Versatile design and synthesis of nano-barcodes

S Shikha, T Salafi, J Cheng, Y Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Encoded nano-structures/particles have been used for barcoding and are in great demand
for the simultaneous analysis of multiple targets. Due to their nanoscale dimension (s), nano …

Future prospects of luminescent nanomaterial based security inks: from synthesis to anti-counterfeiting applications

P Kumar, S Singh, BK Gupta - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Counterfeiting of valuable documents, currency and branded products is a challenging
problem that has serious economic, security and health ramifications for governments …

A fascinating multitasking Cu-MOF/rGO hybrid for high performance supercapacitors and highly sensitive and selective electrochemical nitrite sensors

M Saraf, R Rajak, SM Mobin - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report a multitasking Cu-MOF/rGO hybrid, fabricated by simple ultra-sonication of
slow diffusion driven Cu-MOF crystals with chemically synthesized reduced graphene oxide …

Materials for downconversion in solar cells: Perspectives and challenges

MB De la Mora, O Amelines-Sarria, BM Monroy… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar energy has an enormous potential to solve society energy needs in a sustainable way.
Notably, photovoltaic systems (PV) permit to obtain electricity based on solar energy …

Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity evaluation of chemically synthesized and functionalized upconversion nanoparticles

AA Ansari, AK Parchur, Y Li, T Jia, R Lv, Y Wang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) show attractive anti-Stokes characteristics converting
lower-energy photons into higher-energy emissions. The excellent biocompatibility and …

Unclonable Security Codes Designed from Multicolor Luminescent Lanthanide-Doped Y2O3 Nanorods for Anticounterfeiting

P Kumar, K Nagpal, BK Gupta - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The duplicity of important documents has emerged as a serious problem worldwide.
Therefore, many efforts have been devoted to developing easy and fast anticounterfeiting …

Water-stable, biocompatible, and highly luminescent perovskite nanocrystals-embedded fiber-based paper for anti-counterfeiting applications

M Patel, R Patel, C Park, K Cho, P Kumar, C Park… - Nano …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, we present a promising and facile approach toward the fabrication of non-toxic,
water-stable, and eco-friendly luminescent fiber paper composed of polycaprolactone (PCL) …

Innovations in mechanochemical synthesis: Luminescent materials and their applications

SH Penczner, P Kumar, M Patel, LS Bouchard… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The mechanochemical synthesis (MCS) approach has recently emerged as an eco-friendly
substitute for traditional wet-chemical methods for materials preparation and has many …

Controlling Nonradiative Transition Centers in Eu3+ Activated CaSnO3 Nanophosphors through Na+ Co-Doping: Realization of Ultrabright Red Emission along with …

S Saha, S Das, UK Ghorai, N Mazumder… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Solid-state lighting (SSL) and field emission based display (FED) devices collectively
encompass a major fraction of contemporary research efforts and thus development of a …

Insights and perspectives regarding nanostructured fluorescent materials toward tackling COVID-19 and future pandemics

M Saraf, M Tavakkoli Yaraki, Prateek… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the world's preparation to fight against
unknown/unexplored infectious and life-threatening pathogens. The unavailability of …