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Chen J, Zhou Z, Luo S, Liu G, Xiang J, Tian Z. Progress of advanced nanomaterials in diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 217:114717. [PMID: 36179434 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) encompass a wide range of clinically and pathologically diverse diseases characterized by progressive long-term cognitive decline, memory and function loss in daily life. Due to the lack of effective drugs and therapeutic strategies for preventing or delaying neurodegenerative progression, it is urgent to diagnose NDDs as early and accurately as possible. Nanomaterials, emerged as one of the most promising materials in the 21st century, have been widely applied and play a significant role in diagnosis and treatment of NDDs because of their remarkable properties including stability, prominent biocompatibility, unique structure, novel physical and chemical characteristics. In this review, we outlined general strategies for the application of different types of advanced materials in early and staged diagnosis of NDDs in vivo and in vitro. According to applied technology, in vivo research mainly involves magnetic resonance, fluorescence, and surface enhanced Raman imaging on structures of brain tissues, cerebral vessels and related distributions of biomarkers. In vitro research is focused on the detection of fluid biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood based on fluorescence, electrochemical, Raman and surface plasmon resonance techniques. Finally, we discussed the current challenges and future perspectives of biomarker-based NDDs diagnosis as well as potential applications regarding advanced nanomaterials.
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- Jia Chen
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Center for Marine Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Center for Marine Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Center for Marine Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China; National Engineering Research Center of Personalized Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
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Hu Z, González MU, Chen Z, Gredin P, Mortier M, García-Martín A, Aigouy L. Luminescence enhancement effects on nanostructured perovskite thin films for Er/Yb-doped solar cells. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:1786-1792. [PMID: 36132159 PMCID: PMC9419586 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00782c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recent attempts to improve solar cell performance by increasing their spectral absorption interval incorporate up-converting fluorescent nanocrystals on the structure. These nanocrystals absorb low energy light and emit higher energy photons that can then be captured by the solar cell active layer. However, this process is very inefficient and it needs to be enhanced by different strategies. In this work, we have studied the effect of nanostructuration of perovskite thin films used in the fabrication of hybrid solar cells on their local optical properties. The perovskite surface was engraved with a focused ion beam to form gratings of one-dimensional grooves. We characterized the surfaces with a fluorescence scanning near-field optical microscope, and obtained maps showing a fringe pattern oriented in a direction parallel to the grooves. By scanning structures as a function of the groove depth, ranging from 100 nm to 200 nm, we observed that a 3-fold luminescence enhancement could be obtained for the deeper ones. Near-field luminescence was found to be enhanced between the grooves, not inside them, independent of the groove depth and the incident polarization direction. This indicates that the ideal position of the nanocrystals is between the grooves. In addition, we also studied the influence of the inhomogeneities of the perovskite layer and we observed that roughness tends to locally modify the intensity of the fringes and distort their alignment. All the experimental results are in good agreement with numerical simulations.
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- Zhelu Hu
- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matériaux (LPEM), CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, UPMC, Sorbonne Universités F-75231 Paris France
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología IMN-CNM, CSIC, CEI UAM+CSIC Isaac Newton 8 E-28760 Tres Cantos Madrid Spain
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- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matériaux (LPEM), CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, UPMC, Sorbonne Universités F-75231 Paris France
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- Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, PSL Research University 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie F-75005 Paris France
- Sorbonne Université, Faculté des sciences en Ingénierie 4 place Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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- Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, Chimie ParisTech, CNRS, PSL Research University 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie F-75005 Paris France
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología IMN-CNM, CSIC, CEI UAM+CSIC Isaac Newton 8 E-28760 Tres Cantos Madrid Spain
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- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matériaux (LPEM), CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, UPMC, Sorbonne Universités F-75231 Paris France
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Guo P, Wang J, Liao C, Zhou H, Huang D, Zhou G, Yu X, Hu J. Luminescence, energy transfer, colour modulation and up-conversion mechanisms of Yb 3+, Tm 3+ and Ho 3+ co-doped Y 6MoO 12. RSC Adv 2022; 12:33419-33428. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05642a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Up-conversion materials based on YMO were successfully synthesized by the sol–gel method, and the luminescence colour tuning was achieved by changing the type and concentration of dopant ions (Tm3+, Ho3+).
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- Peng Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Bae K, Xu B, Das A, Wolenski C, Rappeport E, Park W. Selective enhancement of upconversion luminescence for enhanced ratiometric sensing. RSC Adv 2021; 11:18205-18212. [PMID: 34567541 PMCID: PMC8462828 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01396c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted widespread interest in bioimaging and sensing due to their photostability, low excitation energy, and good tissue penetration. Plasmonic nanostructures, on the other hand, can enhance the luminescence of UCNPs by concentrating electric fields into a nanoscale volume. While the enhanced luminescence intensity is in principle beneficial to sensing, intensity-based sensing has limitations in absolute measurements. This deficiency can be overcome by employing ratiometric sensing in which intensity ratio, rather than intensity itself, is used to quantitatively determine the presence of analytes. The ratiometric sensing is advantageous because the intensity ratio is much less sensitive to the variations in the environment and the number of probe materials in the sensing volume. Here, we demonstrate a plasmonic nanostructure with upconversion nanoparticles for an enhanced ratiometric sensing platform. The plasmonic nanostructure is composed of UCNPs, an indium tin oxide (ITO) spacer layer and an Au nanodisk. The nanostructure is designed such that the plasmon resonance selectively enhances the red luminescence of NaYGdF4:Yb3+, Er3+ UCNPs while leaving the green luminescence unaffected, thereby increasing the dynamic range and achievable sensitivity of the red-to-green (R/G) intensity ratio. We observed a 4-fold enhancement in the R/G ratio and also a drastic reduction in the signal uncertainty. This work advances our knowledge of the optical interaction between UCNPs and plasmonic nanostructures and also provides a foundation for improved ratiometric sensing in biomedical applications.
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- Kyuyoung Bae
- Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 425 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, 425 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, 425 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 425 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 425 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 425 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.,Materials Science & Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Richards BS, Hudry D, Busko D, Turshatov A, Howard IA. Photon Upconversion for Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis: A Critical Review. Chem Rev 2021; 121:9165-9195. [PMID: 34327987 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Opportunities for enhancing solar energy harvesting using photon upconversion are reviewed. The increasing prominence of bifacial solar cells is an enabling factor for the implementation of upconversion, however, when the realistic constraints of current best-performing silicon devices are considered, many challenges remain before silicon photovoltaics operating under nonconcentrated sunlight can be enhanced via lanthanide-based upconversion. A photophysical model reveals that >1-2 orders of magnitude increase in the intermediate state lifetime, energy transfer rate, or generation rate would be needed before such solar upconversion could start to become efficient. Methods to increase the generation rate such as the use of cosensitizers to expand the absorption range and the use of plasmonics or photonic structures are reviewed. The opportunities and challenges for these approaches (or combinations thereof) to achieve efficient solar upconversion are discussed. The opportunity for enhancing the performance of technologies such as luminescent solar concentrators by combining upconversion together with micro-optics is also reviewed. Triplet-triplet annihilation-based upconversion is progressing steadily toward being relevant to lower-bandgap solar cells. Looking toward photocatalysis, photophysical modeling indicates that current blue-to-ultraviolet lanthanide upconversion systems are very inefficient. However, hope remains in this direction for organic upconversion enhancing the performance of visible-light-active photocatalysts.
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- Bryce S Richards
- 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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- 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
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- 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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Qin X, Carneiro Neto AN, Longo RL, Wu Y, Malta OL, Liu X. Surface Plasmon-Photon Coupling in Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:1520-1541. [PMID: 33534586 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles have great potential for energy conversion applications, as their optical properties can be precisely controlled by varying the doping composition, concentration, and surface structures, as well as through plasmonic coupling. In this Perspective we highlight recent advances in upconversion emission modulation enabled by coupling upconversion nanoparticles with well-defined plasmonic nanostructures. We emphasize fundamental understanding of luminescence enhancement, monochromatic emission amplification, lifetime tuning, and polarization control at nanoscale. The interplay between localized surface plasmons and absorbed photons at the plasmonic metal-lanthanide interface substantially enriches the interpretation of plasmon-coupled nonlinear photophysical processes. These studies will enable novel functional nanomaterials or nanostructures to be designed for a multitude of technological applications, including biomedicine, lasing, optogenetics, super-resolution imaging, photovoltaics, and photocatalysis.
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- Xian Qin
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Phantom-g, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-560, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50740-560, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Center for Functional Materials, National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, Suzhou 215123, China
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Shahzad MK, Farooq U, Raza A, Abbas G, Ikram M, Zhang Y. Investigation on optical temperature sensing behaviour via Ag island-enhanced luminescence doped β-NaGdF 4:Yb 3+/Tm 3+ films/microfibers. RSC Adv 2021; 11:36569-36576. [PMID: 35494388 PMCID: PMC9043463 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06336g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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In this study, silver (Ag) island modified up-conversion nano-particle (NaGdF4:Yb3+/Tm3+) thin films were prepared via electrostatic layer by layer (LBL) and spin coating techniques. The spectroscopic results indicated that adding Ag nanoparticles could significantly enhance the up-conversion emission of NaGdF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ thin films at 452 nm and 476 nm. The maximum enhancement factor of ∼15.6 was reached at 476 nm. Furthermore, we prepared microfibers from upconverting nanoparticles solution, the application of microfibers as active and passive waveguides was analyzed by observing the performance of microfibers with and without Ag under 980 nm excitation of the laser source. The fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) method was adopted to evaluate microfiber sensitivity. The intensity-based temperature sensitivity of blue emission from a single microfiber containing up-conversion nanomaterials (NaGdF4:Yb3+/Tm3+) and Ag nanoparticles reached up to 0.018 K−1 at 310 K compared to 0.0029 K−1 in Ag-free microfiber. Our results suggest that the novel material can be used to construct new nano-thermometers, useful both in biological experiments as well as industrial research. In this study, silver (Ag) island modified up-conversion nano-particle thin films were prepared via electrostatic layer by layer (LBL) and spin coating techniques.![]()
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- Muhammad Khuram Shahzad
- Institute of Physics, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus, Pakistan
- National Key Laboratory of Tunable Laser Technology, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Department of Electronic Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jiangjun Rd. Campus, 29 Jiangjun Ave., Nanjing 210016, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Pakistan
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- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University, Punjab, 54000, Pakistan
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- National Key Laboratory of Tunable Laser Technology, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Department of Electronic Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin 150080, China
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Aigouy L, González MU, Lin HJ, Schoenauer-Sebag M, Billot L, Gredin P, Mortier M, Chen Z, García-Martín A. Mapping plasmon-enhanced upconversion fluorescence of Er/Yb-doped nanocrystals near gold nanodisks. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:10365-10371. [PMID: 31107471 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02113b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Fluorescence enhancement effects have many potential applications in the domain of biochemical sensors and optoelectronic devices. Here, the emission properties of up-converting nanocrystals near nanostructures that support surface plasmon resonances have been investigated. Gold nanodisks of various diameters were illuminated in the near-infrared (λ = 975 nm) and a single fluorescent nanocrystal glued at the end of an atomic force microscope tip was scanned around them. By detecting its visible fluorescence around each structure, it is found that the highest fluorescence enhancement occurs in a zone that forms a two-lobe pattern near the nanodisks and which corresponds to the map of the near-field intensity calculated at the excitation wavelength. In agreement with numerical simulations, it is also observed that the maximum fluorescence enhancement takes place when the disk diameter is around 200 nm. Surprisingly, this disk size is small when compared to that yielding the highest far-field scattering resonance, which occurs for disks with a diameter of 300-350 nm at the same excitation wavelength. This shift between the near and far-field resonances should be taken into account in the design of structures in systems that use plasmon enhanced fluorescence effects.
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- Lionel Aigouy
- Laboratoire de Physique et d'Etude des Matériaux (LPEM), CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, UPMC, Sorbonne Universités, F-75231 Paris, France.
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Rabie H, Zhang Y, Pasquale N, Lagos MJ, Batson PE, Lee KB. NIR Biosensing of Neurotransmitters in Stem Cell-Derived Neural Interface Using Advanced Core-Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1806991. [PMID: 30761616 PMCID: PMC8849937 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nondestructive neurotransmitter detection and real-time monitoring of stem cell differentiation are both of great significance in the field of neurodegenerative disease and regenerative medicine. Although luminescent biosensing nanoprobes have been developed to address this need, they have intrinsic limitations such as autofluorescence, scattering, and phototoxicity. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have gained increasing attention for various biomedical applications due to their high photostability, low auto-fluorescent background, and deep tissue penetration; however, UCNPs also suffer from low emission intensities due to undesirable energy migration pathways. To address the aforementioned issue, a single-crystal core-shell-shell "sandwich" structured UCNP is developed that is designed to minimize deleterious energy back-transfer to yield bright visible emissions using low power density excitations. These UCNPs show a remarkable enhancement of luminescent output relative to conventional β-NaYF4:Yb,Er codoped UCNPs and β-NaYF4:Yb,Er@NaYF4:Yb "active shell" alike. Moreover, this advanced core-shell-shell UCNP is subsequently used to develop a highly sensitive biosensor for the ultrasensitive detection of dopamine released from stem cell-derived dopaminergic-neurons. Given the challenges of in situ detection of neurotransmitters, the developed NIR-based biosensing of neurotransmitters in stem cell-derived neural interfaces present a unique tool for investigating single-cell mechanisms associated with dopamine, or other neurotransmitters, and their roles in neurological processes.
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- Hudifah Rabie
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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Lakhotiya H, Nazir A, Roesgaard S, Eriksen E, Christiansen J, Bondesgaard M, van Veggel FCJM, Iversen BB, Balling P, Julsgaard B. Resonant Plasmon-Enhanced Upconversion in Monolayers of Core-Shell Nanocrystals: Role of Shell Thickness. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:1209-1218. [PMID: 30525411 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The upconversion luminescence (UCL) of colloidal lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals (UCNCs) can be improved either by precise encapsulation of the surface by optically inert shells around the core, by an alteration of the nearby environment via metal nanoparticles, or by a combination of both. Considering their potential importance in crystalline silicon photovoltaics, the present study investigates both effects for two-dimensional arrangements of UCNCs. Using excitation light of 1500 nm wavelength, we study the variation in the upconversion luminescence from an Er3+-doped NaYF4 core as a function of the thickness of a NaLuF4 shell in colloidal solutions as well as in spin-cast-assisted self-assembled monolayers of UCNCs. The observed UCL yields and decay times of Er3+ ions of the UCNCs increase with increasing shell thickness in both cases, and nearly no variation in decay times is observed in the transition of the UCNCs from solution to film configurations. The luminescence efficiency of the UCNC monolayers is further enhanced by electron-beam-lithographic-designed Au nanodiscs deposited either on top of or buried within the monolayer. It is observed that the improvement by the nanocrystal shells is greater than that of the Au nanodiscs.
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- Harish Lakhotiya
- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) , Aarhus University , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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Duong HV, Chau TTL, Dang NTT, Vanterpool F, Salmerón-Sánchez M, Lizundia E, Tran HT, Nguyen LV, Nguyen TD. Biocompatible Chitosan-Functionalized Upconverting Nanocomposites. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:86-95. [PMID: 30023767 PMCID: PMC6044559 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Simultaneous integration of photon emission and biocompatibility into nanoparticles is an interesting strategy to develop applications of advanced optical materials. In this work, we present the synthesis of biocompatible optical nanocomposites from the combination of near-infrared luminescent lanthanide nanoparticles and water-soluble chitosan. NaYF4:Yb,Er upconverting nanocrystal guests and water-soluble chitosan hosts are prepared and integrated together into biofunctional optical composites. The control of aqueous dissolution, gelation, assembly, and drying of NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocolloids and chitosan liquids allowed us to design novel optical structures of spongelike aerogels and beadlike microspheres. Well-defined shape and near-infrared response lead upconverting nanocrystals to serve as photon converters to couple with plasmonic gold (Au) nanoparticles. Biocompatible chitosan-stabilized Au/NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocomposites are prepared to show their potential use in biomedicine as we find them exhibiting a half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) of 0.58 mg mL-1 for chitosan-stabilized Au/NaYF4:Yb,Er nanorods versus 0.24 mg mL-1 for chitosan-stabilized NaYF4:Yb,Er after 24 h. As a result of their low cytotoxicity and upconverting response, these novel materials hold promise to be interesting for biomedicine, analytical sensing, and other applications.
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- Hau Van Duong
- Department
of Chemistry, Hue University of Sciences, Hue University, 77 Nguyen
Hue, Hue 530000, Vietnam
- Department
of Chemistry, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung, Hue 530000, Vietnam
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hue University of Sciences, Hue University, 77 Nguyen
Hue, Hue 530000, Vietnam
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hue University of Education, Hue University, 34 Le
Loi, Hue 530000, Vietnam
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- Division
of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Division
of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Department
of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, Bilbao Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao 48013, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, Hue University of Sciences, Hue University, 77 Nguyen
Hue, Hue 530000, Vietnam
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- Ceramics and Biomaterials Research Group and Faculty of Applied
Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 71000, Vietnam
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Bang D, Jo EJ, Hong S, Byun JY, Lee JY, Kim MG, Lee LP. Asymmetric Nanocrescent Antenna on Upconversion Nanocrystal. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:6583-6590. [PMID: 28825844 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Frequency upconversion activated with lanthanide has attracted attention in various real-world applications, because it is far simpler and more efficient than traditional nonlinear susceptibility-based frequency upconversion, such as second harmonic generation. However, the quantum yield of frequency upconversion of lanthanide-based upconversion nanocrystals remains inefficient for practical applications, and spatial control of upconverted emission is not yet developed. Here, we developed an asymmetric nanocrescent antenna on upconversion nanocrystal (ANAU) to deliver excitation light effectively to the core of upconversion nanocrystal by nanofocusing light and generating asymmetric frequency upconverted emission concentrated toward the tip region. ANAUs were fabricated by high-angle deposition (60°) of gold (Au) on the isolated upconversion nanoparticles supported by nanopillars then moved to refractive-index matched substrate for orientation-dependent upconversion luminescence analysis in the single-nanoparticle scale. We studied shape-dependent nanofocusing efficiency of nanocrescent antennae as a function of the tip-to-tip distance by modulating the deposition angle. The generation of asymmetric frequency upconverted emission toward the tip region was simulated by the asymmetric far-field radiation pattern of dipoles in the nanocrescent antenna and experimentally demonstrated by the orientation-dependent photon intensity of frequency upconverted emission of an ANAU. This finding provides a new way to improve frequency upconversion using an antenna, which locally increases the excitation light and generates the radiation power to certain directions for various applications.
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- Doyeon Bang
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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Nanoscale upconversion for oxygen sensing. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 70:76-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Qin H, Shamso AE, Centeno A, Theodorou IG, Mihai AP, Ryan MP, Xie F. Enhancement of the upconversion photoluminescence of hexagonal phase NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ nanoparticles by mesoporous gold films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:19159-19167. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01959a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Efficient enhancement of photoluminescence in rare-earth activated upconversion materials is of great significance for their practical applications in various fields.
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- Heng Qin
- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
- Jiangsu
- China
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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Togashi T, Ojima S, Sato I, Kanaizuka K, Kurihara M. Silver Nano- and Microplates Grew on a Specific Face of Coordination Polymer Crystals. CHEM LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.160186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Takanari Togashi
- Department of Biological and Material Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University
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- Department of Biological and Material Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University
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- Department of Biological and Material Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University
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- Department of Biological and Material Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University
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- Department of Biological and Material Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University
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Liu X, Yuan Lei D. Simultaneous excitation and emission enhancements in upconversion luminescence using plasmonic double-resonant gold nanorods. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15235. [PMID: 26468686 PMCID: PMC4606728 DOI: 10.1038/srep15235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The geometry and dimension of a gold nanorod (GNR) are optimally designed to enhance the fluorescence intensity of a lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystal placed in close proximity to the GNR. A systematic study of the electromagnetic interaction between the upconversion emitter of three energy levels and the GNR shows that the enhancement effect arising from localized electric field-induced absorption can be balanced by the negative effect of electronic transition from an intermediate state to the ground state of the emitter. The dependence of fluorescence enhancement on the emitter-GNR separation is investigated, and the results demonstrate a maximum enhancement factor of 120 folds and 160 folds at emission wavelengths 650 and 540 nm, respectively. This is achieved at the emitter-GNR separation ranging from 5 to 15 nm, depending on the initial quantum efficiency of the emitter. The modified upconversion luminescence behavior by adjusting the aspect ratio of the GNR and the relative position of the emitter indicates the dominate role of excitation process in the total fluorescence enhancement. These findings are of great importance for rationally designing composite nanostructures of metal nanoparticles and upconversion nanocrystals with maximized plasmonic enhancement for bioimaging and sensing applications.
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- Xin Liu
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.,Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.,Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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