A Review of Heavy-Atom-Induced Room-Temperature Phosphorescence: a Straightforward Phosphorimetric Method

Abstract Abstract This review discusses the development of heavy-atom-induced, room-temperature phosphorescence (HAI-RTP), a new technique based on the use of RTP emitted directly from the analyte in a fluid solution with no protective medium except the presence of high concentrations of a heavy-atom perturber. These experimental conditions permit sufficient interaction between the perturber and the analytes to produce an effective population of their triplet states and thus emit intense phosphorescence. Keywords: heavy-atom-inducedroom-temperature phosphorescence Acknowledgments The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Consejería de Medio Ambiente (Junta de Andalucía) and the grant support from University of Granada and Ministerio Ciencia y Tecnología.