Metal-OrganicFrameworksforPhotonicsApplicationsBanglinChenGuodongQianEditorsStructureandBonding157SeriesEditor:D.M.P.Mingos157StructureandBondingSeriesEditor:D.M.P.Mingos,Oxford,UnitedKingdomEditorialBoard:F.A.Armstrong,Oxford,UnitedKingdomX.Duan,Beijing,ChinaL.H.Gade,Heidelberg,GermanyK.R.Poeppelmeier,Evanston,IL,USAG.Parkin,NewYork,USAM.Takano,Kyoto,JapanForfurthervolumes:ficresultsobtainedandnotonspecialistinformationconcerningthetechniquesthemselves.IssuesassociatedwiththedevelopmentofbondingmodelsandgeneralizationsthatilluminatethereactivitypathwaysandratesofchemicalprocessesarealsorelevantTheindividualvolumesintheseriesarethematic.Thegoalofeachvolumeistogivethereader,whetheratauniversityorinindustry,acomprehensiveoverviewofanareawherenewinsightsareemergingthatareofinteresttoalargerscientificaudience.Thuseachreviewwithinthevolumecriticallysurveysoneaspectofthattopicandplacesitwithinthecontextofthevolumeasawhole.Themostsignificantdevelop-mentsofthelast5to10yearsshouldbepresentedusingselectedexamplestoillustratetheprinciplesdiscussed.Adescriptionofthephysicalbasisoftheexperimentaltechniquesthathavebeenusedtoprovidetheprimarydatamayalsobeappropriate,ifithasnotbeencoveredindetailelsewhere.Thecoverageneednotbeexhaustiveindata,butshouldratherbeconceptual,concentratingonthenewprinciplesbeingdevelopedthatwillallowthereader,whoisnotaspecialistintheareacovered,tounderstandthedatapresented.Discussionofpossiblefutureresearchdirectionsintheareaiswelcomed.Reviewarticlesfortheindividualvolumesareinvitedbythevolumeeditors.InreferencesStructureandBondingisabbreviatedStructBondandiscitedasajournal.BanglinChenlGuodongQianEditorsMetal-OrganicFrameworksforPhotonicsApplicationsWithcontributionsbyB.ChenlX.-M.ChenlY.CuilS.DulP.FalcarolS.FurukawalK.HirailS.KitagawalW.LinlR.MedishettylG.QianlJ.J.VittallH.ZhanglJ.-P.ZhanglT.ZhangEditorsBanglinChenDepartmentofChemistryUniversityofTexasatSanAntonioSanAntonioTexasUSAGuodongQianDpt.ofMaterialsScience&EngineeringZhejiangUniversityHangzhouPeople’sRepublicofChinaISSN0081-5993ISSN1616-8550(electronic)ISBN978-3-642-44966-6ISBN978-3-642-44967-3(eBook)DOI10.1007/978-3-642-44967-3SpringerHeidelbergNewYorkDordrechtLondonLibraryofCongressControlNumber:2014931514#Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg2014Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpartofthematerialisconcerned,specificallytherightsoftranslation,reprinting,reuseofillustrations,recitation,broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,andtransmissionorinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilarmethodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped.Exemptedfromthislegalreservationarebriefexcerptsinconnectionwithreviewsorscholarlyanalysisormaterialsuppliedspecificallyforthepurposeofbeingenteredandexecutedonacomputersystem,forexclusiveusebythepurchaserofthework.DuplicationofthispublicationorpartsthereofispermittedonlyundertheprovisionsoftheCopyrightLawofthePublisher’slocation,initscurrentversion,andpermissionforusemustalwaysbeobtainedfromSpringer.PermissionsforusemaybeobtainedthroughRightsLinkattheCopyrightClearanceCenter.ViolationsareliabletoprosecutionundertherespectiveCopyrightLaw.Theuseofgeneraldescriptivenames,registerednames,trademarks,servicemarks,etc.inthispublicationdoesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexemptfromtherelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse.Whiletheadviceandinformationinthisbookarebelievedtobetrueandaccurateatthedateofpublication,neithertheauthorsnortheeditorsnorthepublishercanacceptanylegalresponsibilityforanyerrorsoromissionsthatmaybemade.Thepublishermakesnowarranty,expressorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedherein.Printedonacid-freepaperSpringerispartofSpringerScience+BusinessMedia()PrefacePhotonics,thescienceoflightemission,transmission,modulation,manipulation,anddetection,areplayinganessentialroleinmanyfields,includinginformationprocessing,communicationtechnologies,military,andbiomedicine.Comparedtoelectronics,photonicsenablethetransportandprocessingofinformationatthespeedoflight.Thepresentboominopticalfibertechnologyisanexcellentexampleofhowmuchimpactphotonicshasontheadvancementofoursociety.Uptonow,variousinorganicandorganicmaterialshavebeenwidelydevelopedforphotonicsapplications,includingnonlinearopticalmaterials,luminescentmaterials,lasermater