TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The primary aggregation-induced emission moiety contains a primary cyclic conjugated substituent, a secondary substituent conjugated with the primary cyclic conjugated substituent, and a primary linking moiety. The primary cyclic conjugated substituent is heterole and phenyl group. The luminescent hybrid nanomaterial has restricted intramolecular rotation of the secondary substituent with respect to the primary cyclic conjugated substituent. The secondary substituent is cyclic. The primary linking moiety is chosen from ether, linear 1-2C alkyl, 2C alkenyl, and 2C alkynyl group, and connects the primary cyclic conjugated substituent to secondary substituent. The secondary compound is of formulae (I)-(VI), preferably 1-hydroxy-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-1H-phosphol-1-one, 2-hydroxy-1,3-diphenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-isophosphindol-2-one, or 4-(1,2,2-triphenylethenyl)benzoic acid.M=Si, Ge, Sn, or Pb;M'=P, As, Sb, or Bi;M"=Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, P, As, Sb, or Bi;X=H, OH, SH, SeH, TeH, OR', SR', SeR', or TeR';Y'=O, S, Se, or Te;R1=H, OH, SH, SeH, TeH, OR", SR", SeR", TeR", cyano, amino, amido, carboxylic acid, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, 1-20C alkyl, 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylthio, 1-20C alkylamino, 1-20C alkylamido, 2-20C heteroalkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, 6-20C aryl, 4-20C heteroaryl, 7-20C alkylaryl, 7-20C arylalkyl, 8-20C aryl alkenyl, 8-20C aryl alkynyl, 6-20C haloaryl, 2-20C alkyl ketone, 2-20C alkyl thione, 2-20C alkyl carbonate, 2-20C carboxylate, 1-20C alkyl sulfinic acid, 1-20C alkyl sulfonic acid, 1-20C alkylphosphonic acid, 1-20C alkyl dithiophosphinic acid, 1-20C alkyl phosphate, 1-20C alkyl phosphoester, 1-20C alkyl phosphine oxide, or 1-20C alkyl phosphino;R',R",R7=linear, cyclic, or branched saturated or unsaturated 1-20C alkyl containing hydroxy, thiol, carboxylic acid, carboxylate, cyano, amino, amido, sulfinic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid, dithiophosphinic acid, phosphate, phosphoester, phosphothioester, phosphine oxide, phosphine sulfido, phosphino, or silanol group;andR2-R6,R8-R10=H, hydroxy, nitro, nitroxy, nitroso, halo, cyano, isothiocyanato, amino, amido, imino, azido, cyanato, isocyanato, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, 1-20C alkyl, 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylthio, 1-20C alkylamino, 1-20C alkylamido, 2-20C heteroalkyl, 1-20C haloalkyl, 6-20C aryl, 4-20C heteroaryl, 7-20C alkylaryl, 7-20C arylalkyl, 8-20C aryl alkenyl, 8-20C aryl alkynyl, 6-20C haloaryl, 2-20C alkyl ketone, 2-20C alkyl thione, 2-20C alkyl carbonate, 2-20C carboxylate, 1-20C alkylsulfinyl, or 1-20C alkylsulfonyl.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The secondary compound further contains secondary aggregation-induced emission moiety and/or substituent which is an additional cyclic conjugated moiety and/or additional substituent chosen from solubilizing moiety, self assembly group, chiral group, oligomer, and polymer.