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Zhang F, Oiticica PRA, Abad-Arredondo J, Arai MS, Oliveira ON, Jaque D, Fernandez Dominguez AI, de Camargo ASS, Haro-González P. Brownian Motion Governs the Plasmonic Enhancement of Colloidal Upconverting Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:3785-3792. [PMID: 38497999 PMCID: PMC10979430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Upconverting nanoparticles are essential in modern photonics due to their ability to convert infrared light to visible light. Despite their significance, they exhibit limited brightness, a key drawback that can be addressed by combining them with plasmonic nanoparticles. Plasmon-enhanced upconversion has been widely demonstrated in dry environments, where upconverting nanoparticles are immobilized, but constitutes a challenge in liquid media where Brownian motion competes against immobilization. This study employs optical tweezers for the three-dimensional manipulation of an individual upconverting nanoparticle, enabling the exploration of plasmon-enhanced upconversion luminescence in water. Contrary to expectation, experiments reveal a long-range (micrometer scale) and moderate (20%) enhancement in upconversion luminescence due to the plasmonic resonances of gold nanostructures. Comparison between experiments and numerical simulations evidences the key role of Brownian motion. It is demonstrated how the three-dimensional Brownian fluctuations of the upconverting nanoparticle lead to an "average effect" that explains the magnitude and spatial extension of luminescence enhancement.
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- Fengchan Zhang
- Nanomaterials
for Bioimaging Group (nanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales,
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
- Instituto
Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Departamento
de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed
Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E28049 Madrid, Spain
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- São
Carlos Institute of Physics, University
of São Paulo (USP), 13566-590 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São
Carlos Institute of Physics, University
of São Paulo (USP), 13566-590 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Nanomaterials
for Bioimaging Group (nanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales,
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada and Condensed
Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Federal
Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin 12489, Germany
- Friedrich
Schiller University (FSU), Jena 07737, Germany
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- Nanomaterials
for Bioimaging Group (nanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales,
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
- Instituto
Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Brites CDS, Marin R, Suta M, Carneiro Neto AN, Ximendes E, Jaque D, Carlos LD. Spotlight on Luminescence Thermometry: Basics, Challenges, and Cutting-Edge Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2302749. [PMID: 37480170 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Luminescence (nano)thermometry is a remote sensing technique that relies on the temperature dependency of the luminescence features (e.g., bandshape, peak energy or intensity, and excited state lifetimes and risetimes) of a phosphor to measure temperature. This technique provides precise thermal readouts with superior spatial resolution in short acquisition times. Although luminescence thermometry is just starting to become a more mature subject, it exhibits enormous potential in several areas, e.g., optoelectronics, photonics, micro- and nanofluidics, and nanomedicine. This work reviews the latest trends in the field, including the establishment of a comprehensive theoretical background and standardized practices. The reliability, repeatability, and reproducibility of the technique are also discussed, along with the use of multiparametric analysis and artificial-intelligence algorithms to enhance thermal readouts. In addition, examples are provided to underscore the challenges that luminescence thermometry faces, alongside the need for a continuous search and design of new materials, experimental techniques, and analysis procedures to improve the competitiveness, accessibility, and popularity of the technology.
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- Carlos D S Brites
- Phantom-g, CICECO, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Inorganic Photoactive Materials, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Structural Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Phantom-g, CICECO, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Phantom-g, CICECO, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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K S, K M, Bankapur A, George SD. Energy transfer between optically trapped single ligand-free upconversion nanoparticle and dye. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 34:175702. [PMID: 36706452 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acb69f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The quenching in luminescence emission of an optically trapped ligand-free hydrophilic NaYF4:Yb, Er upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP) as a function of rose Bengal dye molecule is investigated here. The removal of oleate capping of the as-prepared UCNPs was achieved via acid treatment and characterized via FTIR and Raman spectroscopic techniques. Further, the capping removed hydrophilic single UCNP is optically trapped and the emission studies were carried out as a function of excitation laser power. Compared to the studies using the bulk solution, the single UCNP luminescence spectrum exhibited additional spectral lines. The excitation laser power-dependent studies using the bulk solution yield a slope value between 1 and 2 for Blue, Green 1, Green 2, and Red emission and thus indicate that upconversion is a two-photon upconversion process. On the other hand, in the case of laser power-dependent studies on an optically trapped single-particle study, Blue and Green 1 yield a slope value of less than 1 whereas Green 2 and Red emission gave a slope value between 1 and 2. The energy transfer studies between an optically trapped ligand-free single UCNP and the rose Bengal dye show a concentration-dependent quenching in the emission of Green emissions and illustrate the potential of developing sensor platforms.
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- Suresh K
- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
- Centre for Applied Nanosciences (CAN), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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Zhou LM, Shi Y, Zhu X, Hu G, Cao G, Hu J, Qiu CW. Recent Progress on Optical Micro/Nanomanipulations: Structured Forces, Structured Particles, and Synergetic Applications. ACS NANO 2022; 16:13264-13278. [PMID: 36053722 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Optical manipulation has achieved great success in the fields of biology, micro/nano robotics and physical sciences in the past few decades. To date, the optical manipulation is still witnessing substantial progress powered by the growing accessibility of the complex light field, advanced nanofabrication and developed understandings of light-matter interactions. In this perspective, we highlight recent advancements of optical micro/nanomanipulations in cutting-edge applications, which can be fostered by structured optical forces enabled with diverse auxiliary multiphysical field/forces and structured particles. We conclude with our vision of ongoing and futuristic directions, including heat-avoided and heat-utilized manipulation, nonlinearity-mediated trapping and manipulation, metasurface/two-dimensional material based optical manipulation, as well as interface-based optical manipulation.
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- Lei-Ming Zhou
- Department of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- School of Physics and Electronic Sciences, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- Department of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230601, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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Pessoa AR, Galindo JAO, Serge-Correales YE, Amaral AM, Ribeiro SJL, de S Menezes L. 2D Thermal Maps Using Hyperspectral Scanning of Single Upconverting Microcrystals: Experimental Artifacts and Image Processing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:38311-38319. [PMID: 35969002 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c08709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Whereas lanthanide-based upconverting particles are promising candidates for several micro- and nanothermometry applications, understanding spatially varying effects related to their internal dynamics and interactions with the environment near the surface remains challenging. To separate the bulk from the surface response, this work proposes and performs hyperspectral sample-scanning experiments to obtain spatially resolved thermometric measurements on single microparticles of NaYF4: Yb3+,Er3+. Our results showed that the particle's thermometric response depends on the excitation laser incidence position, which may directly affect the temperature readout. Furthermore, it was noticed that even minor temperature changes (<1 K) caused by room temperature variations at the spectrometer CCD sensor used to record the luminescence signal may significantly modify the measurements. This work also provides some suggestions for building 2D thermal maps that shall be helpful for understanding surface-related effects in micro- and nanothermometers using hyperspectral techniques. Therefore, the results presented herein may impact applications of lanthanide-based nanothermometers, as in the understanding of energy-transfer processes inside systems such as nanoelectronic devices or living cells.
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- Allison R Pessoa
- Department of Physics, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), 50670-901 Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), 50670-901 Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-060 Araraquara-SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), 50670-901 Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 14800-060 Araraquara-SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), 50670-901 Recife-PE, Brazil
- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D-80539 München, Germany
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Monks MJ, Würth C, Kemnitz E, Resch-Genger U. Dopant ion concentration-dependent upconversion luminescence of cubic SrF 2:Yb 3+,Er 3+ nanocrystals prepared by a fluorolytic sol-gel method. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:11590-11599. [PMID: 35856187 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02337g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A fluorolytic sol-gel method was used for the fast and simple synthesis of small cubic-phase SrF2:Yb3+,Er3+ upconversion (UC) nanocrystals (UCNC) of different composition at room temperature. Systematic studies of the crystal phase and particle size of this Yb3+,Er3+-concentration series as well as excitation power density (P)-dependent UC luminescence (UCL) spectra, UCL quantum yields (ΦUCL), and UCL decay kinetics yielded maximum UCL performance for doping amounts of Yb3+ of 13.5% and Er3+ of 1.3% in the studied doping and P-range (30-400 W cm-2). Furthermore, ΦUCL were determined to be similar to popular β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+. The relative spectral UCL distributions revealed that all UCNC show a strong red emission in the studied doping and P-range (30-400 W cm-2) and suggest that the UCL quenching pathway for unshelled cubic-phase SrF2:Yb3+,Er3+ UCNC differs from the commonly accepted population and depopulation pathways of β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ UCNC. In SrF2:Yb3+,Er3+ UCNC the 4S3/2 → 4I13/2 transition exhibits a notably stronger sensitivity towards P and reveals increasing values for decreasing Yb3+-Yb3+ distances while the 4I9/2 → 4I15/2 transition is significantly less affected by P and energy migration facilitated UCL quenching. These results emphasize the complexity of the UC processes and the decisive role of the crystal phase and symmetry of the host lattice on the operative UCL quenching mechanism in addition to surface effects. Moreover, the room temperature UCNC synthesis enabled a systematic investigation of the influence of the calcination temperature on the crystal phase of powder-UCNC and the associated UCL properties. Calcination studies of solid UCNC of optimized doping concentration in the temperature range of 175 °C and 800 °C showed the beneficial influence of temperature-induced healing of crystal defects on UCL and the onset of a phase separation connected with the oxygenation of the lanthanide ions at elevated temperature. This further emphasizes the sensitivity of the UC process to the crystal phase and quality of the host matrix.
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- Melissa-Jane Monks
- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Division Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
- School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof SALSA, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Straße 5-11, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Division Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry, Brook-Taylor-Straße 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Division Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
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Lu D, Retama JR, Marin R, Marqués MI, Calderón OG, Melle S, Haro-González P, Jaque D. Thermoresponsive Polymeric Nanolenses Magnify the Thermal Sensitivity of Single Upconverting Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202452. [PMID: 35908155 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Lanthanide-based upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are trustworthy workhorses in luminescent nanothermometry. The use of UCNPs-based nanothermometers has enabled the determination of the thermal properties of cell membranes and monitoring of in vivo thermal therapies in real time. However, UCNPs boast low thermal sensitivity and brightness, which, along with the difficulty in controlling individual UCNP remotely, make them less than ideal nanothermometers at the single-particle level. In this work, it is shown how these problems can be elegantly solved using a thermoresponsive polymeric coating. Upon decorating the surface of NaYF4 :Er3+ ,Yb3+ UCNPs with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), a >10-fold enhancement in optical forces is observed, allowing stable trapping and manipulation of a single UCNP in the physiological temperature range (20-45 °C). This optical force improvement is accompanied by a significant enhancement of the thermal sensitivity- a maximum value of 8% °C+1 at 32 °C induced by the collapse of PNIPAM. Numerical simulations reveal that the enhancement in thermal sensitivity mainly stems from the high-refractive-index polymeric coating that behaves as a nanolens of high numerical aperture. The results in this work demonstrate how UCNP nanothermometers can be further improved by an adequate surface decoration and open a new avenue toward highly sensitive single-particle nanothermometry.
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- Dasheng Lu
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Facultad de Farmacia, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal, s/n, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales and IFIMAC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28037, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Facultad de Óptica y Optometría, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28037, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group (NanoBIG), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, IRYCIS, Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Pominova D, Romanishkin I, Proydakova V, Kuznetsov S, Grachev P, Ryabova A, Tabachkova NY, Fedorov P, Loschenov V. Study of synthesis temperature effect on β-NaGdF 4: Yb 3+, Er 3+upconversion luminescence efficiency and decay time using maximum entropy method. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2022; 10. [PMID: 35263723 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/ac5bdc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Upconversion materials have several advantages for many applications due to their great potential in converting infrared light to visible. For practical use, it is necessary to achieve high intensity of UC luminescence, so the studies of the optimal synthesis parameters for upconversion nanoparticles are still going on. In the present work, we analyzed the synthesis temperature effect on the efficiency and luminescence decay of β-NaGd0.78Yb0.20Er0.02F4 (15-25 nm) upconversion nanoparticles with hexagonal crystal structure synthesized by anhydrous solvothermal technique. The synthesis temperature was varied in the 290-320°C range. The synthesis temperature was shown to have a significant influence on the upconversion luminescence efficiency and decay time. The coherent scattering domain linearly depended on the synthesis temperature and was in the range 13.1-22.3 nm, while the efficiency of the upconversion luminescence increases exponentially from 0.02 to 0.10% under 1 W/cm2 excitation. For a fundamental analysis of the reasons for the upconversion luminescence intensity dependence on the synthesis temperature, it was proposed to use the maximum entropy method for luminescence decay kinetics processing. This method does not require a preliminary setting of the number of exponents and, due to this, makes it possible to estimate additional components in the luminescence decay kinetics, which are attributed to different populations of rare-earth ions in different conditions. Two components in the green luminescence and one component in the red luminescence decay kinetics were revealed for nanoparticles prepared at 290-300°C. An intense short and a weak long component in green luminescence decay kinetics could be associated with two different populations of ions in the surface quenching layer and the crystal core volume. With an increase in the synthesis temperature, the second component disappears, and the decay time increases due to an increase in the number of ions in the crystal core volume and a more uniform distribution of dopants.
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- Daria Pominova
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str., 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str. 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS, Vavilova str 38, Moskva, 119991, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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Ortiz-Rivero E, Prorok K, Martín IR, Lisiecki R, Haro-González P, Bednarkiewicz A, Jaque D. Laser Refrigeration by an Ytterbium-Doped NaYF 4 Microspinner. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103122. [PMID: 34590416 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thermal control of liquids with high (micrometric) spatial resolution is required for advanced research such as single molecule/cell studies (where temperature is a key factor) or for the development of advanced microfluidic devices (based on the creation of thermal gradients at the microscale). Local and remote heating of liquids is easily achieved by focusing a laser beam with wavelength adjusted to absorption bands of the liquid medium or of the embedded colloidal absorbers. The opposite effect, that is highly localized cooling, is much more difficult to achieve. It requires the use of a refrigerating micro-/nanoparticle which should overcome the intrinsic liquid heating. Remote monitoring of such localized cooling, typically of a few degrees, is even more challenging. In this work, a solution to both problems is provided. Remote cooling in D2 O is achieved via anti-Stokes emission by using an optically driven ytterbium-doped NaYF4 microparticle. Simultaneously, the magnitude of cooling is determined by mechanical thermometry based on the analysis of the spinning dynamics of the same NaYF4 microparticle. The angular deceleration of the NaYF4 particle, caused by the cooling-induced increase of medium viscosity, reveals liquid refrigeration by over -6 K below ambient conditions.
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- Elisa Ortiz-Rivero
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Instituto de materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, Wroclaw, 50-422, Poland
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad de La Laguna, Apdo. 456, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, E-38200, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Materiales y Nanotecnología (IMN), Universidad de La Laguna, Apdo. 456, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, E-38200, Spain
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, Wroclaw, 50-422, Poland
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Instituto de materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, Wroclaw, 50-422, Poland
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Instituto de materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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Liu M, Qiu JG, Ma F, Zhang CY. Advances in single-molecule fluorescent nanosensors. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 13:e1716. [PMID: 33779063 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Single-molecule detection represents the ultimate sensitivity in measurement science with the characteristics of simplicity, rapidity, low sample consumption, and high signal-to-noise ratio and has attracted considerable attentions in biosensor development. In recent years, a variety of functional nanomaterials with unique chemical, optical, mechanical, and electronic features have been synthesized. The integration of single-molecule detection with functional nanomaterials enables the construction of novel single-molecule fluorescent nanosensors with excellent performance. Herein, we review the advance in single-molecule fluorescent nanosensors constructed by novel nanomaterials including quantum dots, gold nanoparticles, upconversion nanoparticles, fluorescent conjugated polymer nanoparticles, nanosheets, and magnetic nanoparticles in the past decade (2011-2020), and discuss the strategies, features, and applications of single-molecule fluorescent nanosensors in the detection of microRNAs, DNAs, enzymes, proteins, viruses, and live cells. Moreover, we highlight the future direction and challenges in this area. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Biosensing Diagnostic Tools > In Vitro Nanoparticle-Based Sensing Diagnostic Tools > Diagnostic Nanodevices.
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- Meng Liu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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Ortiz-Rivero E, Labrador-Páez L, Rodríguez-Sevilla P, Haro-González P. Optical Manipulation of Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles: How to Overcome Their Limitations. Front Chem 2020; 8:593398. [PMID: 33240853 PMCID: PMC7680971 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.593398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Since Ashkin's pioneering work, optical tweezers have become an essential tool to immobilize and manipulate microscale and nanoscale objects. The use of optical tweezers is key for a variety of applications, including single-molecule spectroscopy, colloidal dynamics, tailored particle assembly, protein isolation, high-resolution surface studies, controlled investigation of biological processes, and surface-enhanced spectroscopy. In recent years, optical trapping of individual sub-100-nm objects has got the attention of the scientific community. In particular, the three-dimensional manipulation of single lanthanide-doped luminescent nanoparticles is of great interest due to the sensitivity of their luminescent properties to environmental conditions. Nevertheless, it is really challenging to trap and manipulate single lanthanide-doped nanoparticles due to the weak optical forces achieved with conventional optical trapping strategies. This limitation is caused, firstly, by the diffraction limit in the focusing of the trapping light and, secondly, by the Brownian motion of the trapped object. In this work, we summarize recent experimental approaches to increase the optical forces in the manipulation of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, focusing our attention on their surface modification and providing a critical review of the state of the art and future prospects.
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- Elisa Ortiz-Rivero
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Lu D, Labrador-Páez L, Ortiz-Rivero E, Frades P, Antoniak MA, Wawrzyńczyk D, Nyk M, Brites CDS, Carlos LD, Garcı A Solé JA, Haro-González P, Jaque D. Exploring Single-Nanoparticle Dynamics at High Temperature by Optical Tweezers. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:8024-8031. [PMID: 32936661 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The experimental determination of the velocity of a colloidal nanoparticle (vNP) has recently became a hot topic. The thermal dependence of vNP is still left to be explored although it is a valuable source of information allowing, for instance, the discernment between ballistic and diffusive regimes. Optical tweezers (OTs) constitute a tool especially useful for the experimental determination of vNP although they have only been capable of determining it at room temperature. In this work, we demonstrate that it is possible to determine the temperature dependence of the diffusive velocity of a single colloidal nanoparticle by analyzing the temperature dependence of optical forces. The comparison between experimental results and theoretical predictions allowed us to discover the impact that the anomalous temperature dependence of water properties has on the dynamics of colloidal nanoparticles in this temperature range.
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- Dasheng Lu
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Applied Physics Department, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm 114 21, Sweden
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Phantom-g, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Phantom-g, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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Krajnik B, Golacki LW, Kostiv U, Horák D, Podhorodecki A. Single-Nanocrystal Studies on the Homogeneity of the Optical Properties of NaYF 4:Yb 3+,Er 3. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:26537-26544. [PMID: 33110981 PMCID: PMC7581227 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Development of upconverting nanomaterials which are able to emit visible light upon near-infrared excitation opens a wide range of potential applications. Because of their remarkable photostability, they are widely used in bioimaging, optogenetics, and optoelectronics. In this work, we demonstrate the influence of several experimental conditions as well as a dopant concentration on the luminescence properties of upconverting nanocrystals (UPNCs) that need to be taken into account for their efficient use in the practical applications. We found that not only nanoparticle architecture affects the optical properties of UPNCs, but also factors such as sample concentration, excitation light power density, and temperature may influence the green-to-red emission ratio. We performed studies on both the single-nanoparticle and ensemble levels over a broad concentration range and found the heterogeneity in the optical properties of UPNCs with low dopant concentrations.
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- Bartosz Krajnik
- Department
of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University
of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University
of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy
of Sciences, Heyrovského
nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy
of Sciences, Heyrovského
nám. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University
of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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Bednarkiewicz A, Marciniak L, Carlos LD, Jaque D. Standardizing luminescence nanothermometry for biomedical applications. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:14405-14421. [PMID: 32633305 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03568h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Luminescence nanothermometry enables accurate, remote, and all-optically-based thermal sensing. Notwithstanding its fast development, there are serious obstacles hindering reproducibility and reliable quantitative assessment of nanothermometers, which impede the intentional design, optimization and use of these sensors. These issues include ambiguities or absence of established universal rules for quantitative evaluation, incorrect assumptions about the mechanisms behind the thermal response of the sensors as well as the dependence of the nanothermometers readout on external conditions and host materials themselves. In this perspective article, we discuss these problems and propose a series of standardization guidelines to be followed. This critical discourse constitutes the first required step towards the ubiquitous acceptance, by the scientific community, of luminescence thermometry as a reliable tool for remote temperature determination in numerous practical biomedical implementations.
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- Artur Bednarkiewicz
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.
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- Department of Physics and CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Fuorescence Imaging Group, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain and Nanobiology Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Ctra. Colmenar Viejo, km., 9100 28034 Madrid, Spain
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Zheng B, Kang YF, Zhang T, Li CY, Huang S, Zhang ZL, Wu QS, Qi CB, Pang DW, Tang HW. Improving Flow Bead Assay: Combination of Near-Infrared Optical Tweezers Stabilizing and Upconversion Luminescence Encoding. Anal Chem 2020; 92:5258-5266. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Bei Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People’s Republic of China
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- Electronic information school, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Electronic information school, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, 430079, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
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Alizadehkhaledi A, Frencken AL, van Veggel FCJM, Gordon R. Isolating Nanocrystals with an Individual Erbium Emitter: A Route to a Stable Single-Photon Source at 1550 nm Wavelength. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:1018-1022. [PMID: 31891509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Single-photon emitters based on individual atoms or individual atomic-like defects are highly sought-after components for future quantum technologies. A key challenge in this field is how to isolate just one such emitter; the best approaches still have an active emitter yield of only 50% so that deterministic integration of single active emitters is not yet possible. Here, we demonstrate the ability to isolate individual erbium emitters embedded in 20 nm nanocrystals of NaYF4 using plasmonic aperture optical tweezers. The optical tweezers capture the nanocrystal, whereas the plasmonic aperture enhances the emission of the Er and allows the measurement of discrete emission rate values corresponding to different numbers of erbium ions. Three separate synthesis runs show near-Poissonian distribution in the discrete levels of emission yield that correspond to the expected ion concentrations, indicating that the yield of active emitters is approximately 80%. Fortunately, the trap allows for selecting the nanocrystals with only a single emitter, and so this gives a route to isolating and integrating single emitters in a deterministic way. This demonstration is a promising step toward single-photon quantum information technologies that utilize single ions in a solid-state medium, particularly because Er emits in the low-loss fiber-optic 1550 nm telecom band.
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- Amirhossein Alizadehkhaledi
- Department Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC) , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Colombia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC) , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Colombia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC) , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
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- Department Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC) , University of Victoria , Victoria , British Columbia V8W 2Y2 , Canada
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Zhang WL, Yu H, Dong XT. Hemispheric ordered porous Eu(TTA)3(TPPO)2/ZnO fluorescence composites and its preparation method. POWDER TECHNOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.07.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Rodríguez-Rodríguez H, Acebrón M, Iborra FJ, Arias-Gonzalez JR, Juárez BH. Photoluminescence Activation of Organic Dyes via Optically Trapped Quantum Dots. ACS NANO 2019; 13:7223-7230. [PMID: 31194513 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b02835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Laser tweezers afford quantum dot (QD) manipulation for use as localized emitters. Here, we demonstrate fluorescence by radiative energy transfer from optically trapped colloidal QDs (donors) to fluorescent dyes (acceptors). To this end, we synthesized silica-coated QDs of different compositions and triggered their luminescence by simultaneous trapping and two-photon excitation in a microfluidic chamber filled with dyes. This strategy produces a near-field light source with great spatial maneuverability, which can be exploited to scan nanostructures. In this regard, we demonstrate induced photoluminescence of dye-labeled cells via optically trapped silica-coated colloidal QDs placed at their vicinity. Allocating nanoscale donors at controlled distances from a cell is an attractive concept in fluorescence microscopy because it dramatically reduces the number of excited dyes, which improves resolution by preventing interferences from the whole sample, while prolonging dye luminescence lifetime due to the lower power absorbed from the QDs.
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- Héctor Rodríguez-Rodríguez
- IMDEA Nanoscience , Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid , Spain
- Department of Applied Physical Chemistry , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid , Spain
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- IMDEA Nanoscience , Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid , Spain
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- National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC) , Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid , Spain
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- IMDEA Nanoscience , Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid , Spain
- Department of Applied Physical Chemistry , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid , Spain
- Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid , Spain
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Labrador-Páez L, Pedroni M, Speghini A, García-Solé J, Haro-González P, Jaque D. Reliability of rare-earth-doped infrared luminescent nanothermometers. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:22319-22328. [PMID: 30468230 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr07566b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The use of infrared-emitting rare-earth-doped luminescent nanoparticles as nanothermometers has attracted great attention during the last few years. The scientific community has identified rare-earth-doped luminescent nanoparticles as one of the most sensitive and versatile systems for contactless local temperature sensing in a great variety of fields, but especially in nanomedicine. Researchers are nowadays focused on the design and development of multifunctional nanothermometers with new spectral operation ranges, outstanding brightness, and enhanced sensitivities. However, no attention has been paid to the assessment of the actual reliability of the measurements provided by rare-earth-doped luminescent nanothermometers. In fact, it is assumed that they are ideal temperature sensors. Nevertheless, this is far from being true. In this work we demonstrate that the emission spectra of rare-earth-doped nanothermometers can be affected by numerous environmental and experimental factors. These include the numerical aperture of the optical elements used for their optical excitation and luminescence collection, the local concentration of nanothermometers, optical length variations, self-absorption of the luminescence by the nanothermometers themselves, and solvent optical absorption. This work concludes that rare-earth-doped luminescent nanothermometers are not as reliable as thought and, consequently, special care has to be taken when extracting temperature estimations from the variation of their emission spectra.
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- Lucía Labrador-Páez
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Spain.
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Zhou J, Leaño JL, Liu Z, Jin D, Wong KL, Liu RS, Bünzli JCG. Impact of Lanthanide Nanomaterials on Photonic Devices and Smart Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1801882. [PMID: 30066496 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201801882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Half a century after its initial emergence, lanthanide photonics is facing a profound remodeling induced by the upsurge of nanomaterials. Lanthanide-doped nanomaterials hold promise for bioapplications and photonic devices because they ally the unmatched advantages of lanthanide photophysical properties with those arising from large surface-to-volume ratios and quantum confinement that are typical of nanoobjects. Cutting-edge technologies and devices have recently arisen from this association and are in turn promoting nanophotonic materials as essential tools for a deeper understanding of biological mechanisms and related medical diagnosis and therapy, and as crucial building blocks for next-generation photonic devices. Here, the recent progress in the development of nanomaterials, nanotechnologies, and nanodevices for clinical uses and commercial exploitation is reviewed. The candidate nanomaterials with mature synthesis protocols and compelling optical uniqueness are surveyed. The specific fields that are directly driven by lanthanide doped nanomaterials are emphasized, spanning from in vivo imaging and theranostics, micro-/nanoscopic techniques, point-of-care medical testing, forensic fingerprints detection, to micro-LED devices.
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- Jiajia Zhou
- Faculty of Science, Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University Taipei (NTU), Taipei, 106, Taiwan
- Nanoscience and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and NTU, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
- Philippine Textile Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology, Taguig City, 1631, Philippines
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- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education, Shenzhen Virtual University Park, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Science, Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University Taipei (NTU), Taipei, 106, Taiwan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Graduate Institute of Manufacturing Technology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Science, Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, 2007, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemical Sciences & Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
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Pawlik G, Niczyj J, Noculak A, Radosz W, Podhorodecki A. Multiband Monte Carlo modeling of upconversion emission in sub 10 nm β-NaGdF 4:Yb 3+, Er 3+ nanocrystals-Effect of Yb 3+ content. J Chem Phys 2018; 146:244111. [PMID: 28668037 DOI: 10.1063/1.4989473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In this work, we report the results of theoretical modeling supported and confirmed by experimentally measured emission, emission decay curves, and power dependent emission spectra for sub 10 nm β-NaGdF4:Er3+,Yb3+ nanocrystals with different Yb3+ content (0.5%-15%). For the theoretical analysis, we develop a stochastic Monte Carlo model which is based on two components: (i) formation of clusters composed of Er3+ ion and Yb3+ neighbors, which gives insight into the role of local parameters and (ii) a simplified kinetic model of excitation and relaxation phenomena in pairs of Er3+and Yb3+ ions. The quantitative agreement between experimental data and modeling was obtained for the relative emission ratio of upconversion luminescence in green, red, and blue spectral ranges. Theoretical predictions of impact of excitation pulse duration and pumping light power on upconversion luminescence are presented.
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- G Pawlik
- Department of Theoretical Physics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, WybrzezeWyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, WybrzezeWyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, WybrzezeWyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Theoretical Physics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, WybrzezeWyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, WybrzezeWyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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Donato MG, Messina E, Foti A, Smart TJ, Jones PH, Iatì MA, Saija R, Gucciardi PG, Maragò OM. Optical trapping and optical force positioning of two-dimensional materials. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:1245-1255. [PMID: 29292452 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr06465a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In recent years, considerable effort has been devoted to the synthesis and characterization of two-dimensional materials. Liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) represents a simple, large-scale method to exfoliate layered materials down to mono- and few-layer flakes. In this context, the contactless trapping, characterization, and manipulation of individual nanosheets hold perspectives for increased accuracy in flake metrology and the assembly of novel functional materials. Here, we use optical forces for high-resolution structural characterization and precise mechanical positioning of nanosheets of hexagonal boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide, and tungsten disulfide obtained by LPE. Weakly optically absorbing nanosheets of boron nitride are trapped in optical tweezers. The analysis of the thermal fluctuations allows a direct measurement of optical forces and the mean flake size in a liquid environment. Measured optical trapping constants are compared with T-matrix light scattering calculations to show a quadratic size scaling for small size, as expected for a bidimensional system. In contrast, strongly absorbing nanosheets of molybdenum disulfide and tungsten disulfide are not stably trapped due to the dominance of radiation pressure over the optical trapping force. Thus, optical forces are used to pattern a substrate by selectively depositing nanosheets in short times (minutes) and without any preparation of the surface. This study will be useful for improving ink-jet printing and for a better engineering of optoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional materials.
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- M G Donato
- CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 37, I-98158, Messina, Italy.
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Rodríguez-Sevilla P, Prorok K, Bednarkiewicz A, Marqués MI, García-Martín A, García Solé J, Haro-González P, Jaque D. Optical Forces at the Nanoscale: Size and Electrostatic Effects. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:602-609. [PMID: 29206471 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The reduced magnitude of the optical trapping forces exerted over sub-200 nm dielectric nanoparticles complicates their optical manipulation, hindering the development of techniques and studies based on it. Improvement of trapping capabilities for such tiny objects requires a deep understanding of the mechanisms beneath them. Traditionally, the optical forces acting on dielectric nanoparticles have been only correlated with their volume, and the size has been traditionally identified as a key parameter. However, the most recently published research results have shown that the electrostatic characteristics of a sub-100 nm dielectric particle could also play a significant role. Indeed, at present it is not clear what optical forces depend. In this work, we designed a set of experiments in order to elucidate the different mechanism and properties (i.e., size and/or electrostatic properties) that governs the magnitude of optical forces. The comparison between experimental data and numerical simulations have shown that the double layer induced at nanoparticle's surface, not considered in the classical description of nanoparticle's polarizability, plays a relevant role determining the magnitude of the optical forces. Here, the presented results constitute the first step toward the development of the dielectric nanoparticle over which enhanced optical forces could be exerted, enabling their optical manipulation for multiples purposes ranging from fundamental to applied studies.
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- Paloma Rodríguez-Sevilla
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+ , ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences , ul. Okolna 2, 50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, IFIMAC and Instituto "Nicolás Cabrera", Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- IMN-Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología (CNM-CSIC) , Isaac Newton 8, PTM, Tres Cantos, E-28760 Madrid, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias, Hospital Ramón y Cajal , Madrid 28034, Spain
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Bang D, Jo EJ, Hong S, Byun JY, Lee JY, Kim MG, Lee LP. Asymmetric Nanocrescent Antenna on Upconversion Nanocrystal. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:6583-6590. [PMID: 28825844 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Frequency upconversion activated with lanthanide has attracted attention in various real-world applications, because it is far simpler and more efficient than traditional nonlinear susceptibility-based frequency upconversion, such as second harmonic generation. However, the quantum yield of frequency upconversion of lanthanide-based upconversion nanocrystals remains inefficient for practical applications, and spatial control of upconverted emission is not yet developed. Here, we developed an asymmetric nanocrescent antenna on upconversion nanocrystal (ANAU) to deliver excitation light effectively to the core of upconversion nanocrystal by nanofocusing light and generating asymmetric frequency upconverted emission concentrated toward the tip region. ANAUs were fabricated by high-angle deposition (60°) of gold (Au) on the isolated upconversion nanoparticles supported by nanopillars then moved to refractive-index matched substrate for orientation-dependent upconversion luminescence analysis in the single-nanoparticle scale. We studied shape-dependent nanofocusing efficiency of nanocrescent antennae as a function of the tip-to-tip distance by modulating the deposition angle. The generation of asymmetric frequency upconverted emission toward the tip region was simulated by the asymmetric far-field radiation pattern of dipoles in the nanocrescent antenna and experimentally demonstrated by the orientation-dependent photon intensity of frequency upconverted emission of an ANAU. This finding provides a new way to improve frequency upconversion using an antenna, which locally increases the excitation light and generates the radiation power to certain directions for various applications.
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- Doyeon Bang
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, Department of Bioengineering, §Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biophysics Graduate Program, University of California at Berkeley , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physics and Chemistry, ⊥School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) , Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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Labrador-Páez L, Jovanović DJ, Marqués MI, Smits K, Dolić SD, Jaque F, Stanley HE, Dramićanin MD, García-Solé J, Haro-González P, Jaque D. Unveiling Molecular Changes in Water by Small Luminescent Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1700968. [PMID: 28605131 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201700968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nowadays a large variety of applications are based on solid nanoparticles dispersed in liquids-so called nanofluids. The interaction between the fluid and the nanoparticles plays a decisive role in the physical properties of the nanofluid. A novel approach based on the nonradiative energy transfer between two small luminescent nanocrystals (GdVO4 :Nd3+ and GdVO4 :Yb3+ ) dispersed in water is used in this work to investigate how temperature affects both the processes of interaction between nanoparticles and the effect of the fluid on the nanoparticles. From a systematic analysis of the effect of temperature on the GdVO4 :Nd3+ → GdVO4 :Yb3+ interparticle energy transfer, it can be concluded that a dramatic increase in the energy transfer efficiency occurs for temperatures above 45 °C. This change is properly explained by taking into account a crossover existing in diverse water properties that occurs at about this temperature. The obtained results allow elucidation on the molecular arrangement of water molecules below and above this crossover temperature. In addition, it is observed that an energy transfer process is produced as a result of interparticle collisions that induce irreversible ion exchange between the interacting nanoparticles.
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- Lucía Labrador-Páez
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11001, Serbia
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) and Nicolás Cabrera Institute, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, LV-1063, Latvia
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11001, Serbia
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- Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC) and Nicolás Cabrera Institute, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Center for Polymer Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University, MA, 02215, USA
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- Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11001, Serbia
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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Resch-Genger U, Gorris HH. Perspectives and challenges of photon-upconversion nanoparticles - Part I: routes to brighter particles and quantitative spectroscopic studies. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:5855-5874. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0499-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Perspectives and challenges of photon-upconversion nanoparticles - Part II: bioanalytical applications. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:5875-5890. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0482-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Noculak A, Podhorodecki A. Size and shape effects in β-NaGdF 4: Yb 3+, Er 3+ nanocrystals. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 28:175706. [PMID: 28266926 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa6522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Three sets of β-NaGdF4:Yb3+, Er3+ nanocrystals (NCs) with different shapes (spherical and more complex flower shapes), different sizes (6-17 nm) and Yb3+ concentrations (2%-15%) were synthesized by a co-precipitation method using oleic acid as a stabilizing agent. The uncommon, single-crystalline flower-shaped NCs were obtained by simply adjusting the fluorine-to-lanthanides molar ratio. Additionally, some of the NCs with different sizes have been covered by the un-doped shell. The crystal phase, shapes and sizes of all NCs were examined using transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction methods. Simultaneously, upconversion luminescence and lifetimes, under 980 nm excitation, were measured and the changes in green to red (G/R) emission ratios as well as emission decay times were correlated with the evolution of nanocrystal sizes and surface to volume ratios. Three different mechanisms responsible for the changes in G/R ratios were presented and discussed.
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- Agnieszka Noculak
- Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wyb. Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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Li CY, Cao D, Song CY, Xu CM, Ma XY, Zhang ZL, Pang DW, Tang HW. Integrating optical tweezers with up-converting luminescence: a non-amplification analytical platform for quantitative detection of microRNA-21 sequences. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:4092-4095. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01133d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We report a single-microsphere based imaging assay for detecting microRNA-21 sequences with a detection limit of 12 fM.
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- Cheng-Yu Li
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education)
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan 430072
- P. R. China
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Rodríguez-Sevilla P, Zhang Y, de Sousa N, Marqués MI, Sanz-Rodríguez F, Jaque D, Liu X, Haro-González P. Optical Torques on Upconverting Particles for Intracellular Microrheometry. NANO LETTERS 2016; 16:8005-8014. [PMID: 27960460 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Precise knowledge and control over the orientation of individual upconverting particles is extremely important for full exploiting their capabilities as multifunctional bioprobes for interdisciplinary applications. In this work, we report on how time-resolved, single particle polarized spectroscopy can be used to determine the orientation dynamics of a single upconverting particle when entering into an optical trap. Experimental results have unequivocally evidenced the existence of a unique stable configuration. Numerical simulations and simple numerical calculations have demonstrated that the dipole magnetic interactions between the upconverting particle and trapping radiation are the main mechanisms responsible of the optical torques that drive the upconverting particle to its stable orientation. Finally, how a proper analysis of the rotation dynamics of a single upconverting particle within an optical trap can provide valuable information about the properties of the medium in which it is suspended is demonstrated. A proof of concept is given in which the laser driven intracellular rotation of upconverting particles is used to successfully determine the intracellular dynamic viscosity by a passive and an active method.
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- Paloma Rodríguez-Sevilla
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), and Nicolás Cabrera Institute, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) , Donostia-San Sebastián 20018, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), and Nicolás Cabrera Institute, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias, Hospital Ramón y Cajal , Madrid 28034, Spain
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias, Hospital Ramón y Cajal , Madrid 28034, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Li Z, Zhang Y, Huang L, Yang Y, Zhao Y, El-Banna G, Han G. Nanoscale "fluorescent stone": Luminescent Calcium Fluoride Nanoparticles as Theranostic Platforms. Theranostics 2016; 6:2380-2393. [PMID: 27877242 PMCID: PMC5118602 DOI: 10.7150/thno.15914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) based luminescent nanoparticles exhibit unique, outstanding luminescent properties, and represent promising candidates as nanoplatforms for theranostic applications. There is an urgent need to facilitate their further development and applications in diagnostics and therapeutics as a novel class of nanotools. Here, in this critical review, we outlined the recent significant progresses made in CaF2-related nanoparticles: Firstly, their physical chemical properties, synthesis chemistry, and nanostructure fabrication are summarized. Secondly, their applications in deep tissue bio-detection, drug delivery, imaging, cell labeling, and therapy are reviewed. The exploration of CaF2-based luminescent nanoparticles as multifunctional nanoscale carriers for imaging-guided therapy is also presented. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in the development of such CaF2-based platform for future development in regard to its theranostic applications.
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- ✉ Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Gang Han, E-mail:
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Chen S, Gao Y, Cao Z, Wu B, Wang L, Wang H, Dang Z, Wang G. Nanocomposites of Spiropyran-Functionalized Polymers and Upconversion Nanoparticles for Controlled Release Stimulated by Near-Infrared Light and pH. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Shuo Chen
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, China
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- Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Li CY, Cao D, Kang YF, Lin Y, Cui R, Pang DW, Tang HW. Fluorescence Detection of H5N1 Virus Gene Sequences Based on Optical Tweezers with Two-Photon Excitation Using a Single Near Infrared Nanosecond Pulse Laser. Anal Chem 2016; 88:4432-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Cheng-Yu Li
- Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College
of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology,
The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College
of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology,
The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College
of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology,
The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College
of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology,
The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College
of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology,
The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College
of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology,
The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical
Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College
of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology,
The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People’s Republic of China
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Marciniak L, Prorok K, Francés-Soriano L, Pérez-Prieto J, Bednarkiewicz A. A broadening temperature sensitivity range with a core-shell YbEr@YbNd double ratiometric optical nanothermometer. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:5037-42. [PMID: 26865210 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr08223d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The chemical architecture of lanthanide doped core-shell up-converting nanoparticles can be engineered to purposely design the properties of luminescent nanomaterials, which are typically inaccessible to their homogeneous counterparts. Such an approach allowed to shift the up-conversion excitation wavelength from ∼980 to the more relevant ∼808 nm or enable Tb or Eu up-conversion emission, which was previously impossible to obtain or inefficient. Here, we address the issue of limited temperature sensitivity range of optical lanthanide based nano-thermometers. By covering Yb-Er co-doped core nanoparticles with the Yb-Nd co-doped shell, we have intentionally combined temperature dependent Er up-conversion together with temperature dependent Nd → Yb energy transfer, and thus have expanded the temperature response range ΔT of a single nanoparticle based optical nano-thermometer under single ∼808 nm wavelength photo-excitation from around ΔT = 150 K to over ΔT = 300 K (150-450 K). Such engineered nanocrystals are suitable for remote optical temperature measurements in technology and biotechnology at the sub-micron scale.
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- L Marciniak
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, PAS, ul. Okólna 2, 50-422 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, PAS, ul. Okólna 2, 50-422 Wrocław, Poland. and Wrocław Research Center EIT+, ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol)/Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol)/Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Valencia, C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, PAS, ul. Okólna 2, 50-422 Wrocław, Poland. and Wrocław Research Center EIT+, ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland
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Rodríguez-Sevilla P, Labrador-Páez L, Wawrzyńczyk D, Nyk M, Samoć M, Kar AK, Mackenzie MD, Paterson L, Jaque D, Haro-González P. Determining the 3D orientation of optically trapped upconverting nanorods by in situ single-particle polarized spectroscopy. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:300-8. [PMID: 26607763 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06419h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An approach to unequivocally determine the three-dimensional orientation of optically manipulated NaYF4:Er(3+),Yb(3+) upconverting nanorods (UCNRs) is demonstrated. Long-term immobilization of individual UCNRs inside single and multiple resonant optical traps allow for stable single UCNR spectroscopy studies. Based on the strong polarization dependent upconverted luminescence of UCNRs it is possible to unequivocally determine, in real time, their three-dimensional orientation when optically trapped. In single-beam traps, polarized single particle spectroscopy has concluded that UCNRs orientate parallel to the propagation axis of the trapping beam. On the other hand, when multiple-beam optical tweezers are used, single particle polarization spectroscopy demonstrated how full spatial control over UCNR orientation can be achieved by changing the trap-to-trap distance as well as the relative orientation between optical traps. All these results show the possibility of real time three-dimensional manipulation and tracking of anisotropic nanoparticles with wide potential application in modern nanobiophotonics.
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- Paloma Rodríguez-Sevilla
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Modulo 4, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Madrid, 28049, Spain.
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Modulo 4, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Madrid, 28049, Spain.
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-3 70 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-3 70 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-3 70 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Science, Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Science, Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Modulo 4, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Madrid, 28049, Spain.
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Modulo 4, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7, Madrid, 28049, Spain.
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Li Y, Wang R, Xu Y, Zhou J, Liu Z, Yan X, Ma L. Structural characterizations and up-conversion emission in Yb3+/Tm3+ co-doped ZnO nanocrystals by tri-doping with Ga3+ ions. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21358h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Doping Ga3+ ion are favored to enhance the UC luminescence intensity in Yb3+/Tm3+ co-doped ZnO nanocrystals.
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- Yuemei Li
- Department of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- China
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- Department of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- China
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- Department of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- China
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- Department of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- China
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- Department of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- China
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- Department of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- China
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- Department of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- China
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Rathaiah M, Haritha P, Linganna K, Monteseguro V, Martín IR, Lozano-Gorrín AD, Babu P, Jayasankar CK, Lavín V, Venkatramu V. Infrared-to-Visible Light Conversion in Er(3+) -Yb(3+) :Lu3 Ga5 O12 Nanogarnets. Chemphyschem 2015; 16:3928-36. [PMID: 26467682 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Er(3+) -Yb(3+) co-doped Lu3 Ga5 O12 nanogarnets were prepared and characterized; their structural and luminescence properties were determined as a function of the Yb(3+) concentration. The morphology of the nanogarnets was studied by HRTEM. Under 488 nm excitation, the nanogarnets emit green, red, and near-infrared light. The decay curves for the ((4) S3/2 , (2) H11/2 ) and (4) F9/2 levels of the Er(3+) ions exhibit a non-exponential nature under resonant laser excitation and their effective lifetimes are found to decrease with an increase in the Yb(3+) concentration from 1.0 to 10.0 mol %. The non-exponential decay curves are well fitted to the Inokuti-Hirayama model for S=8, indicating that the mechanism of interaction for energy transfer between the optically active ions is of dipole-quadrupole type. Upon 976 nm laser excitation, an intense green upconverted emission is clearly observed by the naked eyes. A significant enhancement of the red-to-green intensity ratio of Er(3+) ions was observed with an increase in Yb(3+) concentration. The power dependence and the dynamics of the upconverted emission confirm the existence of two-photon upconversion processes for the green and red emissions.
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- Mamilla Rathaiah
- Department of Physics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa-, 516 003, India
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- Department of Physics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa-, 516 003, India
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- School of Information and Communications, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-712, South Korea
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- Departamento de Física, MALTA Consolider Team, Instituto Universitario de Materiales y Nanotecnología (IMN), Instituto Universitario de Estudios Avanzados en Física, Atómica, Molecular y Fotónica (IUdEA), Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, MALTA Consolider Team, Instituto Universitario de Materiales y Nanotecnología (IMN), Instituto Universitario de Estudios Avanzados en Física, Atómica, Molecular y Fotónica (IUdEA), Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Departamento de Física, MALTA Consolider Team, Instituto Universitario de Materiales y Nanotecnología (IMN), Instituto Universitario de Estudios Avanzados en Física, Atómica, Molecular y Fotónica (IUdEA), Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Government Degree College, Satyaveedu-, 517 588, India
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- Departamento de Física, MALTA Consolider Team, Instituto Universitario de Materiales y Nanotecnología (IMN), Instituto Universitario de Estudios Avanzados en Física, Atómica, Molecular y Fotónica (IUdEA), Universidad de La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa-, 516 003, India.
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Marciniak L, Stefanski M, Tomala R, Hreniak D, Strek W. Synthesis and up-conversion luminescence of Er3+ and Y b3+ codoped nanocrystalline tetra- (KLaP4O12) and pentaphosphates (LaP5O14). J Chem Phys 2015; 143:094701. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4929582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- L. Marciniak
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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