Highly fluorescent metal-supramolecules based on terpyridyl monomers and transition metals were obtained. These robust supramolecules offer high quantum yields from violet to blue, green or yellow emission. Owing to desirable properties such as high brightness, high purity, low cost, and high thermal stability, these supramolecules appear to be promising emitters for polymeric light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). The molecular structure of the supramolecule is represented by formula I: (I) wherein M represents IB, IIB, VIIA, VIIIA group or lanthanide metal; R is each independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, substituted Alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl or well-known donor and acceptor groups; X is independently in each occurrence and is a nitrogen or carbon atom; R' is selected from alkoxy, aryloxy, hetero Aryloxy, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl ketone, aryl ketone, heteroaryl ketone, alkyl ester, aryl ester, heteroaryl ester, alkyl amide, aryl amide, heteroaryl amide, alkylthio, arylthio, fluoroalkyl, fluoroaryl, amine, imide, carboxylate, sulfonyl, alkyleneoxy, polyalkyleneoxy, or combinations thereof . n is an integer from 1 to 100,000; Z is a counterion selected from the group consisting of acetate, acetylacetonate, cyclohexanebutyrate, ethylhexanoate, halide, hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoroacetylacetonate, nitrate, Perchlorate, phosphate, sulfate, tetrafluoroborate or fluoromethanesulfonate; y is an integer from 0-4.