Abstract Lanthanides (Ln 3+) are a unique class of optical materials and are extensively
used as building blocks for optoelectronic device architectures due to their outstanding …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) show attractive anti-Stokes characteristics converting
lower-energy photons into higher-energy emissions. The excellent biocompatibility and …

Cobalt doped ZnO nanodisks and nanorods were synthesized by a facile wet chemical
method and well characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron …

Y2Ti2O7: Er3+/Yb3+ (EYYTO) phosphors co-doped with Li+ ions were synthesized by a
conventional solid-state ceramic method. X-ray diffraction studies show that all the Li+ co …

Global warming is a threat to human health in the context of increasing organic or inorganic
pollutants, which are produced by various products. The “Green synthesis” method …

In designing sub-100nm nanoparticles (NPs), the “green synthesis” method has drawn
considerable interest in recent years due to its sustainable, reliable, and eco-friendly in …

This paper reports CaWO4: Sm3+ nanophosphors with varying compositions of Sm3+
(Sm3+= 2, 5, 7 and 10 at%). As-prepared (ASP) samples were annealed at 800° C for 2 h to …

The interfacial engineering of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with specific functional groups
or targeting ligands is important for their in vivo applications. We report here the preparation …

In this investigation, biological synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using Sargassum
swartzii and its cytotoxicity against human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cells is reported. The …

Titania (TiO2) has been explored as a potential drug in eradicating cancer by virtue of its
photocatalytic property to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) under UV irradiation. Its …