“…It is well-known that most of lanthanide(III) ions (not including La 3+ and Lu 3+ ions) can usually show fine photoluminescence performances and, in recent years, new lanthanide materials with interesting photoluminescence properties have drawn more and more attention from the researchers in chemical, physical, material and other domains. [1][2][3][4][5] As of today, a large number of researchers have been devoting themselves to the preparation, structures, physical and chemical characterization of new lanthanide materials, in order to explore their various potential applications in luminescent probes, cell imaging, catalysts, magnetic materials, electrochemical displays, sensors, light-emitting diodes, and so forth. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Relative to the large number of investigations on the photoluminescence behavior of new lanthanide materials, only very few investigations on the semiconductor properties of lanthanide materials have been explored so far and, therefore, more studies are still necessary.…”