Luminescent materials, also called phosphors, are defined as solids that can absorb and
convert certain types of energy into radiation of light.(1) Among all kinds of phosphors, rare …

Over the past decade, high-quality lanthanide doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs)
have been successfully synthesized with the rapid development of nanotechnology. Due to …

Light upconverting nanostructures employing lanthanide ions constitute an emerging
research field recognized with wide ramifications and impact in many areas ranging from …

Lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoparticles possess superior physicochemical features such
as long-lived luminescence, large antenna-generated Stokes or anti-Stokes shifts, narrow …

Upconversion (UC) refers to nonlinear optical processes in which the sequential absorption
of two or more photons leads to the emission of light at shorter wavelength than the …

In this communication we describe a technique for measuring the absolute quantum yields
(QYs) of upconverting nanomaterials based on the use of a commercially available …

The renowned yellow phosphor yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) doped with trivalent cerium
has found its way into applications in many forms: as powder of micron sized crystals, as a …

This feature article highlights the recent advances on the chemical synthesis, surface
modification and applications of rare earth fluoride nano-/microcrysals. In the past decade …

The preparation of upconversion (UC) nanocrystals that exhibit anti-Stokes emission is
important for applications in fields as diverse as photonics, photovoltaics, biological imaging …

Trivalent lanthanide (Ln 3+) ions doped luminescent nanocrystals (NCs) of various
compositions, albeit most of their bulk counterparts have been well studied previously, have …