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Arellano L, Martínez R, Pardo A, Diez I, Velasco B, Moreda-Piñeiro A, Bermejo-Barrera P, Barbosa S, Taboada P. Assessing the Effect of Surface Coating on the Stability, Degradation, Toxicity and Cell Endocytosis/Exocytosis of Upconverting Nanoparticles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 668:575-586. [PMID: 38691966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Lanthanide-doped up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as promising biomedical tools in recent years. Most research efforts were devoted to the synthesis of inorganic cores with the optimal physicochemical properties. However, the careful design of UCNPs with the adequate surface coating to optimize their biological performance still remains a significant challenge. Here, we propose the functionalization of UCNPs with four distinct types of surface coatings, which were compared in terms of the provided colloidal stability and resistance to degradation in different biological-relevant media, including commonly avoided analysis in acidic lysosomal-mimicking fluids. Moreover, the influence of the type of particle surface coating on cell cytotoxicity and endocytosis/exocytosis was also evaluated. The obtained results demonstrated that the functionalization of UCNPs with poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride) grafted with dodecylamine (PMA-g-dodecyl) constitutes an outstanding strategy for their subsequent biomedical application, whereas poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) coating, although suitable for colloidal stability purposes, hinders extensive cell internalization. Conversely, surface coating with small ligand were found not to be suitable, leading to large degradation degrees of UCNPs. The analysis of particle' behavior in different biological media and in vitro conditions here performed pretends to help researchers to improve the design and implementation of UCNPs as theranostic nanotools.
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- Lilia Arellano
- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Trace Element, Spectroscopy and Speciation Group (GETEE), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Institute (iMATUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Trace Element, Spectroscopy and Speciation Group (GETEE), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Institute (iMATUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Colloids and Polymers Physics Group, Particle Physics Department, Materials Institute (iMATUS), and Health Research Institute (IDIS), University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Huang F, Liu C, Zhao Z, Wang L, Zhang J, Ågren H, Widengren J, Liu H. Morphology controlled synthesis of Fe 3+-doped upconversion nanomaterials. RSC Adv 2024; 14:4990-5000. [PMID: 38332798 PMCID: PMC10848240 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07908b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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This work details the synthesis of paramagnetic upconversion nanoparticles doped with Fe3+ in various morphologies via the thermal decomposition method, followed by comprehensive characterization of their structures, optical properties and magnetism using diverse analytical techniques. Our findings demonstrate that by precisely modulating the ratio of oleic acid to octadecene in the solvent, one can successfully obtain hexagonal nanodiscs with a consistent and well-defined morphology. Further adjustments in the oleic acid to octadecene ratio, coupled with fine-tuning of the Na+/F- ratio, led to the production of small-sized nanorods with uniform morphology. Significantly, all Fe3+-doped nanoparticles displayed pronounced paramagnetism, with magnetic susceptibility measurements at 1 T and room temperature of 0.15 emu g-1 and 0.14 emu g-1 for the nanodiscs and nanorods, respectively. To further enhance their magnetic properties, we replaced the Y-matrix with a Gd-matrix, and by fine-tuning the oleic acid/octadecene and Na+/F- ratios, we achieved nanoparticles with uniform morphology. The magnetic susceptibility was 0.82 emu g-1 at 1 T and room temperature. Simultaneously, we could control the nanoparticle size by altering the synthesis temperature. These upconversion nanostructures, characterized by both paramagnetic properties and regular morphology, represent promising dual-mode nanoprobe candidates for optical biological imaging and magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Fuhua Huang
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering Xiangtan 411104 P. R. China
- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists, Henan University KaiFeng 475004 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Protection and Safety Energy Storage of Light Metal Materials, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
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- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists, Henan University KaiFeng 475004 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Protection and Safety Energy Storage of Light Metal Materials, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
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- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists, Henan University KaiFeng 475004 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Protection and Safety Energy Storage of Light Metal Materials, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
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- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists, Henan University KaiFeng 475004 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Protection and Safety Energy Storage of Light Metal Materials, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
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- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists, Henan University KaiFeng 475004 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Protection and Safety Energy Storage of Light Metal Materials, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
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- Henan Center for Outstanding Overseas Scientists, Henan University KaiFeng 475004 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Protection and Safety Energy Storage of Light Metal Materials, Henan University KaiFeng Henan 475004 P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology S-10691 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology S-10691 Stockholm Sweden
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Nannuri SH, Nikam AN, Pandey A, Mutalik S, George SD. Subcellular imaging and diagnosis of cancer using engineered nanoparticles. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 28:690-710. [PMID: 34036909 DOI: 10.2174/1381612827666210525154131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The advances in the synthesis of nanoparticles with engineered properties are reported to have profound applications in oncological disease detection via optical and multimodal imaging and therapy. Among various nanoparticle-assisted imaging techniques, engineered fluorescent nanoparticles show great promise from high contrast images and localized therapeutic applications. Of all the fluorescent nanoparticles available, the gold nanoparticles, carbon dots, and upconversion nanoparticles are emerging recently as the most promising candidates for diagnosis, treatment, and cancer monitoring. This review addresses the recent progress in engineering the properties of these emerging nanoparticles and their application for cancer diagnosis and therapy. In addition, the potential of these particles for subcellular imaging is also reviewed here.
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- Shivanand H Nannuri
- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka State, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Nampi PP, Vakurov A, Viswambharan H, Schneider JE, Brydson R, Millner PA, Saha S, Jose G. Barium yttrium fluoride based upconversion nanoparticles as dual mode image contrast agents. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 124:111937. [PMID: 33947528 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.111937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dual labeled contrast agents could provide better complementary information for bioimaging than available solely from a single modality. In this paper we investigate the suitability of Yb3+ and Er3+-doped BaYF5 upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) as both optical and X-ray micro computed tomography (μCT) contrast agents. Stable, aqueous UCNP dispersions were synthesised using a hydrothermal method with the addition of polyethyleneimine (PEI). UCNPs were single crystal and had a truncated cuboidal and/or truncated octahedral morphology, with average particle size of 47 ±9 nm from transmission electron microscopy which was further used to characterize the structure and composition in detail. A zeta potential value of +51 mV was measured for the aqueous nanoparticle dispersions which is beneficial for cell permeability. The outer hydrated PEI layer is also advantageous for the attachment of proteins for targeted delivery in biological systems. The prepared UCNPs were proven to be non-toxic to endothelial cells up to a concentration of 3.5 mg/mL, when assessed using an MTT assay. The particles showed intense green upconversion photoluminescence when excited at a wavelength of 976 nm using a diode laser. Quantitative X-ray μCT contrast imaging confirmed the potential of these UCNPs as X-ray contrast agents and confirming their dual modality for bioimaging.
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- Padmaja Parameswaran Nampi
- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological, Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological, Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological, Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Wang M, Wu Y, Juan F, Li Y, Shi B, Xu F, Jia J, Wei H, Cao B. Enhanced photocurrent of perovskite solar cells by dual-sensitized β-NaYF4:Nd3+/Yb3+/Er3+ up-conversion nanoparticles. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.138253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cao B, Gong S, Zubairu SM, Liu L, Xu Y, Guo L, Dang R, Zhu G. Fabrication of Er 3+/Yb 3+ Co-Doped Bi 5O 7I Microsphere With Upconversion Luminescence and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Bisphenol A Degradation. Front Chem 2020; 8:773. [PMID: 33088802 PMCID: PMC7496766 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped Bi5O7I uniform porous microsphere photocatalysts were synthesized by a two-step chemical method, which possesses excellent photocatalytic performance and upconversion luminescence property. The photocatalytic performance of the photocatalysts was studied by degradation of bisphenol A in aqueous solution under visible light and different monochromatic light irradiation. The photocatalytic performance of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped Bi5O7I sample is better than that of the pristine Bi5O7I and Er3+-doped Bi5O7I samples. Moreover, Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped Bi5O7I possesses photocatalytic ability with a red light monochromatic LED lamp (3 W, λ = 630 nm) and an infrared monochromatic LED lamp (100 W, λ = 940 nm) irradiation whose wavelength is longer than the absorption-limiting wavelength of pristine Bi5O7I sample. This phenomenon further verified that the upconversion property of Er3+ and Yb3+ causes the improved photocatalytic efficiency of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped Bi5O7I sample.
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- Baowei Cao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, China
- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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Cao TD, Le TG, Nguyen TN, Dau TN, Nguyen VT, Tran TV. Investigating the effect of Yb3+ and Er3+ concentration on red/green luminescent ratio in β-NaYF4: Er, Yb nanocrystals using spectroscopic techniques. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wang X, Xu J, Yu J, Bu Y, Marques-Hueso J, Yan X. Morphology control, spectrum modification and extended optical applications of rare earth ion doped phosphors. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:15120-15162. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp01412e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This review summarizes the morphology control strategy, phase transfer theory, spectrum modulation, and extended optical applications of RE3+-doped phosphors.
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- Xiangfu Wang
- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- China
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- College of Science
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- China
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- Institute of Sensors
- Signals and Systems
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Heriot-Watt University
- Edinburgh
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- China
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Wiesholler LM, Frenzel F, Grauel B, Würth C, Resch-Genger U, Hirsch T. Yb,Nd,Er-doped upconversion nanoparticles: 980 nm versus 808 nm excitation. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:13440-13449. [PMID: 31287476 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr03127h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Yb,Nd,Er-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted considerable interest as luminescent reporters for bioimaging, sensing, energy conversion/shaping, and anticounterfeiting due to their capability to convert multiple near-infrared (NIR) photons into shorter wavelength ultraviolet, visible or NIR luminescence by successive absorption of two or more NIR photons. This enables optical measurements in complex media with very little background and high penetration depths for bioimaging. The use of Nd3+ as substitute for the commonly employed sensitizer Yb3+ or in combination with Yb3+ shifts the excitation wavelength from about 980 nm, where the absorption of water can weaken upconversion luminescence, to about 800 nm, and laser-induced local overheating effects in cells, tissue, and live animal studies can be minimized. To systematically investigate the potential of Nd3+ doping, we assessed the performance of a set of similarly sized Yb3+,Nd3+,Er3+-doped core- and core-shell UCNPs of different particle architecture in water at broadly varied excitation power densities (P) with steady state and time-resolved fluorometry for excitation at 980 nm and 808 nm. As a measure for UCNPs performance, the P-dependent upconversion quantum yield (ΦUC) and its saturation behavior were used as well as particle brightness (BUC). Based upon spectroscopic measurements at both excitation wavelengths in water and in a lipid phantom and BUC-based calculations of signal size at different penetration depths, conditions under which excitation at 808 nm is advantageous are derived and parameters for the further optimization of triple-doped UCNPs are given.
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- Lisa M Wiesholler
- University of Regensburg, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, 93040 Regensburg, Germany.
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.10 Biophotonics, 12489 Berlin, Germany. and WG Nanooptics, Institute for Physics, Humboldt-University Berlin, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.10 Biophotonics, 12489 Berlin, Germany. and WG Nanooptics, Institute for Physics, Humboldt-University Berlin, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.10 Biophotonics, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.10 Biophotonics, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- University of Regensburg, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, 93040 Regensburg, Germany.
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Qin H, Wu D, Sathian J, Xie X, Ryan M, Xie F. Tuning the upconversion photoluminescence lifetimes of NaYF 4:Yb 3+, Er 3+ through lanthanide Gd 3+ doping. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12683. [PMID: 30139946 PMCID: PMC6107552 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30983-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The multiplexing capacity of conventional fluorescence materials are significantly limited by spectral overlap and background interference, mainly due to their short-lived fluorescence lifetimes. Here, we adopt a novel Gd3+ doping strategy in NaYF4 host materials, realized tuning of upconversion photoluminescence (UCPL) lifetimes at selective emissions. Time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC), was applied to measure the photoluminescence lifetimes accurately. We demonstrated the large dynamic range of lifetimes of upconversion nanoparticles with good upconversion quantum yields, mainly owing to the dominance of high efficient energy transfer upconversion mechanism. The exceptional tunable properties of upconversion materials allow great potential for them to be utilized in biotechnology and life sciences.
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- Heng Qin
- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Liu B, Li C, Yang P, Hou Z, Lin J. 808-nm-Light-Excited Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles: Rational Design, Luminescence Control and Theranostic Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1605434. [PMID: 28295673 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201605434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Revised: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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808 nm-light-excited lanthanide (Ln3+ )-doped nanoparticles (LnNPs) hold great promise for a wide range of applications, including bioimaging diagnosis and anticancer therapy. This is due to their unique properties, including their minimized overheating effect, improved penetration depth, relatively high quantum yields, and other common features of LnNPs. In this review, the progress of 808 nm-excited LnNPs is reported, including their i) luminescence mechanism, ii) luminescence enhancement, iii) color tuning, iv) diagnostic and v) therapeutic applications. Finally, the future outlook and challenges of 808 nm-excited LnNPs are presented.
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- Bei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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Xu D, Li A, Yao L, Lin H, Yang S, Zhang Y. Lanthanide-Doped KLu 2F 7 Nanoparticles with High Upconversion Luminescence Performance: A Comparative Study by Judd-Ofelt Analysis and Energy Transfer Mechanistic Investigation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43189. [PMID: 28230083 PMCID: PMC5322376 DOI: 10.1038/srep43189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The development, design and the performance evaluation of rare-earth doped host materials is important for further optical investigation and industrial applications. Herein, we successfully fabricate KLu2F7 upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) through hydrothermal synthesis by controlling the fluorine-to-lanthanide-ion molar ratio. The structural and morphological results show that the samples are orthorhombic-phase hexagonal-prisms UCNPs, with average side length of 80 nm and average thickness of 110 nm. The reaction time dependent crystal growth experiment suggests that the phase transformation is a thermo-dynamical process and the increasing F-/Ln3+ ratio favors the formation of the thermo-dynamical stable phase - orthorhombic KLu2F7 structure. The upconversion luminescence (UCL) spectra display that the orthorhombic KLu2F7:Yb/Er UCNPs present stronger UCL as much as 280-fold than their cubic counterparts. The UCNPS also display better UCL performance compared with the popular hexagonal-phase NaREF4 (RE = Y, Gd). Our mechanistic investigation, including Judd-Ofelt analysis and time decay behaviors, suggests that the lanthanide tetrad clusters structure at sublattice level accounts for the saturated luminescence and highly efficient UCL in KLu2F7:Yb/Er UCNPs. Our research demonstrates that the orthorhombic KLu2F7 is a promising host material for UCL and can find potential applications in lasing, photovoltaics and biolabeling techniques.
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- Dekang Xu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen Univeristy, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen Univeristy, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen Univeristy, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China.,State Key Laboratory of Crystal Material, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Bartha C, Secu CE, Matei E, Secu M. Crystallization kinetics mechanism investigation of sol–gel-derived NaYF4:(Yb,Er) up-converting phosphors. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce01265a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The crystallization mechanism of sol–gel-derived NaYF4:(Yb,Er) up-converting phosphors has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry analysis using both model-free and model fitting approaches.
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- C. Bartha
- National Institute for Materials Physics
- Bucharest-Magurele
- Romania
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- National Institute for Materials Physics
- Bucharest-Magurele
- Romania
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- National Institute for Materials Physics
- Bucharest-Magurele
- Romania
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- National Institute for Materials Physics
- Bucharest-Magurele
- Romania
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Hu M, Ma D, Cheng Y, Liu C, Zhang Z, Cai Y, Wu S, Wang R. Synergistically enhanced upconversion luminescence in Li+-doped core–shell-structured ultrasmall nanoprobes for dual-mode deep tissue fluorescence/CT imaging. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:2662-2670. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb02976k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The development of upconversion luminescence that allows for multimodal imaging in terms of resolution and penetration depth using a single system is attracting increasing interest for use in clinical molecular imaging and diagnostics.
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- Min Hu
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Department of Pathogenic Microbiology & Immunology
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center
- Xi'an 710061
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Radiology Department
- Affiliated Hospital of the Shannxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Xianyang 712000
- China
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Lu Z, Liu W, Li J, Fang T, Li W, Zhang J, Feng F, Li W. The Influence of Fluorination on Nano-Scale Phase Separation and Photovoltaic Performance of Small Molecular/PC 71BM Blends. NANOMATERIALS 2016; 6:nano6040080. [PMID: 28335208 PMCID: PMC5302554 DOI: 10.3390/nano6040080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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To investigate the fluorination influence on the photovoltaic performance of small molecular based organic solar cells (OSCs), six small molecules based on 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (BT), and diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) as core and fluorinated phenyl (DFP) and triphenyl amine (TPA) as different terminal units (DFP-BT-DFP, DFP-BT-TPA, TPA-BT-TPA, DFP-DPP-DFP, DFP-DPP-TPA, and TPA-DPP-TPA) were synthesized. With one or two fluorinated phenyl as the end group(s), HOMO level of BT and DPP based small molecular donors were gradually decreased, inducing high open circuit voltage for fluorinated phenyl based OSCs. DFP-BT-TPA and DFP-DPP-TPA based blend films both displayed stronger nano-scale aggregation in comparison to TPA-BT-TPA and TPA-DPP-TPA, respectively, which would also lead to higher hole motilities in devices. Ultimately, improved power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.17% and 1.22% was acquired for DFP-BT-TPA and DFP-DPP-TPA based devices, respectively. These results demonstrated that the nano-scale aggregation size of small molecules in photovoltaic devices could be significantly enhanced by introducing a fluorine atom at the donor unit of small molecules, which will provide understanding about the relationship of chemical structure and nano-scale phase separation in OSCs.
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- Zhen Lu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, ShanXi DaTong University, Datong 037009, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, ShanXi DaTong University, Datong 037009, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, ShanXi DaTong University, Datong 037009, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, ShanXi DaTong University, Datong 037009, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, ShanXi DaTong University, Datong 037009, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Liu B, Xiao X, Yu J, Mao D, Lu G. Influence of synthesis conditions on the morphologies of ReBO 3 microstructures and white light emission of YBO 3:Eu 3+ phosphors prepared by an oleic acid-assisted hydrothermal method. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra13370c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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YBO3:5%Eu3+ phosphor prepared by the OA-assisted hydrothermal method displays the white color under excitation at 394 nm, and the light color of YBO3:Eu3+ can be varied with the Eu3+ dopant concentration or the excitation wavelength.
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- Baobao Liu
- Research Institute of Applied Catalysis
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Applied Catalysis
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Applied Catalysis
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Applied Catalysis
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Applied Catalysis
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis
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Shang Y, Hao S, Yang C, Chen G. Enhancing Solar Cell Efficiency Using Photon Upconversion Materials. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2015; 5:1782-1809. [PMID: 28347095 PMCID: PMC5304768 DOI: 10.3390/nano5041782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Photovoltaic cells are able to convert sunlight into electricity, providing enough of the most abundant and cleanest energy to cover our energy needs. However, the efficiency of current photovoltaics is significantly impeded by the transmission loss of sub-band-gap photons. Photon upconversion is a promising route to circumvent this problem by converting these transmitted sub-band-gap photons into above-band-gap light, where solar cells typically have high quantum efficiency. Here, we summarize recent progress on varying types of efficient upconversion materials as well as their outstanding uses in a series of solar cells, including silicon solar cells (crystalline and amorphous), gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, and other types of solar cells. The challenge and prospect of upconversion materials for photovoltaic applications are also discussed.
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- Yunfei Shang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
- Harbin Huigong Technology Co., Ltd., Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
- Harbin Huigong Technology Co., Ltd., Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
- Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
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Yu S, Cao R, Li J, Meng L. Controlled synthesis of NdF3 and NaNdF4 micro- or nanocrystals by one-pot microwave-assisted hydrothermal reaction. J Fluor Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2015.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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