Abstract Near-infrared II (NIR-II) imaging at 1100–1700 nm supports deep tissue
penetration, low auto-fluorescence interruption, and high imaging resolution due to …

The zero‐dimensional metallic nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted tremendous attention in
various areas owing to the collective oscillation of electron gas that couples with …

Co-doping of rare-earth-doped glasses with silver is a promising option to enhance the
photoluminescence of rare-earth (RE) ions. The enhancement of the emission of erbium has …

Gold nanoparticles incorporated in glass medium are the object of keen interest due to their
unique properties induced by plasmonic effects: coloration, noticeable optical nonlinearity …

The control of the spontaneous emission properties of quantum emitters with limited losses
by near-field coupling with plasmons-supporting nanostructures is one of the keys for next …

In this work, the optical properties of Er and Ag co-implanted silica slabs were investigated in
order to shed light on the observed improvement of the rare-earth emission properties …

Rare-earth ions sensitization is, nowadays, a relevant topic in modern technologies. Noble
metal nanoclusters can effectively sensitize lanthanide photoluminecence (PL) via excitation …

An intense photoluminescence emission was observed from noble metal nanoclusters (Pt,
Ag or Au) embedded in sapphire plates, nucleated by MeV ion-implantation and assisted by …

The occurrence of a very efficient non-resonant energy transfer process forming ultrasmall
Au–Ag nanoalloy clusters and Er3+ ions is investigated in silica. The enhancement of the …

The spectral luminescence properties of Eu 3+-doped potassium-aluminum-phosphate
glass with thermally induced formation of gold nanoparticles in its interior were investigated …