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 …

Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design, Nanochemistry, and Applications in Theranostics |
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Over the past decade, high-quality lanthanide doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs)
have been successfully synthesized with the rapid development of nanotechnology. Due to …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become widely accepted and utilized for tumor therapy.
Considering the natural shortcomings (eg, lack of an ideal photosensitizer and limited light …

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

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

Rare-earth upconversion nanophosphors (UCNPs), when excited by continuous-wave near-
infrared light, exhibit a unique narrow photoluminescence with higher energy. Such special …

Photon-upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) can be excited by near-infrared light and emit
visible light (anti-Stokes emission) which prevents autofluorescence and light scattering of …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) represent a class of optical nanomaterials that can
convert low-energy excitation photons to high-energy fluorescence emissions. On the basis …

Upconversion refers to non-linear optical processes that convert two or more low-energy
pump photons to a higher-energy output photon. After being recognized in the mid-1960s …