Upconversion luminescent materials: advances and applications

J Zhou, Q Liu, W Feng, Y Sun, F Li - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Luminescence-based techniques continue to attract considerable attention due not only to
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …

Triplet–triplet annihilation based upconversion: from triplet sensitizers and triplet acceptors to upconversion quantum yields

J Zhao, S Ji, H Guo - Rsc Advances, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA) is a promising upconversion approach due to its low
excitation power density (solar light is sufficient), high upconversion quantum yield, readily …

Basic understanding of the lanthanide related upconversion emissions

H Dong, LD Sun, CH Yan - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
With abundant energy levels of 4f electron configurations, trivalent lanthanide ions (Ln3+)
are endowed with unique and fascinating luminescent properties. Inheriting the native …

Enhanced up-conversion and temperature-sensing behaviour of Er 3+ and Yb 3+ co-doped Y 2 Ti 2 O 7 by incorporation of Li+ ions

BP Singh, AK Parchur, RS Ningthoujam… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Combinations of Superior Inorganic Phosphors for Level‐Tunable Information Hiding and Encoding

Y Wu, W Wu - Advanced Optical Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Inorganic photoluminescence (PL) phosphors (including upconversion (UC), down‐shifting
(DS), and persistent (PersL) materials) with tunable outputs, high quantum yields (QYs), and …

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 …

Green up-conversion luminescence of Yb 3+-Er 3+ co-doped CaLa 2 ZnO 5 for optically temperature sensing

L Li, C Guo, S Jiang, DK Agrawal, T Li - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A class of Yb3+/Er3+ ion co-doped CaLa2ZnO5 (CLZ) novel up-conversion (UC) phosphors
were synthesized by a sol–gel method. The crystal structure and the phase composition of …

Highly Efficient La2O3:Yb3+,Tm3+ Single-Band NIR-to-NIR Upconverting Microcrystals for Anti-Counterfeiting Applications

G Gao, D Busko, R Joseph, IA Howard… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Efficient single-band NIR-to-NIR upconversion (UC) emission is strongly desired for many
applications such as fluorescent markers, plastic recycling, and biological imaging. Herein …

Structural and up-conversion properties of Er 3+ and Yb 3+ co-doped Y 2 Ti 2 O 7 phosphors

BP Singh, AK Parchur, RK Singh, AA Ansari… - Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Y2Ti2O7 (YTO) and Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped Y2Ti2O7 (EYYTO) phosphors have been prepared
by solid-state reaction method. Structures of YTO and EYYTO phosphors are identified as …

Structural, optical and photoluminescence properties of BaLa2ZnO5: Eu3+ phosphor: A prospective red-emitting phosphor for LED applications

I Ayoub, U Mushtaq, MYA Yagoub, S Som, E Coetsee… - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, we report the synthesis of red-emitting Eu 3+-activated BaLa 2 ZnO 5 phosphors
using a high-temperature solid-state reaction technique. The phase confirmation and crystal …