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Zhang Y, Du W, Liu X. Photophysics and its application in photon upconversion. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:2747-2764. [PMID: 38250819 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05450k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Photoluminescence (PL) upconversion is a phenomenon involving light-matter interaction, where the energy of the emitted photons is higher than that of the incident photons. PL upconversion has promising applications in optoelectronic devices, displays, photovoltaics, imaging, diagnosis and treatment. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of PL upconversion and ultrafast PL physical processes. In particular, we highlight the advances in laser cooling, biological imaging, volumetric displays and photonics.
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- Yutong Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zheng X, Chen Y, Liu M, Pan S, Liu Z, Xu D, Lin H. High-intensity first near-infrared emission through energy migration in multilayered upconversion nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:19923-19931. [PMID: 37458701 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01440a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The development of Tm3+ 807 nm first near-infrared (NIR-I, 700-1000 nm) emission with second near-infrared (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) excitation is urgently needed, due to its potential application in biomedicine. In this work, a range of NaErF4:Yb@NaYF4:Yb@NaYF4:Yb,Tm@NaYF4 multilayer core-shell structure upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were successfully prepared by a co-precipitation method. The strongest UC emissions can be obtained by changing the concentration of Yb3+ in the core and the first shell, and the proposed UC process was discussed in detail. The analysis shows that high-intensity NIR-I emission (807 nm) from Tm3+ and visible light from Er3+ were achieved through the energy migration among Yb3+ and the energy back transfer from Yb3+ to Er3+ under 1532 nm excitation. Besides, compared to bilayer UCNPs, multilayer core-shell UCNPs display superior optical performance. The high-intensity NIR-I emission at 807 nm (Tm3+:3H4 → 3H6) under 1532 nm NIR-II excitation demonstrates huge advantages in bioimaging.
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- Xuegang Zheng
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials, Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials, Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials, Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials, Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials, Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
- Research Center for Advanced Information Materials, Huangpu Research & Graduate School of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510555, P. R. China
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Yuan X, Cui E, Liu K, Artizzu F, Liao X, Zhao J, Tang J, Sun W, Liu J, Liu Y. Triple-Mode upconversion emission for dynamic multicolor luminescent anti-Counterfeiting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 641:961-971. [PMID: 36989822 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Lanthanide (Ln3+) luminescent materials play a crucial role in information security and data storage owing to their excellent and unique optical properties. The advances in dynamic colorful luminescent anti-counterfeiting nanomaterials enable the generation of a high-level information encryption. In this work, a superior thermal, optical wavelength and excitation power triple-mode stimuli-responsive emission color modulation is demonstrated in a lanthanide-doped nanostructured luminescent material. The plentiful emission colors are manipulated by modulating the composition of a fluoride core-shell nanostructure with different Ln3+ at different doping concentrations. The nanomaterials display remarkable excitation wavelength/power-dependent color change, along with temperature-dependent color variation in the range from 298 K to 437 K, with a good relative sensitivity Sr of 1.1387% K-1 at 398 K. The universal optical modulation, combined with the excellent optical and structural stability of the luminescent nanoparticles, renders many advantages for the anti-counterfeiting application. This work explores a universal strategy for the manipulation of triple-mode stimuli-responsive dynamic luminescence and demonstrates its good potential for anti-counterfeiting application.
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An Z, Li Q, Huang J, Tao L, Zhou B. Selectively Manipulating Interactions between Lanthanide Sublattices in Nanostructure toward Orthogonal Upconversion. NANO LETTERS 2023. [PMID: 37098101 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Smart control of ionic interactions is a key factor to manipulate the luminescence dynamics of lanthanides and tune their emission colors. However, it remains challenging to gain a deep insight into the physics involving the interactions between heavily doped lanthanide ions and in particular between the lanthanide sublattices for luminescent materials. Here we report a conceptual model to selectively manipulate the spatial interactions between erbium and ytterbium sublattices by designing a multilayer core-shell nanostructure. The interfacial cross-relaxation is found to be a leading process to quench the green emission of Er3+, and red-to-green color-switchable upconversion is realized by fine manipulation of the interfacial energy transfer on the nanoscale. Moreover, the temporal control of up-transition dynamics can also lead to an observation of green emission due to its fast rise time. Our results demonstrate a new strategy to achieve orthogonal upconversion, showing great promise in frontier photonic applications.
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- Zhengce An
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People's Republic of China
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Yin X, Xu W, Zhu G, Ji Y, Xiao Q, Dong X, He M, Cao B, Zhou N, Luo X, Guo L, Dong B. Towards highly efficient NIR II response up-conversion phosphor enabled by long lifetimes of Er 3. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6549. [PMID: 36319657 PMCID: PMC9626601 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34350-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The second near-infrared (NIR II) response photon up-conversion (UC) materials show great application prospects in the fields of biology and optical communication. However, it is still an enormous challenge to obtain efficient NIR II response materials. Herein, we develop a series of Er3+ doped ternary sulfides phosphors with highly efficient UC emissions under 1532 nm irradiation. β-NaYS2:Er3+ achieves a visible UC efficiency as high as 2.6%, along with high brightness, spectral stability of lights illumination and temperature. Such efficient UC is dominated by excited state absorption, accompanied by the advantage of long lifetimes (4I9/2, 9.24 ms; 4I13/2, 30.27 ms) of excited state levels of Er3+, instead of the well-recognized energy transfer UC between sensitizer and activator. NaYS2:Er3+ phosphors are further developed for high-performance underwater communication and narrowband NIR photodetectors. Our findings suggest a novel approach for developing NIR II response UC materials, and simulate new applications, eg., simultaneous NIR and visible optical communication.
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- Xiumei Yin
- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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- grid.64939.310000 0000 9999 1211School of Chemistry and Environment, Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, 37 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191 China
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- grid.440687.90000 0000 9927 2735School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, 18 Liaohe West Road, Dalian, 116600 China
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Cheng X, Zhou J, Yue J, Wei Y, Gao C, Xie X, Huang L. Recent Development in Sensitizers for Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Luminescence. Chem Rev 2022; 122:15998-16050. [PMID: 36194772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The attractive features of lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence (UCL), such as high photostability, nonphotobleaching or photoblinking, and large anti-Stokes shift, have shown great potentials in life science, information technology, and energy materials. Therefore, UCL modulation is highly demanded toward expected emission wavelength, lifetime, and relative intensity in order to satisfy stringent requirements raised from a wide variety of areas. Unfortunately, the majority of efforts have been devoted to either simple codoping of multiple activators or variation of hosts, while very little attention has been paid to the critical role that sensitizers have been playing. In fact, different sensitizers possess different excitation wavelengths and different energy transfer pathways (to different activators), which will lead to different UCL features. Thus, rational design of sensitizers shall provide extra opportunities for UCL tuning, particularly from the excitation side. In this review, we specifically focus on advances in sensitizers, including the current status, working mechanisms, design principles, as well as future challenges and endeavor directions.
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- Xingwen Cheng
- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi830046, China
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Cao C, Li S, Wang J, Li Y, Li G. Near‐Infrared Ratiometric Nanothermometer in Yb
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Co‐Doped Nanocrystals. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202200090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Cong Cao
- School of Materials Science& Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University 310018 No.2 Xiasha Street Hangzhou
- Institute of Smart Biomedical Materials and Zhejiang-Mauritius Joint Research Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University 310018 No.2 Xiasha Street Hangzhou
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- School of Materials Science& Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University 310018 No.2 Xiasha Street Hangzhou
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- School of Materials Science& Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University 310018 No.2 Xiasha Street Hangzhou
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- School of Materials Science& Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University 310018 No.2 Xiasha Street Hangzhou
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- School of Materials Science& Engineering Zhejiang Sci-Tech University 310018 No.2 Xiasha Street Hangzhou
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Radnik J, Knigge X, Andresen E, Resch-Genger U, Cant DJH, Shard AG, Clifford CA. Composition, thickness, and homogeneity of the coating of core-shell nanoparticles-possibilities, limits, and challenges of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:4331-4345. [PMID: 35471249 PMCID: PMC9142455 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04057-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Core–shell nanoparticles have attracted much attention in recent years due to their unique properties and their increasing importance in many technological and consumer products. However, the chemistry of nanoparticles is still rarely investigated in comparison to their size and morphology. In this review, the possibilities, limits, and challenges of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for obtaining more insights into the composition, thickness, and homogeneity of nanoparticle coatings are discussed with four examples: CdSe/CdS quantum dots with a thick coating and a small core; NaYF4-based upconverting nanoparticles with a large Yb-doped core and a thin Er-doped coating; and two types of polymer nanoparticles with a poly(tetrafluoroethylene) core with either a poly(methyl methacrylate) or polystyrene coating. Different approaches for calculating the thickness of the coating are presented, like a simple numerical modelling or a more complex simulation of the photoelectron peaks. Additionally, modelling of the XPS background for the investigation of coating is discussed. Furthermore, the new possibilities to measure with varying excitation energies or with hard-energy X-ray sources (hard-energy X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) are described. A discussion about the sources of uncertainty for the determination of the thickness of the coating completes this review. Graphical abstract ![]()
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- Jörg Radnik
- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung Und -Prüfung (BAM), Division 6.1 "Surface Analysis and Interfacial Chemistry", Unter den Eichen 44-46, 12203, Berlin, Germany.
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung Und -Prüfung (BAM), Division 6.1 "Surface Analysis and Interfacial Chemistry", Unter den Eichen 44-46, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung (BAM), Division 1.2 "Biophotonics", Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung (BAM), Division 1.2 "Biophotonics", Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- National Physical Laboratory, Surface Technology Group, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Surface Technology Group, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- National Physical Laboratory, Surface Technology Group, Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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Huang J, Yan L, Liu S, Tao L, Zhou B. Expanding the toolbox of photon upconversion for emerging frontier applications. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:1167-1195. [PMID: 35084000 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh01654g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Photon upconversion in lanthanide-based materials has recently shown compelling advantages in a wide range of fields due to their exceptional anti-Stokes luminescence performances and physicochemical properties. In particular, the latest breakthroughs in the optical manipulation of photon upconversion, such as the precise tuning of switchable emission profiles and lifetimes, open up new opportunities for diverse frontier applications from biological imaging to therapy, nanophotonics and three-dimensional displays. A summary and discussion on the recent progress can provide new insights into the fundamental understanding of luminescence mechanisms and also help to inspire new upconversion concepts and promote their frontier applications. Herein, we present a review on the state-of-the-art progress of lanthanide-based upconversion materials, focusing on the newly emerging approaches to the smart control of upconversion in aspects of light intensity, colors, and lifetimes, as well as new concepts. The emerging scientific and technological discoveries based on the well-designed upconversion materials are highlighted and discussed, along with the challenges and future perspectives. This review will contribute to the understanding of the fundamental research of photon upconversion and further promote the development of new classes of efficient upconversion materials towards diversities of frontier applications in the future.
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- Jinshu Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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Meng Z, Wu Y, Ren J, Li X, Zhang S, Wu S. Upconversion Nanoparticle-Integrated Bilayer Inverse Opal Photonic Crystal Film for the Triple Anticounterfeiting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:12562-12570. [PMID: 35230796 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c25059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Optical anticounterfeiting plays a vital role in information security because it can be recognized by the naked eye and is difficult to imitate. Herein, a hydrophilic modified upconversion nanoparticle (M-UCNP)-integrated bilayer inverse opal photonic crystal (IOPC) film was designed in which the luminescent M-UCNPs were deposited on the surface of the optimized bilayer structure with double photonic stop bands. The structure which can modulate light to produce structural colors can also enhance the upconversion luminescence (UCL) to improve the anticounterfeiting effect synergistically. On the one hand, the reflection colors from green to blue were observed in the specular angles on the front (540-layer) of the film. Meanwhile, the scattering colors under nonspecular angles from red to blue on the back (808-layer) appeared in the natural light. On the other hand, the bilayer structure in which the 808-layer functions as a "secondary excitation source" to improve the intensity of the excitation light on M-UCNPs and the 540-layer reflects the emission light of the M-UCNPs to enhance the UCL intensity endows the film with good night vision ability. Finally, the dual-mode structural colors and enhanced UCL of the patterned film work together to realize triple anticounterfeiting in banknotes.
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- Zhipeng Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Zhu J, Wang S, Yang Z, Liao S, Lin J, Yao H, Huang F, Zheng Y, Chen D. A single-beam NIR laser-triggered full-color upconversion tuning of a Er/Tm:CsYb 2F 7@glass photothermal nanocomposite for optical security. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:3407-3415. [PMID: 35175270 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr08535b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of advanced luminescent materials is highly desirable for addressing the rising threat of forgery. However, it is challenging to achieve stable full-color upconversion (UC) tuning in the same matrix upon a single-beam light excitation so as to ensure that authentic items are irreproducible. Herein, hexagonal Er/Tm:CsYb2F7 nanocrystals (NCs) embedded inorganic glass via an in situ crystallization strategy is fabricated, which can emit blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red and near-infrared (NIR) UC emissions by simply modifying an incident 980 nm laser power. This UC tuning is attributed to the combination roles of the highly efficient laser-induced photothermal effect of the CsYb2F7 host and simultaneous emissions of Er and Tm activators. Importantly, the robust inorganic glass matrix endows Er/Tm:CsYb2F7 NCs with excellent water resistance and the ability to withstand high-power laser irradiation. Based on these unique characteristics, a proof-of-concept anti-counterfeiting experiment is designed. The results indicate that dynamic full-color UC luminescence patterns can be easily tuned by simply changing the power of the incident 980 nm laser. The present work not only confirms that the designed photothermal material can increase information security, but also provides a new idea for practical applications in the field of anti-counterfeiting.
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- Jiwen Zhu
- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information, Fuzhou, 350116, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information, Fuzhou, 350116, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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Liu S, Yan L, Huang J, Zhang Q, Zhou B. Controlling upconversion in emerging multilayer core-shell nanostructures: from fundamentals to frontier applications. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1729-1765. [PMID: 35188156 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00753j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lanthanide-based upconversion nanomaterials have recently attracted considerable attention in both fundamental research and various frontier applications owing to their excellent photon upconversion performance and favourable physicochemical properties. In particular, the emergence of multi-layer core-shell (MLCS) nanostructures offers a versatile and powerful tool to realize well-defined matrix compositions and spatial distributions of the dopant on the nanometer length scale. In contrast to the conventional nanomaterials and commonly investigated core-shell nanoparticles, the rational design of MLCS nanostructures allows us to deliberately introduce more functional properties into an upconversion system, thus providing unprecedented opportunities for the precise manipulation of energy transfer channels, the dynamic control of upconversion processes, the fine tuning of switchable emission colours and new functional integration at a single-particle level. In this review, we present a summary and discussion on the key aspects of the recent progress in lanthanide-based MLCS nanoparticles, including the manipulation of emission and lifetime, the switchable multicolour output and the lanthanide ionic interactions on the nanoscale. Benefitting from the multifunctional and versatile luminescence properties, the MLCS nanostructures exhibit great potential in diversities of frontier applications such as three-dimensional display, upconversion laser, optical memory, anti-counterfeiting, thermometry, bioimaging, and therapy. The outlook and challenges as well as perspectives for the research in MLCS nanostructure materials are also provided. This review would be greatly helpful in exploring new structural designs of lanthanide-based materials to further manipulate the upconversion phenomenon and expand their application boundaries.
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- Songbin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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López de Guereñu A, Klier DT, Haubitz T, Kumke MU. Influence of Gd 3+ doping concentration on the properties of Na(Y,Gd)F 4:Yb 3+, Tm 3+ upconverting nanoparticles and their long-term aging behavior. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2022; 21:235-245. [PMID: 35001348 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00161-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We present a systematic study on the properties of Na(Y,Gd)F4-based upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP) doped with 18% Yb3+, 2% Tm3+, and the influence of Gd3+ (10-50 mol% Gd3+). UCNP were synthesized via the solvothermal method and had a range of diameters within 13 and 50 nm. Structural and photophysical changes were monitored for the UCNP samples after a 24-month incubation period in dry phase and further redispersion. Structural characterization was performed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as well as dynamic light scattering (DLS), and the upconversion luminescence (UCL) studies were executed at various temperatures (from 4 to 295 K) using time-resolved and steady-state spectroscopy. An increase in the hexagonal lattice phase with the increase of Gd3+ content was found, although the cubic phase was prevalent in most samples. The Tm3+-luminescence intensity as well as the Tm3+-luminescence decay times peaked at the Gd3+ concentration of 30 mol%. Although the general upconverting luminescence properties of the nanoparticles were preserved, the 24-month incubation period lead to irreversible agglomeration of the UCNP and changes in luminescence band ratios and lifetimes.
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- Anna López de Guereñu
- Institute of Chemistry (Optical Sensing and Spectroscopy), University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- ORAFOL Europe GmbH, Orafolstraße 2, 16515, Oranienburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry (Optical Sensing and Spectroscopy), University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry (Optical Sensing and Spectroscopy), University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany.
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Zheng B, Fan J, Chen B, Qin X, Wang J, Wang F, Deng R, Liu X. Rare-Earth Doping in Nanostructured Inorganic Materials. Chem Rev 2022; 122:5519-5603. [PMID: 34989556 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Impurity doping is a promising method to impart new properties to various materials. Due to their unique optical, magnetic, and electrical properties, rare-earth ions have been extensively explored as active dopants in inorganic crystal lattices since the 18th century. Rare-earth doping can alter the crystallographic phase, morphology, and size, leading to tunable optical responses of doped nanomaterials. Moreover, rare-earth doping can control the ultimate electronic and catalytic performance of doped nanomaterials in a tunable and scalable manner, enabling significant improvements in energy harvesting and conversion. A better understanding of the critical role of rare-earth doping is a prerequisite for the development of an extensive repertoire of functional nanomaterials for practical applications. In this review, we highlight recent advances in rare-earth doping in inorganic nanomaterials and the associated applications in many fields. This review covers the key criteria for rare-earth doping, including basic electronic structures, lattice environments, and doping strategies, as well as fundamental design principles that enhance the electrical, optical, catalytic, and magnetic properties of the material. We also discuss future research directions and challenges in controlling rare-earth doping for new applications.
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- Bingzhu Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Institute of Environmental Health, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Zheng J, Suwardi A, Wong CJE, Loh XJ, Li Z. Halogen bonding regulated functional nanomaterials. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6342-6357. [PMID: 36133496 PMCID: PMC9419782 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00485a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Non-covalent interactions have gained increasing attention for use as a driving force to fabricate various supramolecular architectures, exhibiting great potential in crystal and materials engineering and supramolecular chemistry. As one of the most powerful non-covalent bonds, the halogen bond has recently received increasing attention in functional nanomaterial design. The present review describes the latest studies based on halogen bonding induced self-assembly and its applications. Due to the high directionality and controllable interaction strength, halogen bonding can provide a facile platform for the design and synthesis of a myriad of nanomaterials. In addition, both the fundamental aspects and the real engineering applications are discussed, which encompass molecular recognition and sensing, organocatalysis, and controllable multifunctional materials and surfaces.
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- Jie Zheng
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore S117576 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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Zheng Y, Wei H, Liang P, Xu X, Zhang X, Li H, Zhang C, Hu C, Zhang X, Lei B, Wong WY, Liu Y, Zhuang J. Near-Infrared-Excited Multicolor Afterglow in Carbon Dots-Based Room-Temperature Afterglow Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:22253-22259. [PMID: 34390105 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Room-temperature afterglow (RTA) materials with long lifetime have shown tremendous application prospects in many fields. However, there is no general design strategy to construct near-infrared (NIR)-excited multicolor RTA materials. Herein, we report a universal approach based on the efficient radiative energy transfer that supports the reabsorption from upconversion materials (UMs) to carbon dots-based RTA materials (CDAMs). Thus, the afterglow emission (blue, cyan, green, and orange) of various CDAMs can be activated by UMs under the NIR continuous-wave laser excitation. The efficient radiative energy transfer ensured the persistent multicolor afterglow up to 7 s, 6 s, 5 s, and 0.5 s by naked eyes, respectively. Given the unusual afterglow properties, we demonstrated preliminary applications in fingerprint recognition and information security. This work provides a new avenue for the activation of NIR-excited afterglow in CDAMs and will greatly expand the applications of RTA materials.
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- Yihao Zheng
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.,School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.,Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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Zheng Y, Wei H, Liang P, Xu X, Zhang X, Li H, Zhang C, Hu C, Zhang X, Lei B, Wong W, Liu Y, Zhuang J. Near‐Infrared‐Excited Multicolor Afterglow in Carbon Dots‐Based Room‐Temperature Afterglow Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Yihao Zheng
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Cambridge MA 02138 USA
- School of Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Hong Kong China
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shenzhen Research Institute Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture Guangzhou 510642 China
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Yan L, Wang X, An Z, Hu Z, Liu H, Xu S, Zhou B. Enhancing upconversion of manganese through spatial control of energy migration for multi-level anti-counterfeiting. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:13995-14000. [PMID: 34477679 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03836b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The upconversion of manganese (Mn2+) exhibits a green light output with a much longer lifetime than that of lanthanide ions, showing great potential in the frontier applications like information security and anti-counterfeiting. Mn2+ can be activated by energy migration upconversion. However, there exists serious quenching interactions between Mn2+ and the lanthanides at the core-shell interfacial area, which would markedly reduce the role of Tm3+ as a ladder to facilitate the up-transition and subsequently limit the upconversion of Mn2+. Here, we propose a mechanistic strategy to enhance the upconversion luminescence of Mn2+ by spatial control of energy migration among Gd sublattice through introducing an additional migratory NaGdF4 interlayer within the commonly used core-shell nanostructure. This design can not only isolate the interfacial quenching interactions between the sensitized core and luminescent shell, but also allow an efficient channel for energy transport, resulting in enhanced upconversion of Mn2+. Moreover, the relatively long lifetime of Mn2+ (around 32.861 ms) provides new possibilities to utilize the temporal characteristic for the frontier application of multi-level anti-counterfeiting through combining the time-gating technology.
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- Long Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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The podand-type ligand L, based on a tertiary amine substituted by three pyridyl-6-phosphonic acid functions, forms hydrated complexes with Ln3+ cations. The luminescence properties of the YbL complex were studied in D2O as a function of the pD and temperature. In basic conditions, increases in the luminescence quantum yield and the excited state lifetime of the Yb centered emission associated with the 2F5/2 → 2F7/2 transition were observed and attributed to a change in the hydration number from two water molecules in the first coordination sphere of Yb at acidic pH to a single one in basic conditions. Upon the addition of TbCl3 salts to a solution containing the YbL complex in D2O, heteropolynuclear Yb/Tb species formed, and excitation of the Yb at 980 nm resulted in the observation of the typical visible emission of Tb as a result of a cooperative upconversion (UC) photosensitization process. The UC was further evidenced by the quadratic dependence of the UC emission as a function of the laser power density.
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Huang R, Liu S, Huang J, Liu H, Hu Z, Tao L, Zhou B. Tunable upconversion of holmium sublattice through interfacial energy transfer for anti-counterfeiting. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:4812-4820. [PMID: 33634799 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr09068a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photon upconversion is a fascinating phenomenon that can convert low-energy photons to high-energy photons efficiently. However, most previous relevant research has been focused on upconversion systems with a sufficiently low lanthanide emitter concentration, such as 2 mol% for Er3+ in an Er-Yb coupled system. Realizing the upconversion from lanthanide heavily doped systems in particular, the emitter sublattice is still a challenge. Here, we report a mechanistic strategy to achieve the intense upconversion of the holmium sublattice in a core-shell-based nanostructure design through interfacial energy transfer channels. This design allowed a spatial separation of Ho3+ and sensitizers (e.g., Yb3+) into different regions and unwanted back energy transfers between them could then be minimized. By taking advantage of the dual roles of Yb3+ as both a migrator and energy trapper, a gradual color change from red to yellowish green was achievable upon 808 nm excitation, which could be further markedly enhanced by surface attaching indocyanine green dyes to facilitate the harvesting of the incident excitation energy. Moreover, emission colors could be tuned by applying non-steady state excitation. Such a fine-tunable color behavior holds great promise in anti-counterfeiting. Our results present a facile but effective conceptual model for the upconversion of the holmuim sublattice, which is helpful for the development of a new class of luminescent materials toward frontier applications.
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- Rong Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
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Wang Z, Qian B, Wang F, Zhao Q, Wang Y, Zou H, Song Y, Zhou X, Sheng Y. SiO 2:Tb 3+@Lu 2O 3:Eu 3+ Core-Shell Phosphors: Interfacial Energy Transfer for Enhanced Multicolor Luminescence. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:2542-2552. [PMID: 33481577 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Uniform and well-dispersed SiO2:x%Tb3+@Lu2O3:y%Eu3+ core-shell spherical phosphors were synthesized via a solvothermal method followed by a subsequent calcination process. The structure, phase composition, and morphology of the samples were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results showed that the Lu2O3:Eu3+ layer was evenly coated on the surface of SiO2:Tb3+ spheres and the shell thickness was about 45-65 nm. The PL spectra and fluorescence lifetimes of the samples were further studied. It was proved that the multicolor luminescence of the samples could be realized by changing the doping concentration ratio of Eu3+ or by changing the excitation wavelengths. Compared with SiO2@Lu2O3:3%Tb3+,6%Eu3+, SiO2:3%Tb3+@Lu2O3:6%Eu3+ showed stronger luminescence intensity, longer fluorescence lifetime, and higher energy transfer efficiency, which was attributed to the effective interfacial energy transfer, and the interfacial energy transfer mechanism from Tb3+ to Eu3+ was a dipole-dipole interaction mechanism. The XPS results indicated that the sample contained a high content of Si-O-Lu bonds, which proved that there was a strong interaction between the SiO2 core and the Lu2O3 shell, making the interfacial energy transfer possible. These results provided a new idea for luminescence enhancement and multicolor luminescence.
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- Ze Wang
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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Cheng X, Tu D, Zheng W, Chen X. Energy transfer designing in lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:15118-15132. [PMID: 33206075 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05878e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Lanthanide (Ln3+)-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), exhibiting excellent optical properties such as long photoluminescence lifetime, narrow emission bandwidth, and low autofluorescence background, have been applied in many fields, especially in biological analysis and medical diagnostics. Despite the exciting progress, the applications of Ln3+-doped UCNPs are hindered by the small absorption cross-section and low upconversion luminescence efficiency of Ln3+. To this regard, several effective strategies associated with energy transfer designing have been proposed to modulate the upconversion luminescence properties of Ln3+ in the past few decades. In this feature article, we focus on the most recent development of optical property designing in Ln3+-doped UCNPs on the basis of energy transfer between Ln3+-Ln3+, Ln3+-dyes, and Ln3+-quantum dots. Some future efforts towards the energy transfer designing in Ln3+-doped UCNPs are also proposed.
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- Xingwen Cheng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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Gao D, Wang P, Wu J, Gao J, Xiao G, Cai A, Ma K. Constructing lattice‐mismatched upconversion luminescence heterojunctions via light welding in seconds. NANO SELECT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202000098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Dangli Gao
- College of Science Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nano Materials and Technology Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
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- College of Science Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
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- College of Science Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
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- College of Science Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
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- College of Materials and Mineral Resources Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Nano Materials and Technology Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
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- College of Science Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an 710055 China
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Zeng Z, Huang B, Wang X, Lu L, Lu Q, Sun M, Wu T, Ma T, Xu J, Xu Y, Wang S, Du Y, Yan CH. Multimodal Luminescent Yb 3+ /Er 3+ /Bi 3+ -Doped Perovskite Single Crystals for X-ray Detection and Anti-Counterfeiting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2004506. [PMID: 32945033 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Anti-counterfeiting techniques have become a global topic since they is correlated to the information and data safety, in which multimodal luminescence is one of the most desirable candidates for practical applications. However, it is a long-standing challenge to actualize robust multimodal luminescence with high thermal stability and humid resistance. Conventionally, the multimodal luminescence is usually achieved by the combination of upconversion and downshifting luminescence, which only responds to the electromagnetic waves in a limited range. Herein, the Yb3+ /Er3+ /Bi3+ co-doped Cs2 Ag0.6 Na0.4 InCl6 perovskite material is reported as an efficient multimodal luminescence material. Beyond the excitation of ultraviolet light and near-infrared laser (980 nm), this work extends multimodal luminescence to the excitation of X-ray. Besides the flexible excitation sources, this material also shows the exceptional luminescence performance, in which the X-ray detection limit reaches the level of nGy s-1 , indicating a great potential for further application as a colorless pigment in the anti-counterfeiting field. More importantly, the obtained double perovskite features high stability against both humidity and temperature up to 400 °C. This integrated multifunctional luminescent material provides a new directional solution for the development of multifunctional optical materials and devices.
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- Zhichao Zeng
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation, Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation, Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials, Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Wang X, Yan L, Liu S, Zhang P, Huang R, Zhou B. Enhancing energy migration upconversion through a migratory interlayer in the core-shell-shell nanostructure towards latent fingerprinting. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:18807-18814. [PMID: 32970070 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03817b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mechanistic studies on photon upconversion play a critical role in the fundamental research of the luminescence of rare earth ions as well as their emerging applications. Energy migration mediated upconversion (EMU) has recently shown to be an important model for the photon upconversion of the lanthanide ions without the intermediate states. However, the EMU process is complex and there is seldom work regarding the interactions in the core-shell interfacial area that may impose a quenching effect on the resultant upconverison. Here, we report a strategy to enhance the upconversion luminescence by inserting a migratory NaGdF4 interlayer in the EMU model to minimize the unwanted quenching processes in the interfacial area. The design of a NaGdF4:Yb/Tm@NaGdF4@NaGdF4:A (A = Dy, Sm, Nd, Eu, Tb) core-shell-shell nanostructure indeed leads to an enhancement of photon upconversion under 980 nm excitation. The details of the interfacial quenching processes between the Tm3+ in the core and the emitters in the shell were investigated. Moreover, these optimized upconversion nanoparticles can be used in the multicolor latent fingerprint recognition with the secondary fingerprint details easily achievable, showing great potential in the anti-counterfeiting of fingerprints for information security.
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- Xixi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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Zhou B, Li Q, Yan L, Zhang Q. Controlling upconversion through interfacial energy transfer (IET): Fundamentals and applications. J RARE EARTH 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2020.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Huang H, Chen J, Liu Y, Lin J, Wang S, Huang F, Chen D. Lanthanide-Doped Core@Multishell Nanoarchitectures: Multimodal Excitable Upconverting/Downshifting Luminescence and High-Level Anti-Counterfeiting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2000708. [PMID: 32307877 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The development of luminescent materials with concurrent multimodal emissions is a great challenge to improve security and data storage density. Lanthanide-doped nanocrystals are particularly appropriate for such applications for their abundant intermediate energy states and distinguishable spectroscopic profiles. However, traditional lanthanide luminescent nanoparticles have a limited capacity for information storage or complexity to shield against counterfeiting. Herein, it is demonstrated that the combination of upconverting and downshifting emissions in a particulate designed lanthanide-doped core@multishell nanoarchitecture allows the generation of multicolor dual-modal luminescence over a wide spectral range for complex information storage. Precise control of lanthanide dopants distribution in the core and distinct shells enables simultaneous excitation of 980/808 nm focusing/defocusing laser and 254 nm light and produces complex upconverting emissions from Er, Tm, Eu, and Tb via multiphoton energy transfer processes and downshifting emissions from Eu and Tb via efficient energy transfer from Ce to Eu/Tb in Gd-assisted lattices. It is experimentally proven that multiple visualized anti-counterfeit and information encryption with facile decryption and authentication using screen-printing inks containing the present core@multishell nanocrystals are practically applicable by selecting different excitation modes.
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- Hai Huang
- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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Li X, Yang C, Yu Y, Li Z, Lin J, Guan X, Zheng Z, Chen D. Dual-Modal Photon Upconverting and Downshifting Emissions from Ultra-stable CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals Triggered by Co-Growth of Tm:NaYbF 4 Nanocrystals in Glass. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:18705-18714. [PMID: 32216263 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work reports a novel dual-phase glass containing Tm:NaYbF4 upconverting nanocrystals (UCNCs) and CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). The advantages of this kind of nanocomposite are that it provides a solid inorganic glass host for the in situ co-growth of UCNCs and PNCs, and protects PNCs against decomposition affected by the external environment. Tm:NaYbF4 NC-sensitized stable CsPbBr3 PNCs photon UC emission in PNCs is achieved under the irradiation of a 980 nm near-infrared (NIR) laser, and the mechanism is evidenced to be radiative energy transfer (ET) from Tm3+: 1G4 state to PNCs rather than nonradiative Förster resonance ET. Consequently, the decay lifetime of exciton recombination is remarkably lengthened from intrinsic nanoseconds to milliseconds since carriers in PNCs are fed from the long-lifetime Tm3+ intermediate state. Under the simultaneous excitation of the ultraviolet (UV) light and NIR laser, dual-modal photon UC and downshifting (DS) emissions from ultra-stable CsPbBr3 PNCs in the glass are observed, and the combined UC/DS emitting color can be easily altered by modifying the pumping light power. In addition, UC exciton recombination and Tm3+ 4f-4f transitions are found to be highly temperature sensitive. All these unique emissive features enable the practical applications of the developed dual-phase glass in advanced anti-counterfeit and accurate temperature detection.
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- Xiaoyan Li
- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
- College of Electronics and Information Science, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Perovskites Application of Fujian Province Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Electronics and Information Science, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Perovskites Application of Fujian Province Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Electronics and Information Science, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High-Field Superconducting Materials and Engineering, Fuzhou 350117, China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage, Fuzhou 350117, China
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Zhang Y, Zhang W, Zeng K, Ao Y, Wang M, Yu Z, Qi F, Yu W, Mao H, Tao L, Zhang C, Tan TTY, Yang X, Pu K, Gao S. Upconversion Nanoparticles-Based Multiplex Protein Activation to Neuron Ablation for Locomotion Regulation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1906797. [PMID: 32003923 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The optogenetic neuron ablation approach enables noninvasive remote decoding of specific neuron function within a complex living organism in high spatiotemporal resolution. However, it suffers from shallow tissue penetration of visible light with low ablation efficiency. This study reports a upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)-based multiplex proteins activation tool to ablate deep-tissue neurons for locomotion modulation. By optimizing the dopant contents and nanoarchitecure, over 300-fold enhancement of blue (450-470 nm) and red (590-610 nm) emissions from UCNPs is achieved upon 808 nm irradiation. Such emissions simultaneously activate mini singlet oxygen generator and Chrimson, leading to boosted near infrared (NIR) light-induced neuronal ablation efficiency due to the synergism between singlet oxygen generation and intracellular Ca2+ elevation. The loss of neurons severely inhibits reverse locomotion, revealing the instructive role of neurons in controlling motor activity. The deep penetrance NIR light makes the current system feasible for in vivo deep-tissue neuron elimination. The results not only provide a rapidly adoptable platform to efficient photoablate single- and multiple-cells, but also define the neural circuits underlying behavior, with potential for development of remote therapy in diseases.
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- Yan Zhang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, P. R. China
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- LMAM, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Li Y, Yao L, Yin Z, Cheng Z, Yang S, Zhang Y. Defect-induced abnormal enhanced upconversion luminescence in BiOBr:Yb3+/Er3+ ultrathin nanosheets and its influence on visible-NIR light photocatalysis. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi01275c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In oxygen vacancy-rich BiOBr:Yb3+/Er3+ ultrathin nanosheets, the oxygen vacancy induced intermediate band effectively enhances UC luminescence.
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- Yongjin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/School of Physics
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/School of Physics
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Kunming University of Science and Technology
- Kunming
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/School of Physics
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/School of Physics
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies
- School of Materials Science and Engineering/School of Physics
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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Huang H, Huang F, Lin L, Feng Z, Cheng Y, Wang Y, Chen D. Perceiving Linear-Velocity by Multiphoton Upconversion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:46379-46385. [PMID: 31724844 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Up to now, the rising edge of the upconversion process does not receive due attention. Herein, a demonstration utilizing the feature of the rising edge to practically detect the linear-velocity of an object is presented. Typically, upconversion processes with different numbers of participant photons would exhibit diversity in the rising edge. On this account, when the emitter is moving, the emission intensity ratio of different multiphoton processes will vary with changing linear-velocity, which enables accurate speed detection through spectral analysis. To illustrate this principle, in this work, the modeling and numerical simulation were first performed, and then experimental demonstration was carried out in which core-shell upconversion nanocrystals were elaborately designed and fabricated as the speed sensing probe to calibrate the speed of a homemade turnplate. It is believed that the present work will exploit a novel speed sensing method and find a new application for lanthanide-doped upconversion materials.
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- Hai Huang
- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage , Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage , Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage , Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage , Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices , Xiamen 361005 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures , Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Fuzhou , Fujian 350002 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures , Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Fuzhou , Fujian 350002 , China
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- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy Storage , Fuzhou 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices , Xiamen 361005 , China
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Korolkov MV, Khodasevich IA, Grabtchikov AS, Mogilevtsev D, Kolobkova EV. Avalanche-like behavior of up-conversion luminescence by nonlinear coupling of pumping rates. OPTICS LETTERS 2019; 44:5880-5883. [PMID: 31774803 DOI: 10.1364/ol.44.005880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Here we report and discuss the avalanche-like up-conversion behavior in absence of the avalanche. We experimentally observed significant changes in the slope of the curve for the intensity dependence of up-conversion luminescence of erbium ions in the green band (520-560 nm) on the pump intensity of the diode laser. Such changes are typical for the photon avalanche. However, the concentration of erbium ions is insufficient for an efficient exchange of energy between them, and the excitation of a photon avalanche is not possible. Using a simple three-level approximation of the up-conversion process model, we have shown that the observed avalanche-like luminescence process can also occur in the absence of a photon avalanche due to the nonlinear relation between the efficiency of two pumping channels of erbium ions caused by the intensity dependence of the pump spectrum.
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Chen J, Wang S, Lin J, Chen D. CsRe 2F 7@glass nanocomposites with efficient up-/down-conversion luminescence: from in situ nanocrystallization synthesis to multi-functional applications. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:22359-22368. [PMID: 31728479 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08656k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Recently, lanthanide-doped luminescent materials have been widely studied and most investigations have been limited to rare-earth-containing fluorides formed with lighter alkali metals (Li, Na and K). Hence, it is important to understand the luminescence properties of cesium rare-earth fluorides. Herein, a novel type of multi-functional luminescent material, hexagonal β-CsRe2F7 (Re = La-Lu, Y, Sc) nanocrystals, is successfully prepared via in situ crystallization inside glass. Specifically, Yb/Er:β-CsLu2F7@glass exhibits a much higher upconversion quantum yield than Yb/Er:β-NaYF4@glass (about 6 times), which is believed to be one of the most efficient upconversion materials so far. Impressively, Er:CsYb2F7@glass shows a significant photothermal effect, which can produce variable upconversion emission colors induced by an incident 980 nm laser diode, enabling it to find practical application in novel/high-precision anti-counterfeiting. In addition, Ce:CsLu2F7@glass with a maximal photoluminescence quantum yield reaching 67% can yield intense X-ray excitable radioluminescence, which is even higher than that of a commercial Bi4Ge3O12 scintillator. Benefitting from the effective protection of robust oxide glass, lanthanide-doped CsRe2F7 nanocrystals show long-term stability in harsh environments, retaining near 100% luminescence after directly immersing them in water/oil for 30 days. It is expected that the present nanocomposites have potential applications in the fields of high-end upconversion anti-counterfeiting and high-energy radiation detection.
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- Jiangkun Chen
- College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fuzhou, 350117, China.
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Wu J, Du S, Wang Y. Photosensitizer coated upconversion nanoparticles for triggering reactive oxygen species under 980 nm near-infrared excitation. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:7306-7313. [PMID: 31670352 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01629e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Rare-earth-based upconversion nanotechnology has recently shown great promise for photodynamic therapy (PDT). NaGd(MoO4)2-based materials have a scheelite structure with good thermal and chemical stability, and excellent up-conversion luminescence properties after co-doping rare earth ions (Tm3+ and Yb3+), which can effectively excite the photosensitizer to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this work, Tm3+ and Yb3+ co-doped NaGd(MoO4)2 upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are prepared by the sol-gel method and further complexed with photosensitizer MC540 (UCNPs@MC540). The prepared UCNPs showed a tetragonal phase and revealed nanoparticles with an average size of 150 nm. Under 980 nm excitation, the UCNPs exhibited a dominant blue emission band (1G4→3H6) of Tm3+, while the optimum doping concentration was identified at 1% Tm3+ and 20% Yb3+. In addition, the blue emissions of Tm3+ simultaneously activate the MC540 composited on the surface of the nanoparticles to produce a large amount of singlet oxygen (1O2), which is detected by DCFH-DA. Moreover, UCNPs@MC540 also shows strong emission at around 800 nm near-infrared. The results show that the UCNPs@MC540 materials have potential application prospects in PDT and biological imaging.
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- Jinhua Wu
- Department of Materials Science, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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Chen D, Peng Y, Li X, Zhong J, Huang H, Chen J. Simultaneous Tailoring of Dual-Phase Fluoride Precipitation and Dopant Distribution in Glass to Control Upconverting Luminescence. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:30053-30064. [PMID: 31364351 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b11516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In situ glass crystallization is an effective strategy to integrate lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals into amorphous glass, leading to new hybrid materials and offering an unexploited way to study light-particle interactions. However, the precipitation of Sc3+-based nanocrystals from glass is rarely reported and the incorporation of lanthanide activators into the Sc3+-based crystalline lattice is formidably difficult owing to their large radius mismatch. Herein, it is demonstrated that lanthanide dopants with smaller ionic radii can act as nucleating agents to promote the nucleation/growth of KSc2F7 nanocrystals in oxyfluoride aluminosilicate glass. A series of structural and spectroscopic characterizations indicate that Ln-dopant-induced K/Sc/Ln/F amorphous phase separation from glass is an essential prerequisite for the precipitation of KSc2F7 and the partition of Ln dopants into the KSc2F7 lattice by substituting Sc3+ ions. Importantly, modifying the Ln-to-Sc ratio in glass enables to control competitive crystallization of KSc2F7 and Ln-based (KYb2F7, KLu2F7, and KYF4) nanocrystals and produce dual-phase fluoride-embedded nanocomposites with distinct crystal fields. Consequently, tunable multicolor upconversion luminescence can be achieved through diversified regulatory approaches, such as adjustment of the dual-phase ratio, selective separation of Ln3+ dopants, and alteration of incident pumping laser. As a proof-of-concept experiment, the application of dual-phase glass as a color converter in 980 nm laser-driven upconverting lighting is demonstrated.
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- Daqin Chen
- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350117 , China
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- College of Materials & Environmental Engineering , Hangzhou Dianzi University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310018 , China
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- College of Materials & Environmental Engineering , Hangzhou Dianzi University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310018 , China
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- College of Materials & Environmental Engineering , Hangzhou Dianzi University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310018 , China
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- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices , Xiamen , Fujian 361005 , China
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- College of Physics and Energy , Fujian Normal University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350117 , China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices , Xiamen , Fujian 361005 , China
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Construction of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticle-Uelx Europaeus Agglutinin-I bioconjugates with brightness red emission for ultrasensitive in vivo imaging of colorectal tumor. Biomaterials 2019; 212:64-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Recent progress of energy transfer and luminescence intensity boosting mechanism in Nd3+-sensitized upconversion nanoparticles. J RARE EARTH 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Pan E, Bai G, Zhou J, Lei L, Xu S. Exceptional modulation of upconversion and downconversion near-infrared luminescence in Tm/Yb-codoped ferroelectric nanocomposite by nanoscale engineering. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:11642-11648. [PMID: 31173028 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02532d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The emission properties of lanthanide ions have been extensively investigated for their interesting physical processes and enormous applications. Conventional strategies have been used to modify luminescence properties such as temperature, pressure, and modifying components. However, the traditional methods are volatile and irreversible, which is unconducive for some optoelectronic applications. In this article, the electromechanical softness of the ferroelectric lattice is employed, which makes the strong coupling relationship between the electric field and the photonic properties of lanthanide ions. The emission intensity of the Tm3+:3H4-4H6 and 3F4-4H6 transitions was exceptionally enhanced by 2.6 and 3.2 times via ferroelectric polarization, respectively. Meanwhile, the luminescence response presents excellent reversibility and nonvolatility. This study provides a unique proposal for designing highly integrated stimuli-responsive photonic materials toward a variety of applications.
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- Er Pan
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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Hudry D, Howard IA, Popescu R, Gerthsen D, Richards BS. Structure-Property Relationships in Lanthanide-Doped Upconverting Nanocrystals: Recent Advances in Understanding Core-Shell Structures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1900623. [PMID: 30942509 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201900623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The production of upconverting nanostructures with tailored optical properties is of major technological interest, and rapid progress toward the realization of such production has been made in recent years. Ultimately, accurate understanding of nanostructure organization will lead to design rules for accurately tailoring optical properties. Here, the context of open questions still of general importance to the upconversion and nanocrystal communities is presented, with a particular emphasis on the structure-property relationships of core-shell upconverting nanocrystals. Although the optical properties of the latter have been thoroughly investigated, little is known regarding their atomic-scale organization. Indeed, solving the atomic-scale structure of such nanomaterials is challenging because of their intrinsic nonperiodic nature. Familiar concepts of crystallography are no longer appropriate; chemical and structural modulation waves must be introduced. To reveal the exact core-shell structures, innovative characterization techniques need to be applied and developed, as discussed herein. The continued development and application of structural characterization techniques will be vital to consolidate the currently incomplete link between atomic-scale structure and upconversion properties. This will ultimately provide a valuable contribution to the emerging detailed guidelines on how to better design upconverting nanostructures to achieve given optical properties in terms of efficiency, absorption, spectral emission, and dynamics.
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- Damien Hudry
- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Light Technology Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 13, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 7, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 7, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Light Technology Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 13, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Zhou B, Huang J, Yan L, Liu X, Song N, Tao L, Zhang Q. Probing Energy Migration through Precise Control of Interfacial Energy Transfer in Nanostructure. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1806308. [PMID: 30548941 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A novel mechanistic strategy for probing the energy migration through constructing the interfacial energy transfer (IET) in a core-shell-shell nanostructure is reported. In this design, the trilayer nanostructure is composed of a sensitizing core, a migratory interlayer, and a detective shell layer that interact with each other only by IET and the latter two shell layers are nonresponsive to the incident irradiation. This model is well applied in investigating the energy migration over the Tb, Gd, and Yb sublattices, and the results show that the Gd sublattice holds the best energy migratory performance. Moreover, the finding of energy migration over the Yb sublattice enables the 808 nm excited long-lived upconversion of Tb3+ and Eu3+ , which exhibits unique time-gating performance for information security. The results provide a facile and powerful nanosized model for an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals involving lanthanide interactions, which will further help excite new chances for the frontier applications of lanthanide-based luminescent materials.
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- Bo Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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Song N, Zhou B, Yan L, Huang J, Zhang Q. Understanding the Role of Yb 3+ in the Nd/Yb Coupled 808-nm-Responsive Upconversion. Front Chem 2019; 6:673. [PMID: 30740392 PMCID: PMC6355672 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The realization of upconversion at 808 nm excitation has shown great advantages in advancing the broad bioapplications of lanthanide-doped nanomaterials. In an 808 nm responsive system, Nd3+ and Yb3+ are both needed where Nd3+ acts as a sensitizer through absorbing the excitation irradiation. However, few studies have been dedicated to the role of Yb3+. Here, we report a systemic investigation on the role of Yb3+ by designing a set of core-shell-based nanostructures. We find that energy migration over the ytterbium sublattice plays a key role in facilitating the energy transportation, and moreover, we show that the interfacial energy transfer occurring at the core-shell interface also has a contribution to the upconversion. By optimizing the dopant concentration and surface anchoring the infrared indocyanine green dye, the 808 nm responsive upconversion is markedly enhanced. These results present an in-depth understanding of the fundamental interactions among lanthanides, and more importantly, they offer new possibilities to tune and control the upconversion of lanthanide-based luminescent materials.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Yan L, Zhou B, Song N, Liu X, Huang J, Wang T, Tao L, Zhang Q. Self-sensitization induced upconversion of Er 3+ in core-shell nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:17949-17957. [PMID: 30226242 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04816a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A mechanistic study of upconversion from lanthanides is of great importance for the fundamental research of upconversion materials and their diverse frontier applications. However, the most efficient upconversion of lanthanides is still obtained in a commonly used sensitizer-activator coupled system. Here we report a mechanistic investigation on the upconversion of Er3+ through self-sensitization which is applicable for 808, 980 and 1530 nm excitations. It is found that the cooperative energy transfer upconversion followed by cross-relaxation occurring among Er3+ ions plays a critical role in producing and enhancing the red upconversion for the samples with high dopant concentrations (e.g., >20 mol%). The red upconversion color can be further purified and enhanced by mediating the upconversion dynamics through introducing the lanthanides of Ho3+, Tm3+ and Yb3+, which can effectively contribute to the population in the red emitting state. Moreover, the energy migration in the Er-sublattice was also found to be a possible origin for quenching upconversion, which was proved and effectively suppressed by designing a tri-layered nanostructure where the distribution of Er3+ is spatially controllable. Our results gain access into the insight of upconversion dynamics in self-sensitization induced upconversion which would help the search for other new kinds of upconversion materials.
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- Long Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China.
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Zhang Z, Shikha S, Liu J, Zhang J, Mei Q, Zhang Y. Upconversion Nanoprobes: Recent Advances in Sensing Applications. Anal Chem 2018; 91:548-568. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Zhiming Zhang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, 200444, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, 200444, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, 200444, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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