The designing, characterization and utility of luminescent coordination polymers as sensors to detect molecules and ions, constitute an active area of research. Further, theoretical investigation on these systems using variety of wave functions add new flavor in providing better understanding of the electronic properties of the coordination polymers causing selectivity in sensing. The coordination polymers offer unique luminescence and electronic properties owing to interplay of electron density between the metal centers and organic ligands. The related electronic properties of coordination polymers can be regulated by changing their chemical structures which in turn can be controlled by amending the metal–ligand interaction at molecular level. The presented review focuses on the general introduction of coordination polymers in particular laying stress on the advancement of luminescent coordination polymers incorporating rare-earth, transition and alkaline earth metals for sensing technology applications. Additionally, computational investigation in the detection of nitroaromatic explosives, organic solvents, metal ions have been presented and uses of luminescent coordination polymers as sensors for pH, water, oxygen, H₂S, glucose, amino acids have also been mentioned.

发光配位聚合物作为检测分子和离子的传感器的设计，表征和实用性构成了活跃的研究领域。此外，对这些使用各种波动函数的系统的理论研究在提供新的风味方面，可以更好地理解配位聚合物的电子性质，从而引起传感选择性。由于金属中心和有机配体之间电子密度的相互作用，配位聚合物提供了独特的发光和电子性能。配位聚合物的相关电子性能可以通过改变其化学结构来调节，而化学结构又可以通过在分子水平上修改金属与配体的相互作用来控制。本综述着重于配位聚合物的一般介绍，特别是强调了结合稀土，过渡金属和碱土金属的发光配位聚合物在传感技术应用中的发展。此外，已经提出了用于检测硝基芳族炸药，有机溶剂，金属离子的计算研究，并使用了发光配位聚合物作为pH，水，氧气，H的传感器还提到了₂ S，葡萄糖，氨基酸。