Controlling upconversion in emerging multilayer core–shell nanostructures: from fundamentals to frontier applications

S Liu, L Yan, J Huang, Q Zhang, B Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide-based upconversion nanomaterials have recently attracted considerable
attention in both fundamental research and various frontier applications owing to their …

Transparent glass-ceramics functionalized by dispersed crystals

X Liu, J Zhou, S Zhou, Y Yue, J Qiu - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Transparent glass ceramics (TGCs) with minimized scattering loss offer the combined
characteristics of both glasses and (transparent) ceramics. The functionalities of the …

Recent advances in hybrid optical materials: integrating nanoparticles within a glass matrix

Y Wei, H Ebendorff‐Heidepriem… - Advanced Optical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Glass containing optically active nanoparticles have been manufactured for centuries.
However, only in the early 1900s, the invention of ultramicroscope and development of Mie …

Hydrothermal synthesis and inkjet printing of hexagonal-phase NaYF 4: Ln 3+ upconversion hollow microtubes for smart anti-counterfeiting encryption

S Xie, C Tong, H Tan, N Li, L Gong, J Xu… - Materials Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Rational design and fabrication of well-defined upconversion phosphors are of great
significance for anti-counterfeiting and security applications. Here, we present hydrothermal …

Using lead chalcogenide nanocrystals as spin mixers: a perspective on near-infrared-to-visible upconversion

L Nienhaus, M Wu, V Bulović, MA Baldo… - Dalton …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The process of upconversion leads to emission of photons higher in energy than the incident
photons. Near-infrared-to-visible upconversion, in particular, shows promise in sub-bandgap …

Patterning Islandlike MnO2 Arrays by Breath-Figure Templates for Flexible Transparent Supercapacitors

Y Wang, W Zhou, Q Kang, J Chen, Y Li… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Although plenty of active materials could be used as supercapacitor electrodes, only limited
ones have been engineered to construct transparent supercapacitors. Specially, it is a great …

Controlling selective doping and energy transfer between transition metal and rare earth ions in nanostructured glassy solids

Z Gao, S Guo, X Lu, J Orava, T Wagner… - Advanced Optical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Selective doping of optically active ions into the nanocrystalline phase (s) of glass ceramics
is of interest for photoluminescence (PL) applications to control the energy transfer (ET) …

Video-rate upconversion display from optimized lanthanide ion doped upconversion nanoparticles

L Gao, X Shan, X Xu, Y Liu, B Liu, S Li, S Wen, C Ma… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Volumetric displays that create bright image points within a transparent bulk are one of the
most attractive technologies in everyday life. Lanthanide ion doped upconversion …

[HTML][HTML] Toughening mechanism of barium titanosilicate glass-ceramics

D Sun, T Du, Q Zhang, LR Jensen, D Wang, J Ding… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
The fracture toughness of oxide glasses can be improved through controlled crystallization,
forming glass-ceramics. However, to fully exploit their potential, an atomic-scale …

Manipulating nonlinear optical response via domain control in nanocrystal‐in‐glass composites

X Feng, Y Lun, X Jiang, J Qiu, H Yu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Nanocrystal‐in‐glass (NIG) is an exciting class of composites, because it can not
only combine the advantages of crystal and glass materials but also potentially generate …