Near-infrared II emissive metal clusters: From atom physics to biomedicine

H Ma, J Wang, XD Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Emission Rate Modification and Quantum Efficiency Enhancement of Er3+ Emitters by Near-Field Coupling with Nanohole Arrays

N Michieli, B Kalinic, C Scian, T Cesca, G Mattei - ACS Photonics, 2018 - ACS Publications
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 …

Lanthanide ions sensitization by small noble metal nanoclusters

M Vanzan, T Cesca, B Kalinic, C Maurizio… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Rare-earth ions sensitization is, nowadays, a relevant topic in modern technologies. Noble
metal nanoclusters can effectively sensitize lanthanide photoluminecence (PL) via excitation …

Au–Ag nanoalloy molecule-like clusters for enhanced quantum efficiency emission of Er 3+ ions in silica

T Cesca, B Kalinic, N Michieli, C Maurizio… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Interatomic Coupling of Au Molecular Clusters and Er3+ Ions in Silica

T Cesca, B Kalinic, C Maurizio, C Scian… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
To unveil the mechanisms of energy transfer between Au N nanostructures and Er3+ ions in
silica is of paramount importance for the possible use of Au molecular clusters as sensitizing …

Emission Efficiency Enhancement of Er3+ Ions in Silica by Near‐Field Coupling With Plasmonic and Pre‐Plasmonic Nanostructures

B Kalinic, T Cesca, C Scian, N Michieli… - … status solidi (a), 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonic nanostructures have been the object of strong scientific interest in the last decade
for their linear and nonlinear optical properties. The present work is focused on the …

Amplified sensitization of Er 3+ luminescence in silica by Au N quantum clusters upon annealing in a reducing atmosphere

T Cesca, B Kalinic, C Maurizio, N Michieli, C Scian… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Finding effective strategies for improving the luminescence emission performance of Er3+
ions in silica is of paramount importance for the realization of efficient Er-based …

Selective Control of Eu3+ Radiative Emission by Hyperbolic Metamaterials

D Genchi, B Kalinic, IG Balasa, T Cesca, G Mattei - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years the quest for novel materials possessing peculiar abilities of manipulating
light at the nanoscale has been significantly boosted due to the strict demands of advanced …

Quantum sized Ag nanocluster assisted fluorescence enhancement in Tm3+-Yb3+ doped optical fiber beyond plasmonics

R Chattopadhyay, A Haldar, MC Paul, S Das… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We report a process for enhancing fluorescence emission from conventional rare earth ions
in optical fiber by metal nanocluster (MNC) in nonresonant indirect pumping. The process is …

[PDF][PDF] Selective Control of Eu3+ Radiative Emission by Hyperbolic Metamaterials. Materials 2022, 15, 4923

D Genchi, B Kalinic, IG Balasa, T Cesca, G Mattei - 2022 - academia.edu
In recent years the quest for novel materials possessing peculiar abilities of manipulating
light at the nanoscale has been significantly boosted due to the strict demands of advanced …