The detection of cancer biomarkers in histological samples and blood is of paramount
importance for clinical diagnosis. Current methods are limited in terms of sensitivity …

Near infrared (NIR) luminescent materials are an exciting playground for
telecommunications, biosciences and solar energy conversion. In particular, transition metal …

Abstract NaYF4: Ln3+, due to its outstanding upconversion characteristics, has become one
of the most important luminescent nanomaterials in biological imaging, optical information …

A photon avalanche (PA) effect that occurs in lanthanide-doped solids gives rise to a giant
nonlinear response in the luminescence intensity to the excitation light intensity. As a result …

In vivo fluorescence imaging in the near-infrared region between 1500–1700 nm (NIR-IIb
window) affords high spatial resolution, deep-tissue penetration, and diminished auto …

The generation, control and transfer of triplet excitons in molecular and hybrid systems is of
great interest owing to their long lifetime and diffusion length in both solid-state and solution …

Photothermal therapy (PTT) at present, following the temperature definition for conventional
thermal therapy, usually keeps the temperature of lesions at 42–45 C or even higher. Such …

Luminescence-based techniques continue to attract considerable attention due not only to
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …

Lanthanides refer to the 15 elements located at the sixth period and IIIB group in the periodic
table, ranging from lanthanum to lutetium, with the electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f n–1 5d …

Abstract Lanthanides (Ln 3+) are a particular class of optical materials and are regularly
utilized as a structure block for architectures of optoelectronic frameworks because of their …