The efficient utilization of the photosensitive rare-earth (RE 3+/Ln 3+) NPs in several fields,
such as biosensing, biomarkers, bioimaging, theragnostic, thermometry, anticounterfeiting …

Functionalized upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have perceived massive success in
the area of bio-photonic applications. UCNPs are extensively used as a successful emitter in …

Abstract Lanthanides (Ln 3+) are a unique class of optical materials and are extensively
used as building blocks for optoelectronic device architectures due to their outstanding …

This feature article highlights the recent advances on the chemical synthesis, surface
modification and applications of rare earth fluoride nano-/microcrysals. In the past decade …

Interest in lanthanide‐containing organic–inorganic hybrids has grown considerably during
the last decade, with the concomitant fabrication of materials with tunable attributes offering …

Due to exceptional photo-physical properties, up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are
promising and advantageous alternative to conventional fluorescent labels used in many bio …

Radiation therapy is one of the most commonly used treatments for cancer. The dose of
delivered ionizing radiation can be amplified by the presence of high-Z materials via an …

A novel facile method of non-doped and fluorescent terbium-doped cerium fluoride stable
aqueous sols synthesis is proposed. Intense green luminescence of CeF 3: Tb nanoparticles …

Molecular recognition and specific interactions are reliable and versatile routes for site-
specific and well-oriented immobilization of functional biomolecules on surfaces. The control …

In this paper, we present a facile and general synthetic route to high-quality alkaline earth
metal fluoride (AEF2, AE= Ca, Sr, Ba) nanocrystals and CaF2: Tb3+ nanocrystals based on …