Luminescent Metal–Organic Frameworks for White LEDs

Abstract Phosphor‐converted white light‐emitting diodes (pc‐WLEDs), as a main approach of solid‐state white light illumination, have caught tremendous attention and achieved enormous progress in the past decades. Since the phosphor plays a dominating role in the final property of pc‐WLEDs, the exploration for high‐performance phosphor has become a challenging and targeted research topic. In this regard, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging to offer a fascinating platform for well color‐tuning flexibility and designability endowed by their diversified architectures, devisable pore structures and affluent luminescent centers. In this review, the design strategies of achieving high‐performance phosphor with the doping of luminescent lanthanide ions, organic ligands, and diverse luminescent guest species including organic dyes, metal complexes, quantum dots in MOF matrix are highlighted, and the representative advances in the development of MOF phosphor are presented, providing guidance and reference for further research of phosphor for pc‐WLEDs.