Hitherto Unexpected Effects of Sensitizer Fluorination on Lanthanide Emission Properties

    Peter B. Glover;Andrew P. Bassett;Peter Nockemann;Benson M. Kariuki

  • Photostability of a highly luminescent europium beta-diketonate complex in imidazolium ionic liquids.

    Peter Nockemann;Eva Beurer;Kris Driesen;Rik Van Deun

  • Simultaneously excited downshifting/upconversion luminescence from lanthanide-doped core/shell fluoride nanoparticles for multimode anticounterfeiting

    Jing Liu;Hannes Rijckaert;Min Zeng;Katrien Haustraete

  • Site occupancy and photoluminescence properties of a novel deep-red-emitting phosphor NaMgGdTeO6:Mn4+ with perovskite structure for w-LEDs

    Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian;Rik Van Deun

  • Spectroscopic properties of trivalent lanthanide ions in fluorophosphate glasses

    K. Binnemans;R. Van Deun;C. Görller-Walrand;J.L. Adam

  • A far-red-emitting NaMgLaTeO6:Mn4+ phosphor with perovskite structure for indoor plant growth

    Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian;Rik Van Deun;Mikhail G. Brik;Mikhail G. Brik;Mikhail G. Brik

  • Photoluminescence and energy transfer properties of a novel molybdate KBaY(MoO4)3:Ln3+ (Ln3+ = Tb3+, Eu3+, Sm3+, Tb3+/Eu3+, Tb3+/Sm3+) as a multi-color emitting phosphor for UV w-LEDs

    Kai Li;Rik Van Deun

  • Rare-earth quinolinates: infrared-emitting molecular materials with a rich structural chemistry.

    Rik Van Deun;Pascal Fias;Peter Nockemann;An Schepers

  • Speciation of copper(II) complexes in an ionic liquid based on choline chloride and in choline chloride/water mixtures.

    Peter De Vreese;Neil R. Brooks;Kristof Van Hecke;Kristof Van Hecke;Luc Van Meervelt

  • “Flash” Synthesis of CdSe/CdS Core–Shell Quantum Dots

    Marco Cirillo;Tangi Aubert;Raquel Gomes;Rik Van Deun

  • Designing Photochromic Materials with Large Luminescence Modulation and Strong Photochromic Efficiency for Dual-Mode Rewritable Optical Storage

    Zetian Yang;Jiaren Du;Jiaren Du;Lisa I. D. J. Martin;Ang Feng

  • A Visible‐Light‐Harvesting Covalent Organic Framework Bearing Single Nickel Sites as a Highly Efficient Sulfur–Carbon Cross‐Coupling Dual Catalyst

    Hui Chen;Wanlu Liu;Andreas Laemont;Chidharth Krishnaraj

  • Lanthanide “Chameleon” Multistage Anti-Counterfeit Materials

    Anna M. Kaczmarek;Ying-Ya Liu;Chunhua Wang;Brecht Laforce

  • Triggering White-Light Emission in a 2D Imine Covalent Organic Framework Through Lanthanide Augmentation

    Chidharth Krishnaraj;Anna M. Kaczmarek;Himanshu Sekhar Jena;Karen Leus

  • Speciation of uranyl complexes in ionic liquids by optical spectroscopy.

    Peter Nockemann;Kelly Servaes;Rik Van Deun;Kristof Van Hecke

  • A novel deep red-emitting phosphor KMgLaTeO6:Mn4+ with high thermal stability and quantum yield for w-LEDs: structure, site occupancy and photoluminescence properties

    Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian;Rik Van Deun

  • Structure and mesomorphism of silver alkanoates

    Koen Binnemans;Rik Van Deun;Ben Thijs;Iris Vanwelkenhuysen

  • Near-infrared luminescence of lanthanide calcein and lanthanide dipicolinate complexes doped into a silica-PEG hybrid material

    Kris Driesen;Rik Van Deun;Christiane Görller-Walrand;Koen Binnemans

  • Near-infrared photoluminescence of lanthanide-doped liquid crystals

    Rik Van Deun;Dries Moors;Brecht De Fré;Koen Binnemans

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Nockemann
Peter Nockemann Queen's University Belfast
Pascal Van Der Voort
Pascal Van Der Voort Ghent University
Kristof Van Hecke
Kristof Van Hecke Ghent University
Isabel Van Driessche
Isabel Van Driessche Ghent University
Zeger Hens
Zeger Hens Ghent University
Duncan W. Bruce
Duncan W. Bruce University of York

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