Cover Feature: Long‐Range LMCT Coupling in EuIII Coordination Polymers for an Effective Molecular Luminescent Thermometer (Chem. Eur. J. 1/2021)

A luminescent EuIII/GdIII coordination polymer with high brightness, high temperature sensitivity, and high thermo-stability is reported. The prominent luminescent properties were derived from the control of long-range π–f orbital interactions. The conceptual design for the construction of a highly luminescent temperature-sensitive lanthanide coordination polymer opens up a new field at the interface between the fields of luminescence thermometry and molecular materials. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Y. Kitagawa, Y. Hasegawa, et al. on page 264.