Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Opportunities for enhancing solar energy harvesting using photon upconversion are
reviewed. The increasing prominence of bifacial solar cells is an enabling factor for the …

The spectrally narrow, long-lived luminescence of lanthanide ions makes optical
nanomaterials based on these elements uniquely attractive from both a fundamental and …

This work developed a near-infrared (near-IR) light-activated non-enzymatic signal-off
photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunoassay for the ultrasensitive detection of α-fetoprotein …

The development of luminescent materials with concurrent multimodal emissions is a great
challenge to improve security and data storage density. Lanthanide‐doped nanocrystals are …

In the past half-century, surface plasmon resonance in noble metallic nanoparticles has
been an important research subject. Recent advances in the synthesis, assembly …

Although a relatively new area of nanoscience, nonlinear plasmonics has become a fertile
ground for the development and testing of new ideas pertaining to light–matter interaction …

Lanthanide‐doped nanophosphors are promising in anti‐counterfeiting and security printing
applications. These nanophosphors can be incorporated as transparent inks that fluoresce …

The enhanced local electromagnetic field (EM) excited on the noble metallic nanostructure
exhibits potential application in various areas, particularly in surface-enhanced …

Lanthanide-doped nanocrystals have been actively pursued as anti-Stokes emitters in
various contexts, including bioimaging, photovoltaics, catalysis, displays, anticounterfeiting …