Photon upconversion for photovoltaics and photocatalysis: a critical review: focus review

BS Richards, D Hudry, D Busko, A Turshatov… - Chemical …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Opportunities for enhancing solar energy harvesting using photon upconversion are
reviewed. The increasing prominence of bifacial solar cells is an enabling factor for the …

Visible‐to‐UV Photon Upconversion: Recent Progress in New Materials and Applications

M Uji, TJB Zähringer, C Kerzig… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultraviolet (UV, λ< 400 nm) light is essential for various photochemical reactions,
but its intensity in the solar spectrum is very low, and light sources that artificially generate …

One ion to catch them all: Targeted high-precision Boltzmann thermometry over a wide temperature range with Gd3+

D Yu, H Li, D Zhang, Q Zhang, A Meijerink… - Light: Science & …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Ratiometric luminescence thermometry with trivalent lanthanide ions and their 4f n energy
levels is an emerging technique for non-invasive remote temperature sensing with high …

Lanthanide spectroscopy in probing structure-property correlation in multi-site photoluminescent phosphors

SK Gupta, RM Kadam, PK Pujari - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Lanthanide luminescence gains significant attention during the last decade or so because of
its unique optical properties. In designing a phosphor material various parameter needs to …

Multi-responsive deep-ultraviolet emission in praseodymium-doped phosphors for microbial sterilization

X Zhou, J Qiao, Y Zhao, K Han… - Science China Materials, 2021‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Perusing multimode luminescent materials capable of being activated by diverse excitation
sources and realizing multi-responsive emission in a single system remains a challenge …

Water disinfection in rural areas demands unconventional solar technologies

C Chu, EC Ryberg, SK Loeb, MJ Suh… - Accounts of chemical …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Conspectus Providing access to safe drinking water is a prerequisite for protecting public
health. Vast improvements in drinking water quality have been witnessed during the last …

450 nm photon‐pumped ultraviolet‐C luminescence for multifunctional applications

P Lv, L Li, C Wang, Z Wu, J Qiu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
With the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, there is an urgent need to
find a new way to generate ultraviolet‐C (UVC) light to replace mercury lamp. Upconversion …

Crystal face regulating MoS2/TiO2 (001) heterostructure for high photocatalytic activity

J Zhang, L Huang, Z Lu, Z **, X Wang, G Xu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Semiconductor heterostructure is usually constructed to separate carriers, and the energy
band structures of component semiconductors are mainly considered to achieve the …

Blue‐Pumped Deep Ultraviolet Lasing from Lanthanide‐Doped Lu6O5F8 Upconversion Nanocrystals

Y Du, Y Wang, Z Deng, X Chen, X Yang… - Advanced Optical …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Deep ultraviolet (UV) lasers are essential for enormous use ranging from medical and life
science to environmental and industrial applications. Herein, a class of blue‐pumped …

[HTML][HTML] Blue to UV upconversion properties of Pr3+ doped ACaF3 (A= K, Rb, Cs) phosphors

N Rebrova, A Grippa, P Zdeb, PJ Dereń - Scripta Materialia, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Materials capable of converting visible light into the ultraviolet C (UVC) region are promising
candidates for antimicrobial technology and photocatalytic applications. In this work, the …