Green synthesis of carbon dots and their applications

S Chahal, JR Macairan, N Yousefi, N Tufenkji… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (CDs) are nanoparticles with tunable physicochemical and optical properties.
Their resistance to photobleaching and relatively low toxicity render them attractive …

Recent development in upconversion nanoparticles and their application in optogenetics: A review

M Patel, M Meenu, JK Pandey, P Kumar, R Patel - Journal of Rare Earths, 2022 - Elsevier
Ion channels present in the plasma membrane are responsible for integration and
propagation of electric signals, which transmit information in nerve cells. Malfunction of …

Improvement of TiO2 nanotubes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

K Arifin, RM Yunus, LJ Minggu, MB Kassim - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an ideal method to produce clean hydrogen.
Developing photoelectrodes that fulfill the PEC water-splitting criteria has become the …

NIR‐I‐Responsive Single‐Band Upconversion Emission through Energy Migration in Core–Shell–Shell Nanostructures

M Ding, S Cui, L Fang, Z Lin, C Lu… - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Here we report a new strategy to tune both excitation and emission peaks of upconversion
nanoparticles (UCNPs) into the first infrared biowindow (NIR‐I, 650–900 nm) with high NIR‐I …

Enabling efficient NIR-II luminescence in lithium-sublattice core—shell nanocrystals towards Stark sublevel based nanothermometry

S Liu, Z An, J Huang, B Zhou - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
The luminescence in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) spectral region (1,000–1,700 nm) has
recently attracted great attention for emerging biological applications owing to its merit of …

Critical Aspects on the Chemical Stability of NaYF4-Based Upconverting Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

MF Torresan, A Wolosiuk - ACS applied bio materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes essential information about the chemical stability of NaYF4-based
upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) in aqueous solutions, a crucial aspect for achieving …

Let the light be a guide: Chromophore communication in metal-organic frameworks

CR Martin, P Kittikhunnatham, GA Leith, AA Berseneva… - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
The photonic characteristics of chromophore-containing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
have led to extensive photophysical studies in an effort to capitalize on the potency of …

Light–Heat and Light–Light Dual-Controlled Upconversion Luminescence and Photochromic Processes in Er-Activated Bi7Ti4NbO21 for Optical Information …

L Shen, T Wei, Y Shi, X Wang, L Wu, J Cui… - ACS Applied …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Upconversion (UC) luminescence materials with dynamically adjustable activity under
external stimuli are of great interest owing to their potential applications in optical storage …

Recent progress of energy transfer and luminescence intensity boosting mechanism in Nd3+-sensitized upconversion nanoparticles

ST Dibaba, X Ge, W Ren, L Sun - Journal of Rare Earths, 2019 - Elsevier
Rare earth doped upconversion nanoparticles can be considered as the spice of research in
the field of luminescence nanomaterials due to their unique optical properties such as near …

Enhancing the upconversion efficiency of NaYF4:Yb,Er microparticles for infrared vision applications

K Khosh Abady, D Dankhar, A Krishnamoorthi… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract In this study,(NaYF4: Yb, Er) microparticles dispersed in water and ethanol, were
used to generate 540 nm visible light from 980 nm infrared light by means of a nonlinear …