Nanocomposites based on lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles: diverse designs and applications

K Du, J Feng, X Gao, H Zhang - Light: Science & Applications, 2022 - nature.com
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have aroused extraordinary
interest due to the unique physical and chemical properties. Combining UCNPs with other …

Lab on upconversion nanoparticles: optical properties and applications engineering via designed nanostructure

X Li, F Zhang, D Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, high-quality lanthanide doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs)
have been successfully synthesized with the rapid development of nanotechnology. Due to …

Recent advances in lanthanide-doped upconversion nanomaterials: synthesis, nanostructures and surface modification

P Qiu, N Zhou, H Chen, C Zhang, G Gao, D Cui - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to their unique photo-physical properties, rare-earth ions-doped upconversion
nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted extensive attention in recent years. UCNPs have …

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles meet the needs for cutting-edge bioapplications: recent progress and perspectives

Z Zhang, Q Han, JW Lau, B Xing - ACS Materials Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The rise of biological frontier fields such as precision theranostics, gene editing,
optogenetics, etc. introduces the best opportunities and unprecedented challenges at the …

Synthesis and application of nanohybrids based on upconverting nanoparticles and polymers

Z Cheng, J Lin - Macromolecular rapid communications, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Lanthanide‐doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have been an emerging and
exciting research field in recent years due to their unique luminescent properties of …

Exploiting lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles with core/shell structures

Y Fan, L Liu, F Zhang - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are guest-host systems with
lanthanide ions as guest dispersed in a dielectric material as the inorganic host. Over the …

Recent advances in design and fabrication of upconversion nanoparticles and their safe theranostic applications

Z Gu, L Yan, G Tian, S Li, Z Chai, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Lanthanide (Ln) doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted enormous
attention in the recent years due to their unique upconversion luminescent properties that …

Recent progress of rare‐earth doped upconversion nanoparticles: synthesis, optimization, and applications

X Zhu, J Zhang, J Liu, Y Zhang - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Upconversion is a nonlinear optical phenomenon that involves the emission of high‐energy
photons by sequential absorption of two or more low‐energy excitation photons. Due to their …

Tailored lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles and their promising bioapplication prospects

L Sun, R Wei, J Feng, H Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) which could show unique
upconversion photoluminescence (UCPL) have attracted considerable attention due to their …

Highly efficient lanthanide upconverting nanomaterials: progresses and challenges

X Li, F Zhang, D Zhao - Nano Today, 2013 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, high-quality lanthanide doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs)
have been successfully synthesized with the rapid development of nanotechnology and are …