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Glass materials are very attractive for the development of eco-friendly, engineer safe, and fully recyclable smart materials. Photoluminescent glass applies these unique properties to photonics, lighting, and photovoltaics by applying light down-conversion from UV to visible or near-infrared light, suitable for devices, smart windows, and LEDs, among many other applications. Furthermore, enhanced optical properties can be achieved with enamel coatings or by deposition of phosphors, increasing the range of light harvesting of glass materials. This book chapter discusses current methods to synthesize photoluminescent glass and phosphors with a strong focus on the use of alternative raw materials and how they are introduced in such applications to achieve high photoluminescence performances (such as quantum efficiency, Stokes shifts, and brightness). Novel approaches such as quantum dots or photoluminescent zeolites promise new ways to develop luminescence, avoiding the use of critical raw materials such as lanthanides. Examples such as LEDs, light solar concentrators for photovoltaics, and art or design are given, showing the wide range of applications of optical smart glass.
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The authors would like to thank the Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry—LAQV and the research unit Glass and Ceramic for the Arts—Vicarte, which are financed by national funds from FCT/MCTES (UID/QUI/50006/2019 and UID/EAT/00729/2019). They would also like to thank the Portuguese FCT-MCTES for the financial support from PTDC/QEQ-QIN/3007/2014, and the EC is acknowledged for the INFUSION project grant N. 734834 under H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 and DecoChrom project under Grant Agreement No. 760973.
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Laia, C.A.T., Ruivo, A. (2019). Photoluminescent Glasses and Their Applications. In: Pedras, B. (eds) Fluorescence in Industry. Springer Series on Fluorescence, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/4243_2019_12
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