Rare-earth doping in nanostructured inorganic materials
Impurity doping is a promising method to impart new properties to various materials. Due to
their unique optical, magnetic, and electrical properties, rare-earth ions have been …
their unique optical, magnetic, and electrical properties, rare-earth ions have been …
Recent development in sensitizers for lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence
The attractive features of lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence (UCL), such as high
photostability, nonphotobleaching or photoblinking, and large anti-Stokes shift, have shown …
photostability, nonphotobleaching or photoblinking, and large anti-Stokes shift, have shown …
High-security anti-counterfeiting through upconversion luminescence
Upconversion luminescence is characterized by the conversion of near-infrared excitation
into ultraviolet and visible emissions through a special class of doped optical materials …
into ultraviolet and visible emissions through a special class of doped optical materials …
Recent progress in the development of upconversion nanomaterials in bioimaging and disease treatment
G Liang, H Wang, H Shi, H Wang, M Zhu, A Jing… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Multifunctional lanthanide-based upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), which feature
efficiently convert low-energy photons into high-energy photons, have attracted …
efficiently convert low-energy photons into high-energy photons, have attracted …
Recent progress of rare‐earth doped upconversion nanoparticles: synthesis, optimization, and applications
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 …
photons by sequential absorption of two or more low‐energy excitation photons. Due to their …
Chemical design and synthesis of functionalized probes for imaging and treating tumor hypoxia
Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …
Controlling upconversion nanocrystals for emerging applications
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals enable anti-Stokes emission with pump
intensities several orders of magnitude lower than required by conventional nonlinear …
intensities several orders of magnitude lower than required by conventional nonlinear …
Physical unclonable functions generated through chemical methods for anti-counterfeiting
R Arppe, TJ Sørensen - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
The counterfeiting of goods has important economic implications and is also a threat to
health and security. Incorporating anti-counterfeiting tags with physical unclonable functions …
health and security. Incorporating anti-counterfeiting tags with physical unclonable functions …
On the design of highly luminescent lanthanide complexes
JCG Buenzli - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Presently, phosphors and luminescent materials for lighting, telecommunications, displays,
security inks and marking, as well as for probes in biosciences represent one third of the …
security inks and marking, as well as for probes in biosciences represent one third of the …
Energy transfer in lanthanide upconversion studies for extended optical applications
H Dong, LD Sun, CH Yan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide pairs, which can upconvert low energy photons into higher energy photons, are
promising for efficient upconversion emission. A typical system with Yb3+ as a sensitizer can …
promising for efficient upconversion emission. A typical system with Yb3+ as a sensitizer can …