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Optimization of the host lattice is a novel strategy to achieve efficient up‐conversion luminescence (UCL) with multi‐peak full‐spectrum emission. Herein, lattice optimization is performed in a non‐vacuum sulfur‐rich environment, where the ultra‐low phonon energy NaYS2 heterogeneous phase is forced to intergrow, which overcomes the limitations of the conventional vacuum preparation method and achieves high‐efficient UCL. Remarkably, the lattice sites are preferentially occupied by S2−, which causes lattice distortion and generates layered NaYS2/Y2O2S hybrid crystalline with high inversion asymmetry to reconfigure excitation mechanism and exhibit distinct luminescence centers at the multi‐peak full‐spectrum. Moreover, owing to longer lifetime of excited state energy levels of Er3+ after lattice modification and ordered segregation of Er3+ in the YS6 layer restricting the negative energy exchange process, the luminescence intensity is increased by about six times, and the remodeling of full‐spectrum‐efficient UCLs is realized. This work reports an innovative approach for lattice optimization and a facile preparation of ternary sulfides, which provides a new direction for achieving highly efficient UCLs with promising applications in biomedical imaging, near‐infrared detection, and temperature sensing synergy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Perovskites with ultra‐low phonon energy have excellent radiation properties, while the population distribution of its luminescent initial state needs to be facilitated to further optimize the stokes fluorescence of Er3+ under high‐energy photons excitation. Herein, UV excitability of Er3+ is remodeled by building an energy transfer channel from Sb3+ to Er3+ in Cs2NaInCl6 (CNIC) microcrystal to realize the enhancement of stokes fluorescence of Er3+. Under UV excitation, the breakthrough boost of Er3+ is observed in Cs2NaInCl6:Sb3+‐Er3+ (CNIC:Sb‐Er), and the sensitization coefficient from Sb3+ to Er3+ in CNIC is derived to be as high as 112. Moreover, CNIC:Sb‐Er is embedded into functional fibers to enhance the crystal stability and the composite flexibility, which form fluorescence fibers with strong radiation transition probability. Finally, a high‐precision temperature sensing is achieved based on FIR (fluorescence intensity ratios) technology, and the maximum relative sensitivities of CNIC:Sb‐Er phosphors and CNIC:Sb‐Er/PAN fibers reach 1.13 and 1.10% K−1, respectively, indicating that CNIC:Sb‐Er and CNIC:Sb‐Er/PAN fibers have potential applications in optical temperature sensors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Exploration of multifunctional integrated catalysts is of great significance for photocatalysis toward practical application. Herein, a 1D confined nanoreactor with a heterogeneous core-shell structure is designed for synergies of efficient catalysis and temperature monitoring by custom encapsulation of Z-scheme heterojunction CuS quantum dots/BiVO 4 (CuS QDs/BiVO 4 ) and Y 2 O 2 S-Er, Yb. The dispersed active sites created by the QDs with high surface energy improve the mass transfer efficiency, and the efficient electron transport channels at the heterogeneous interface extend the carrier lifetime, which endows the nanoreactor with excellent catalytic performance. Meanwhile, real-time temperature monitoring is realized based on the thermally coupled levels 2 H 11/2 / 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 of Er 3+ using fluorescence intensity ratio, which enables the monitorable photocatalysis. Furthermore, the nanoreactor with a multidimensional structure increases effective intermolecular collisions to facilitate the catalytic process by restricting the reaction within distinct enclosed spaces and circumvents potential unknown interaction effects. The design of multi-space nanoconfined reactors opens up a new avenue to modulate catalyst function, providing a unique perspective for photocatalytic applications in the mineralization of organic pollutants, hydrogen production, and nitrogen fixation., (© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH.)