Biological applications of rare-earth based nanoparticles

C Bouzigues, T Gacoin, A Alexandrou - ACS nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
Biomedicine and cell and molecular biology require powerful imaging techniques of the
single molecule scale to the whole organism, either for fundamental science or diagnosis …

Luminescent nanomaterials for biological labelling

F Wang, WB Tan, Y Zhang, X Fan, M Wang - Nanotechnology, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The use of labelling or staining agents has greatly assisted the study of complex biological
interactions in the field of biology. In particular, fluorescent labelling of biomolecules has …

Fabrication, Patterning, and Optical Properties of Nanocrystalline YVO4:A (A = Eu3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Er3+) Phosphor Films via Sol−Gel Soft Lithography

M Yu, J Lin, Z Wang, J Fu, S Wang, HJ Zhang… - Chemistry of …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystalline YVO4: A (A= Eu3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Er3+) phosphor films and their patterning
were fabricated by a Pechini sol− gel process combined with soft lithography. X-ray …

Design of direct Z-scheme superb magnetic nanocomposite photocatalyst Fe3O4/Ag3PO4@ Sep for hazardous dye degradation

R Haounati, A El Guerdaoui, H Ouachtak… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Z-scheme Fe 3 O 4/Ag 3 PO 4@ Sep magnetic nanocomposite photocatalyst was
prepared via an eco-friendly co-precipitation approach. Various analytical methods were …

Silica Spheres Coated with YVO4:Eu3+ Layers via Sol−Gel Process:  A Simple Method To Obtain Spherical Core−Shell Phosphors

M Yu, J Lin, J Fang - Chemistry of Materials, 2005 - ACS Publications
Spherical SiO2 particles have been successfully coated with YVO4: Eu3+ phosphor layers
through a Pechini sol− gel process. The resulted YVO4: Eu3+@ SiO2 core− shell phosphors …

Luminescent rare earth nanomaterials for bioprobe applications

J Shen, LD Sun, CH Yan - Dalton Transactions, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Inorganic fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) have initiated an extensive upsurge in biological
application research. Just as quantum dots are regarded as a vigorous reinforcement of the …

From synthesis to applications: A comprehensive review of geopolymer materials for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

Y Ettahiri, B Akhsassi, M El Fazdoune… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic geopolymers are a class of low-cost environmental remediation and
sustainable construction materials. They garnered significant interest due to their unique …

Synthesis and Optimum Luminescence of CaWO4-Based Red Phosphors with Codoping of Eu3+ and Na+

Y Su, L Li, G Li - Chemistry of Materials, 2008 - ACS Publications
Scheelite nanostructures Ca1− 2 x (Eu, Na) 2 x WO4 (0< x≤ 0.135) were prepared from 5
nm Ca0. 968 (Eu, Na) 0.032 WO4 by hydrothermal treatment. The preparation of 5 nm Ca0 …

Emission Processes in YVO4:Eu Nanoparticles

A Huignard, V Buissette, AC Franville… - The Journal of …, 2003 - ACS Publications
The luminescence properties of colloidal YVO4: Eu nanoparticles (8 nm in diameter) are
investigated and compared to those of the bulk materials. The emission quantum yield of …

Synthesis and properties of transition metals and rare-earth metals doped ZnS nanoparticles

H Hu, W Zhang - Optical materials, 2006 - Elsevier
The synthesis and study of nanostructured materials have become a major interdisciplinary
area of research over the past 20 years. Semiconductor nanoparticles play a major role in …