Nucleation and Growth of Bipyramidal Yb:LiYF4 Nanocrystals─Growing Up in a Hot Environment

JT Mulder, K Jenkinson, S Toso, M Prato… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide-doped LiYF4 (Ln: YLF) is commonly used for a broad variety of optical
applications, such as lasing, photon upconversion and optical refrigeration. When …

Development of a near-infrared Raman spectroscopy setup compatible with fluorescence-guided surgery

H Abbasi, LJ Lauwerends, TCB Schut, IP Santos… - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging using exogenous fluorescent agents provides
whole-field images in real-time to assist the surgeon in the excision of a tumor. Although the …

Anti-Stokes photoluminescence from LiY1-xYbxF4 nanocrystals

A Senthil, SI Gharde, MV Reymatias… - … and Applications IV, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We have successfully synthesized lithium yttrium fluoride (YLF) nanocrystals doped with
ytterbium. The Yb content was varied between 1% and 10%. The nanocrystals emit in near …