Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAP NPs) are host materials and can be modified with
various substrates and dopants. Among them, rare earth (RE) ions doped HAP NPs have …

Counterfeiting of valuable documents, currency and branded products is a challenging
problem that has serious economic, security and health ramifications for governments …

Ultra‐efficient broadband near‐infrared (NIR) phosphor‐converted light‐emitting diodes (pc‐
LEDs) are urgently needed to improve the detection sensitivity and spatial resolution of …

Lanthanide-based luminescent hybrid materials (also known as lanthanide complexes)
comprise organic moieties (mostly, β-diketones) as sensitizers and inorganic lanthanide …

Temperature-sensing media based on the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) of upconversion
materials that suffer from low sensitivity owing to the small energy gap still have a need for …

Nd3+-sensitized upconversion nanoparticles are among the most promising emerging
fluorescent nanotransducers. They are activated by 808 nm irradiation, which features merits …

The crystalline phase and optical properties of the NaZnPO 4: Er 3+/Yb 3+/M (Li+/Ba 2+)
phosphors synthesized by conventional solid state reaction method, have been …

Studies have been carried out to understand the specific role of the alkali charge
compensator on the luminescence properties of an alkali ion (Li+, Na+, and K+) codoped …

Broadband short-wave infrared (IR) phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs) are
deemed as excellent light sources for miniature near-IR (NIR) spectroscopy but suffer from a …

We synthesized the Eu (TTA) 3Phen complex and present herein a detailed study of its
photophysics. The investigations encompass samples dispersed in poly (vinyl alcohol) and …