Lanthanide upconversion luminescence at the nanoscale: fundamentals and optical properties

A Nadort, J Zhao, EM Goldys - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Upconversion photoluminescence is a nonlinear effect where multiple lower energy
excitation photons produce higher energy emission photons. This fundamentally interesting …

Upconverting nanoparticles

M Haase, H Schäfer - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Energy-cascaded upconversion in an organic dye-sensitized core/shell fluoride nanocrystal

G Chen, J Damasco, H Qiu, W Shao… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles hold promises for bioimaging, solar cells,
and volumetric displays. However, their emission brightness and excitation wavelength …

Upconversion nanoparticles: synthesis, surface modification and biological applications

M Wang, G Abbineni, A Clevenger, C Mao… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
New generation fluorophores, also termed upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), have the
ability to convert near infrared radiations with lower energy into visible radiations with higher …

Recent progress in quantum cutting phosphors

QY Zhang, XY Huang - Progress in materials Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Luminescent materials with the quantum efficiency (QE) higher than unity could be playing a
significant role in the progress of lighting industry and certain electronic display systems …

NIR-to-NIR Two-Photon Excited CaF2:Tm3+,Yb3+ Nanoparticles: Multifunctional Nanoprobes for Highly Penetrating Fluorescence Bio-Imaging

NN Dong, M Pedroni, F Piccinelli, G Conti, A Sbarbati… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report on the remarkable two-photon excited fluorescence efficiency in the
“biological window” of CaF2: Tm3+, Yb3+ nanoparticles. On the basis of the strong Tm3+ ion …

Lanthanide doped near infrared active upconversion nanophosphors: fundamental concepts, synthesis strategies, and technological applications

K Lingeshwar Reddy, R Balaji, A Kumar, V Krishnan - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Near infrared (NIR) light utilization in a range of current technologies has gained huge
significance due to its abundance in nature and nondestructive properties. NIR active …

Upconversion luminescence of Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped NaSrPO4 glass ceramic for optical thermometry

J **ng, F Shang, G Chen - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to expand the types of up-conversion (UC) luminescent materials used for optical
thermometry, a novel Yb 3+/Er 3+ double doped glass ceramic (GC) containing NaSrPO 4 …

Upconversion mechanism for two-color emission in rare-earth-ion-doped nanocrystals

G Chen, G Somesfalean, Y Liu, Z Zhang, Q Sun… - Physical Review B …, 2007 - APS
Two-color upconversion (UC) emissions with anomalous power dependence were observed
in spectrally tailored rare-earth-ion-doped Zr O 2 nanocrystals. Single green and red UC …

Manipulation of Upconversion Luminescence in Heavily Lanthanide‐Doped Halide Double Perovskites for Optical Information Storage

B Tang, X Zhou, T Li, L Li, H Zhang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Upconversion (UC) process involves diverse energy levels and photoluminescence modes,
however, it faces the challenge of concentration quenching of the doped lanthanide ions …