Optical imaging is an indispensable tool in clinical diagnostics and fundamental biomedical
research. Autofluorescence-free optical imaging, which eliminates real-time optical …

Great progress has been made in inorganic persistent phosphors, especially in the recent
two decades, motivated by the discoveries of the SrAl 2 O 4: Eu 2+-Dy 3+ in the green and …

Near infrared (NIR) luminescent materials are an exciting playground for
telecommunications, biosciences and solar energy conversion. In particular, transition metal …

Owing to the unique mechanism of photoelectron storage and release, long persistent
phosphorescence, also called long persistent luminescence or long lasting afterglow …

Conspectus Persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) are unique optical materials
emitting long-lasting luminescence after ceasing excitation. Such a unique optical feature …

The development of probes for biomolecular imaging and diagnostics is a very active
research area. Among the different imaging modalities, optics emerged since it is a …

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) materials, enabling energy storage by capturing of
charge carriers and then the energy conversion to light via photostimulation, can find many …

Afterglow imaging with long-lasting luminescence after cessation of light excitation provides
opportunities for ultrasensitive molecular imaging; however, the lack of biologically …

Optical characteristics of phosphors, eg color output, decay process and external field
stimulation mode (including opto-, thermo-and mechano-stimulation), play an important role …

Persistent luminescence phosphors are a novel group of promising luminescent materials
with afterglow properties after the stoppage of excitation. In the past decade, persistent …