Advances in nanotechnology have opened up a new era of diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of diseases and traumatic injuries. Nanomaterials, including those with potential …

The renowned yellow phosphor yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) doped with trivalent cerium
has found its way into applications in many forms: as powder of micron sized crystals, as a …

Steel-made infrastructures have been expanding at an incredible rate worldwide and are
critical for the expansion and operation of countless industries. Steel is susceptible to …

We performed laser ablation of doped oxides, Y2O3: Eu3+, Gd2O3: Eu3+, and Y3Al5O12:
Ce3+ (YAG: Ce), in an aqueous solution of 2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethoxy] acetic acid …

We introduce a point-like scanning single-photon source that operates at room temperature
and offers an exceptional photostability (no blinking, no bleaching). This is obtained by …

In this study, nanotoxicity tests were made by exposure of Artemia salina to copper (Cu 60–
80 nm) and copper oxide (CuO 40 nm) nanoparticles (NPs) at different concentrations (0.2 …

Cerium oxide or ceria is an inorganic compound of Cerium, a rare earth element of
lanthanide series. Due to the unique ability of cerium to switch oxidation states between+ 3 …

YAG: Ce is an important phosphor having applications in various fields ranging from solid
state lighting to scintillation detectors. YAG phosphors doped with activators are mainly …

Recent developments in nanomedicine have validated nanoceria as an antioxidant of
therapeutic potential. However, its clinical application is far too limited in view of its poor …

Over the past five years, new developments in the field of plasmonics have emerged with the
goal of finely tuning a variety of metallic nanostructures to enable a desired function. The …