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Recent advances in electrochemiluminescence luminophores

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Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) has continued to receive considerable attention in various applications, owing to its intrinsic advantages such as near-zero background response, wide dynamic range, high sensitivity, simple instrumentation, and low cost. The ECL luminophore is one of the most significant components during the light generation processes. Despite significant progress that has been made in the synthesis of new luminophores and their roles in resolving various challenges, there are few comprehensive summaries on ECL luminophores. In this review, we discuss some of the recent advances in organic, metal complexes, nanomaterials, metal oxides, and near-infrared ECL luminophores. We also emphasize their roles in tackling various challenges with illustrative examples that have been reported in the last few years. Finally, perspective and some unresolved challenges in ECL that can potentially be addressed by introducing new luminophores have also been discussed.

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We appreciate the kind support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21874126 and 21804127), China Scholarship Council (No. 2017GXZ021380), the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (No. 2016YFA0201300), CAS-VPST Silk Road Science Fund 2021 (GJHZ202125), and Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province (20200703024ZP).

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  3. Department Chemistry, Bayero University, PMB 3011, Kano, Nigeria

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Abdussalam, A., Xu, G. Recent advances in electrochemiluminescence luminophores. Anal Bioanal Chem 414, 131–146 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-021-03329-0

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