Recent development in sensitizers for lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence

X Cheng, J Zhou, J Yue, Y Wei, C Gao, X Xie… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The attractive features of lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence (UCL), such as high
photostability, nonphotobleaching or photoblinking, and large anti-Stokes shift, have shown …

Photon management to reduce energy loss in perovskite solar cells

C Chen, S Zheng, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the rapid development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) over the past few years, the
conversion of solar energy into electricity is not efficient enough or cost-competitive yet. The …

Enhancing solar cell efficiency: the search for luminescent materials as spectral converters

X Huang, S Han, W Huang, X Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Photovoltaic (PV) technologies for solar energy conversion represent promising routes to
green and renewable energy generation. Despite relevant PV technologies being available …

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 …

Dye-sensitized core/active shell upconversion nanoparticles for optogenetics and bioimaging applications

X Wu, Y Zhang, K Takle, O Bilsel, Z Li, H Lee, Z Zhang… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared (NIR) dye-sensitized upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can broaden the
absorption range and boost upconversion efficiency of UCNPs. Here, we achieved …

UV-Emitting Upconversion-Based TiO2 Photosensitizing Nanoplatform: Near-Infrared Light Mediated in Vivo Photodynamic Therapy via Mitochondria-Involved …

Z Hou, Y Zhang, K Deng, Y Chen, X Li, X Deng… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising antitumor treatment that is based on the
photosensitizers that inhibit cancer cells by yielding reactive oxygen species (ROS) after …

Lab on upconversion nanoparticles: optical properties and applications engineering via designed nanostructure

X Li, F Zhang, D Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, high-quality lanthanide doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs)
have been successfully synthesized with the rapid development of nanotechnology. Due to …

Broadband dye-sensitized upconversion of near-infrared light

W Zou, C Visser, JA Maduro, MS Pshenichnikov… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Photon upconversion of near-infrared photons is a promising way to overcome the Shockley–
Queisser efficiency limit of 32% of a single-junction solar cell. However, the practical …

Thirty years of luminescent solar concentrator research: solar energy for the built environment

MG Debije, PPC Verbunt - Advanced Energy Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Research on the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) over the past thirty‐odd years is
reviewed. The LSC is a simple device at its heart, employing a polymeric or glass …

Hybrid molecule–nanocrystal photon upconversion across the visible and near-infrared

Z Huang, X Li, M Mahboub, KM Hanson, VM Nichols… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The ability to upconvert two low energy photons into one high energy photon has potential
applications in solar energy, biological imaging, and data storage. In this Letter, CdSe and …