Trivalent lanthanide ions (Ln3+) are used to prepare a plethora of coordination compounds,
with metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) being among the most sought-after in recent years …

Abstract The trivalent Europium (Eu 3+) ions with varied concentrations doped in sodium-
based fluoroborosilicate glasses were prepared via the melt quenching method. The …

The metaphosphate glasses are the preferred gain media for high-power solid-state laser
applications. In the context of solid-state glass lasers, the main challenge to attain high …

We report measurements of frequency upconversion (UC) processes in ytterbium (Yb3+)
and neodymium (Nd3+) doped Al4B2O9 nanoparticles–labeled as Al4B2O9: Yb3+/Nd3+ …

Today, at the frontier of biomedical research, the need has been clearly established for
integrating disease detection and therapeutic function in one single theranostic system …

Spectral converters with satisfactory absorption cross-section, luminescence efficiency, and
photostability are of great significance for improving photoelectric conversion performances …

Fluoroborosilicate glasses of composition 35SiO 2-25B 2 O 3-10Na 2 CO 3-15NaF-15CaF 2-
xNd 2 O 3 (where x= 0.1, 0.5. 1.0, 2.0 mol%) were prepared by melt quenching technique …

High optical quality Nd 3+ and Ce 3+ co-doped SrF 2 (Nd 3+, Ce 3+: SrF 2) transparent
ceramics were fabricated successfully by a simple hot-pressing (HP) method. The phase …

Nd-to-Yb energy transfer (ET) at the molecular level has been investigated in the novel
heterobimetallic NdYb2Q9 (Q= 8-quinolinolate) complex where the Q ligand works as a high …

In this work, a new and non-conventional oxide glass composition based on Bi2O3–GeO2–
ZnO system has been formulated with an aim to realize low phonon oxide glass and …