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Metal–organic frameworks

Framing upconversion materials

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Solid-state organic materials that convert low-power visible light into higher-energy radiation have been synthesized using metal–organic frameworks. This approach could be used to make polymers that increase the efficiency of photovoltaic devices.

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Figure 1: Upconversion with metal–organic frameworks.

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  • 24 November 2016

    In view of the fact that the Article by P. Mahato et al. (Nature Materials 14, 924–930; 2015) has been retracted by the authors, we wish to retract this News & Views highlighting the study as it relied on the validity of the data presented therein.

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  1. Yoan C. Simon and Christoph Weder are at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland,

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Simon, Y., Weder, C. Framing upconversion materials. Nature Mater 14, 864–865 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4375

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