Enhancing luminescence in lanthanide‐doped upconversion nanoparticles

S Han, R Deng, X Xie, X Liu - … Chemie International Edition, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The enthusiasm for research on lanthanide‐doped upconversion nanoparticles is driven by
both a fundamental interest in the optical properties of lanthanides embedded in different …

Artificial opal photonic crystals and inverse opal structures–fundamentals and applications from optics to energy storage

E Armstrong, C O'Dwyer - Journal of materials chemistry C, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Photonic crystals (PhCs) influence the propagation of light by their periodic variation in
dielectric contrast or refractive index. This review outlines the attractive optical qualities …

Nanoparticle based fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) for biosensing applications

J Shi, F Tian, J Lyu, M Yang - Journal of materials chemistry B, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past few decades, Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) has been used as a
powerful tool for providing nanoscale information in many biosensing and bioanalysis …

Upconversion nanoparticle decorated spider silks as single-cell thermometers

Z Gong, T Wu, X Chen, J Guo, Y Zhang, Y Li - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Noninvasive and sensitive thermometry of a single living cell is crucial to the analysis of
fundamental cellular processes and applications to cancer diagnosis. Optical fibers …

Amplifying upconversion by engineering interfacial density of state in sub-10 nm colloidal core/shell fluoride nanoparticles

L Lei, E Liu, Y Wang, Y Hua, J Zhang, J Chen… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Achieving bright photon upconversion under low irradiance is of great significance and finds
many stimulating applications from photovoltaics to biophotonics. However, it remains a …

The upconversion quantum yield (UCQY): a review to standardize the measurement methodology, improve comparability, and define efficiency standards

CMS Jones, A Gakamsky… - Science and Technology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Advancing the upconversion materials field relies on accurate and contrastable
photoluminescence efficiency measurements, which are characterised by the absolute …

Enhancing upconversion fluorescence with a natural bio-microlens

Y Li, X Liu, X Yang, H Lei, Y Zhang, B Li - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
Upconversion fluorescence has triggered extensive efforts in the past decade because of its
superior physicochemical features and great potential in biomedical and biophotonic …

Emerging NIR-II luminescent bioprobes based on lanthanide-doped nanoparticles: From design towards diverse bioapplications

P Du, R An, Y Liang, P Lei, H Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence has shown great application prospects in the
biological field because of its deep tissue penetration, weak tissue scattering, low …

Coupling of Ag Nanoparticle with Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals as a Novel Strategy for Upconversion Emission Enhancement of NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+ Nanoparticles

B Shao, Z Yang, Y Wang, J Li, J Yang… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Rare-earth-ion-doped upconversion (UC) nanoparticles have generated considerable
interest because of their potential application in solar cells, biological labeling, therapeutics …

Excellent photocatalytic activity of Yb3+, Er3+ co-doped BiVO4 photocatalyst

S Obregón, G Colón - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Ytterbium-Erbium co-doped BiVO 4 have been synthesized by means of a
surfactant free hydrothermal method having good photoactivities under sun-like excitation …