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Liu Z, Zhu Y, Hao R, Lin S, Ma D, Wang B. Highly-sensitive optical thermometer developed based on an intervalence charge transfer mashup. Talanta 2024; 274:126054. [PMID: 38599122 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Optical thermometers based on lanthanide thermal-coupled levels have attracted great attention owing to its fundamental importance in the fields of public health, biology, and integrated circuit. However, the inherent structural properties (shielded effect on 4f configurations, intense non-radiation relaxation) strictly suppress the sensing performance, limiting the relative temperature sensitivity (SR). To circumvent these limitations, we propose an intervalence charge transfer mashup strategy by inducing d0 electron configured transition metals. Specifically, transition metals Ta5+ is incorporated in Tm3+/Eu3+:LiNbO3, which improves the SR from 5.30 to 11.16% K-1. The validity of this component-modulation behavior is observed on other oxide crystals (NaY(Mo1-zWzO4)2) as well. Furthermore, the observed regulation is well explained by DFT calculation that indicates the d-orbit component at valence band minimum remains the core factor governing the electron transfer process. We successfully relate the SR to the band structure of luminescence carrier, offering a novel perspective for the collocation design of lanthanide configurations.
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- Zhihua Liu
- Sino French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Sino French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
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- School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Sino French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Sino French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Sino French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China; School of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Samal SK, Kulkarni S, Yadav J, Naidu BS. Er 3+-activated Ba 2V 2O 7 upconversion nanosheets for dual-mode temperature sensing. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:7443-7452. [PMID: 38516872 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06401h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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So far, there has been substantial research on non-contact luminescence thermometry approaches that rely on luminescence intensity ratio (LIR) technology. However, there is limited availability of phosphors doped with Er3+ ions that exhibit on-par luminescence and high sensitivity. In this work, samples of Ba2V2O7:Er3+ were synthesized using a sol-gel method aided by citric acid. The luminescence properties of these samples, including upconversion and down-shifting, were investigated using both ultraviolet and 980 nm laser stimulation. When subjected to ultraviolet (UV) light, the sample exhibits a distinct broadband emission that appears pale green. This emission is a distinguishing property of the sample and is attributed to the presence of V2O72- ions. Upon being stimulated by a 980 nm laser, the sample exhibits standard green up-conversion Er3+ emission bands. Concurrently, an assessment was conducted on the phosphor's ability to measure temperature by analysing the LIR between the thermally coupled 2H11/2, 4S3/2 energy levels (TCELs) and the non-thermally coupled 2H11/2, 4F9/2 energy levels (NTCELs) of the Er3+ ion. The corresponding highest sensitivity of temperature for TCELs and NTCELs can position Ba2V2O7:Er3+ nanosheets as a capable option for materials utilized in temperature-sensing applications.
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- Satish Kumar Samal
- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nanoscience and Technology (INST), Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nanoscience and Technology (INST), Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nanoscience and Technology (INST), Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nanoscience and Technology (INST), Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India.
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Gonçalves JM, Bastos ARN, Ribeiro SJL, Carlos LD, Longo RL, Caiut JMA, Ferreira RAS. Thermal properties of nanofluids using hydrophilic and hydrophobic LiYF 4:Yb/Er upconverting nanoparticles. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:1486-1496. [PMID: 38419868 PMCID: PMC10898443 DOI: 10.1039/d3na01114c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Luminescent nanoparticles have shown great potential for thermal sensing in bio-applications. Nonetheless, these materials lack water dispersibility that can be overcome by modifying their surface properties with water dispersible molecules such as cysteine. Herein, we employ LiYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) capped with oleate or modified with cysteine dispersed in cyclohexane or in water, respectively, as thermal probes. Upconversion emission was used to sense temperature with a relative thermal sensitivity of ∼1.24% K-1 (at 300 K) and a temperature uncertainty of 0.8 K for the oleate capped and of 0.5 K for cysteine modified NPs. To study the effect of the cysteine modification in the heat transfer processes, the thermal conductivity of the nanofluids was determined, yielding 0.123(6) W m-1 K-1 for the oleate capped UCNPs dispersed in cyclohexane and 0.50(7) W m-1 K-1 for the cysteine modified UCNPs dispersed in water. Moreover, through the heating curves, the nanofluids' thermal resistances were estimated, showing that the cysteine modification partially prevents heat transfer.
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- João M Gonçalves
- Department of Physics, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro Aveiro 3810-193 Portugal
- Department of Chemistry, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto 14040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Physics, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro Aveiro 3810-193 Portugal
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- Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Estadual Paulista «Júlio de Mesquisa Filho» Araraquara 14800-060 Brazil
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- Department of Physics, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro Aveiro 3810-193 Portugal
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Recife PE 50740-540 Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto 14040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Physics, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro Aveiro 3810-193 Portugal
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Harrington B, Ye Z, Signor L, Pickel AD. Luminescence Thermometry Beyond the Biological Realm. ACS NANOSCIENCE AU 2024; 4:30-61. [PMID: 38406316 PMCID: PMC10885336 DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.3c00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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As the field of luminescence thermometry has matured, practical applications of luminescence thermometry techniques have grown in both frequency and scope. Due to the biocompatibility of most luminescent thermometers, many of these applications fall within the realm of biology. However, luminescence thermometry is increasingly employed beyond the biological realm, with expanding applications in areas such as thermal characterization of microelectronics, catalysis, and plasmonics. Here, we review the motivations, methodologies, and advances linked to nonbiological applications of luminescence thermometry. We begin with a brief overview of luminescence thermometry probes and techniques, focusing on those most commonly used for nonbiological applications. We then address measurement capabilities that are particularly relevant for these applications and provide a detailed survey of results across various application categories. Throughout the review, we highlight measurement challenges and requirements that are distinct from those of biological applications. Finally, we discuss emerging areas and future directions that present opportunities for continued research.
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- Benjamin Harrington
- Materials
Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Materials
Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- The
Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Nalupurackal G, Singh J, Roy S, Lokesh M, Chakraborty S, Goswami J, Bhattacharya A, Sinha Mahapatra P, Ganesan AR, Roy B. Estimation of the proximal temperature rise of an excited upconversion particle by detecting the wavefront of emission. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:6011-6024. [PMID: 38439314 DOI: 10.1364/oe.514938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Monitoring the temperature distribution within a local environment at the micro and nanoscale is vital as many processes are solely thermal. Various thermometric techniques have been explored in the community, and out of these, fluorescent nano/micro particle-based mechanisms are accepted widely (fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) techniques, where the ratio of populations in two consecutive energy levels is compared with Boltzmann distribution). We describe a new technique to account for the temperature rise near an illuminated upconverting particle (UCP) using wavefront imaging, which is more sensitive than the conventional thermometric techniques on the microscale. We rely on a thermo-optical phase microscopic technique by reconstructing the wavefront of emission from an upconverting particle using a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor. The wavefront maps the local phase distribution, which is an indicator of the surroundings' optical parameters, particularly the suspended medium's temperature-induced refractive index in the presence of convection currents. We describe how these extracted phase values can provide information about the optical heating due to the particle and hence its local environment along the direction of the emission. Our findings demonstrate the detection of a minimum temperature rise of 0.23 K, while the FIR methods indicate a minimum of 0.3 K rise. This technique is used to study the temperature increase in the backscattered direction for an upconverting particle illuminated on pump resonance. We also estimate the Soret coefficient for an upconverting particle optically trapped on pump resonance and experiencing anisotropic heating across the body.
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Xiao H, Meng Q. Eu 3+ doped CaWO 4 nanophosphor for high sensitivity optical thermometry. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 305:123542. [PMID: 37857071 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Eu3+ doped calcium tungstate phosphors were obtained by using sodium citrate as chelating agent in hydrothermal process. The structure and morphology of the samples were indicated by XRD and the FE-SEM. The samples prepared by us are scheelite structure. In addition, the particle size of sample decreases with sodium citrate dosage increasing, and finally reaches the nanoscale. The average particle size is 90 nm. The temperature measurement properties of phosphors were tested. It can be seen from test results that the thermal quenching behavior of Eu3+ and WO42- luminescence has obvious difference. Hence, the FIR of Eu3+ and WO42- can be used to express temperature. The maximum relative sensitivity increases with the decrease of particle size and the maximum is 4.3% K-1 (303 K, 90 nm). Moreover, the color of sample luminescence altered continuously from blue to pink-red as the temperature increased. The luminous color of the sample can be used to roughly estimate the temperature. Therefore, the CaWO4: Eu3+ nanophosphor are promising materials for optical thermometry.
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- Haihong Xiao
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China.
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Đačanin Far L, Dramićanin MD. Luminescence Thermometry with Nanoparticles: A Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2904. [PMID: 37947749 PMCID: PMC10647651 DOI: 10.3390/nano13212904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Luminescence thermometry has emerged as a very versatile optical technique for remote temperature measurements, exhibiting a wide range of applicability spanning from cryogenic temperatures to 2000 K. This technology has found extensive utilization across many disciplines. In the last thirty years, there has been significant growth in the field of luminous thermometry. This growth has been accompanied by the development of temperature read-out procedures, the creation of luminescent materials for very sensitive temperature probes, and advancements in theoretical understanding. This review article primarily centers on luminescent nanoparticles employed in the field of luminescence thermometry. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive survey of the recent literature pertaining to the utilization of lanthanide and transition metal nanophosphors, semiconductor quantum dots, polymer nanoparticles, carbon dots, and nanodiamonds for luminescence thermometry. In addition, we engage in a discussion regarding the benefits and limitations of nanoparticles in comparison with conventional, microsized probes for their application in luminescent thermometry.
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- Centre of Excellence for Photoconversion, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia;
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Grochalski K, Rukat W, Jakubek B, Wieczorowski M, Słowiński M, Sarbinowska K, Graboń W. The Influence of Geometry, Surface Texture, and Cooling Method on the Efficiency of Heat Dissipation through the Heat Sink-A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5348. [PMID: 37570052 PMCID: PMC10419569 DOI: 10.3390/ma16155348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The performance of a heat sink is significantly influenced by the type of cooling used: passive or active (forced), the shape of the heat sink, and the material from which it is made. This paper presents a review of the literature on the influence of geometry and surface parameters on effective heat transfer in heat sinks. The results of simulation studies for three different heat sink fin geometries and cooling types are presented. Furthermore, the influence of the surface texture of the heat sink fins on the heat transfer efficiency was determined. It was shown that the best performance in terms of geometries was that of a wave fin heat sink. When the surface texture was analyzed, it was found that an increase in the amplitude values of the texture decreases the heat dissipation efficiency in the case of active cooling, while for passive cooling, an increase in these parameters has a beneficial effect and increases the effective heat transfer to the surroundings. The cooling method was found to be the most important factor affecting heat dissipation efficiency. Forced airflow results in more efficient heat transfer from the heat sink fins to the surroundings.
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- Karol Grochalski
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland; (W.R.); (B.J.); (M.W.)
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland; (W.R.); (B.J.); (M.W.)
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland; (W.R.); (B.J.); (M.W.)
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland; (W.R.); (B.J.); (M.W.)
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering and Transport, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland;
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
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Gálico DA, Santos Calado CM, Murugesu M. Lanthanide molecular cluster-aggregates as the next generation of optical materials. Chem Sci 2023; 14:5827-5841. [PMID: 37293634 PMCID: PMC10246660 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01088k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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In this perspective, we provide an overview of the recent achievements in luminescent lanthanide-based molecular cluster-aggregates (MCAs) and illustrate why MCAs can be seen as the next generation of highly efficient optical materials. MCAs are high nuclearity compounds composed of rigid multinuclear metal cores encapsulated by organic ligands. The combination of high nuclearity and molecular structure makes MCAs an ideal class of compounds that can unify the properties of traditional nanoparticles and small molecules. By bridging the gap between both domains, MCAs intrinsically retain unique features with tremendous impacts on their optical properties. Although homometallic luminescent MCAs have been extensively studied since the late 1990s, it was only recently that heterometallic luminescent MCAs were pioneered as tunable luminescent materials. These heterometallic systems have shown tremendous impacts in areas such as anti-counterfeiting materials, luminescent thermometry, and molecular upconversion, thus representing a new generation of lanthanide-based optical materials.
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- Diogo Alves Gálico
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada
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Xu H, Fu Z, Wei Y. Optimization of deliquescence-proof perovskite-like Cs 3ErF 6 phosphor and dual-mode luminescent intensity ratio thermometry. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:9123-9134. [PMID: 36860011 DOI: 10.1364/oe.485500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The susceptibility of Cs-based fluorides to deliquescence has led to the fact that lanthanide-doped Cs-based fluorides and their related applications have hardly been reported. Herein, the method to solve the deliquescence of Cs3ErF6 and its excellent temperature measurement performance were discussed in this work. Initially, the soaking experiment of Cs3ErF6 found that water had irreversible damage to the crystallinity of Cs3ErF6. Subsequently, the luminescent intensity was ensured by the successful isolation of Cs3ErF6 from the deliquescence of vapor by the silicon rubber sheet encapsulation at room temperature. In addition, we also removed moisture by heating samples to obtain temperature-dependent spectra. According to spectral results, two luminescent intensity ratio (LIR) temperature sensing modes were designed. The LIR mode which can quickly respond to temperature parameters by monitoring single band Stark level emission named as "rapid mode". The maximum sensitivity of 7.362%K-1 can be obtained in another "ultra-sensitive mode" thermometer based on the non-thermal coupling energy levels. This work will focus on the deliquescence effect of Cs3ErF6 and the feasibility of silicone rubber encapsulation. At the same time, a dual-mode LIR thermometer is designed for different situations.
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Chen X, Wan J, Wei M, Xia Z, Zhou J, Lu M, Yuan Z, Huang L, Xie X. Tandem fabrication of upconversion nanocomposites enabled by confined protons. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2642-2649. [PMID: 36651807 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06029a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)-based nanocomposites can address the intrinsic limitations associated with UCNPs and bestow new functions on UCNPs, which can facilitate the development and application of UCNPs. However, the fabrication of UCNP-based composites typically suffers from complex operations, long-drawn-out procedures, and even loss or damage of UCNPs. Herein, we report a tandem fabrication strategy for the preparation of UCNP-based nanocomposites, in which protons, confined in the non-aqueous polar solvent, can produce ligand-free UCNPs for the direct fabrication of a composite without further treatment. Our studies show that the confined protons can be generated by diverse materials and can yield different types of ligand-free nanomaterials for desired composites. This versatile strategy enables a simple but scalable fabrication of UCNP-based nanocomposites, and can be extended to other nanomaterial-based composites. These findings should provide a platform for constructing multifunctional UCNP-based materials, and benefit potential applications of UCNPs in varied fields.
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- Xiumei Chen
- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Wang L, Li L, Yuan M, Yang Z, Han K, Wang H, Xu X. Boltzmann- and Non-Boltzmann-Based Thermometers in the First, Second and Third Biological Windows for the SrF 2:Yb 3+, Ho 3+ Nanocrystals Under 980, 940 and 915 nm Excitations. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2022; 17:80. [PMID: 36040571 PMCID: PMC9428101 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-022-03718-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Spectrally determination of temperature based on the lanthanide-doped nanocrystals (NCs) is a vital strategy to noninvasively measure the temperature in practical applications. Here, we synthesized a series of SrF2:Yb3+/Ho3+ NCs and simultaneously observed the efficient visible upconversion luminescence (UCL) and near-infrared (NIR) downconversion luminescence (DCL) under 980, 940 and 915 nm excitations. Subsequently, these NCs were further utilized for thermometers based on the Boltzmann (thermally coupled levels, TCLs) and non-Boltzmann (non-thermally coupled levels, NTCLs) of Ho3+ ions in the first (~ 650 nm), second (~ 1012 nm) and third (~ 2020 nm) biological windows (BW-I, BW-II and BW-III) under tri-wavelength excitations. The thermometric parameters including the relative sensitivity ([Formula: see text]) and temperature uncertainty ([Formula: see text]) are quantitatively determined on the I648/I541 (BW-I), I1186/I1012 (BW-II), and I1950/I2020 (BW-III) transitions of Ho3+ ions in the temperature range of 303-573 K. Comparative experimental results demonstrated that the thermometer has superior performances.
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- Linxuan Wang
- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073 China
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Mettenbrink EM, Yang W, Wilhelm S. Bioimaging with Upconversion Nanoparticles. ADVANCED PHOTONICS RESEARCH 2022; 3:2200098. [PMID: 36686152 PMCID: PMC9858112 DOI: 10.1002/adpr.202200098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Bioimaging enables the spatiotemporal visualization of biological processes at various scales empowered by a range of different imaging modalities and contrast agents. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) represent a distinct type of such contrast agents with the potential to transform bioimaging due to their unique optical properties and functional design flexibilities. This review explores and discusses the opportunities, challenges, and limitations that UCNPs exhibit as bioimaging probes and highlights applications with spatial dimensions ranging from the single nanoparticle level to cellular, tissue, and whole animal imaging. We further summarized recent advancements in bioimaging applications enabled by UCNPs, including super-resolution techniques and multimodal imaging methods, and provide a perspective on the future potential of UCNP-based technologies in bioimaging research and clinical translation. This review may provide a valuable resource for researchers interested in exploring and applying UCNP-based bioimaging technologies.
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- Evan M. Mettenbrink
- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
- Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, USA
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (IBEST), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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Peng M, Kaczmarek AM, Van Hecke K. Ratiometric Thermometers Based on Rhodamine B and Fluorescein Dye-Incorporated (Nano) Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Frameworks. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:14367-14379. [PMID: 35312274 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Macro- and nanosized core, as well as core-shell, γ-cyclodextrin metal-organic frameworks (γ-CD-MOFs) have been designed and used as platforms for the encapsulation of dye molecules to develop the first CD-MOF-based ratiometric optical thermometer materials. A novel dye combination was employed for this purpose, i.e., the duo rhodamine B (RhB) and fluorescein (FL). RhB is highly temperature-sensitive, whereas FL is less temperature-sensitive, and its luminescence emission peak is used as a reference. Promising results in terms of thermometric properties were obtained for a series of dye-encapsulated γ-CD-MOF materials based on this dye combination, with high relative sensitivities, even up to 5%K-1, for the dye-encapsulated 75%RhB-25%FL nanosized γ-CD-MOF, among the highest performance values reported so far for luminescent dual thermometers. In our study, we have additionally developed a simple yet effective preparation method for core-shell γ-CD-MOFs, allowing effective manipulation of the γ-CD-MOF shell growth. The proposed method allows incorporation of the FL and RhB dyes in the γ-CD-MOFs in a more controlled manner, enhancing the efficiency of the developed ratiometric (macro) γ-CD-MOF thermometers.
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- Min Peng
- XStruct, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- NanoSensing Group, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- XStruct, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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Liu H, Yan L, Huang J, An Z, Sheng W, Zhou B. Ultrasensitive Thermochromic Upconversion in Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles for Nanothermometry and Anticounterfeiting. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2306-2312. [PMID: 35244404 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Upconversion nanoparticle based ratiometric nanothermometry has shown many advantages including high relative sensitivity, fast temperature response, and high spatial resolution. However, most of the existing designs are on the basis of thermally coupled upconversion emissions, and it remains a challenge to improve the thermo-sensitivity. Here, we report a new nanoplatform of NaYF4:Yb/Er/Ce@NaYF4@NaYF4:Yb/Tm core-shell-shell nanostructure to improve the thermal sensitivity through the nonthermally coupled upconversion emissions. With the increase of temperature, the green upconversion of Er3+ shows a decline while the blue upconversion of Tm3+ exhibits a rapid increase, leading to a huge contrast in both intensity ratio and emission colors. The maximum relative sensitivity can reach up to 9.86% K-1 at 303 K. It is further found that introducing Ce3+ is able to improve the sensitivity and expand the thermochromic green-to-blue gamut greatly. These results show great potential in ultrasensitive lanthanide-based nanothermometry and anticounterfeiting.
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- Huiming Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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Huang Y, Peng S, Liu J, Feng Z, Huang W, Liao T. Optical fiber temperature sensor based on the upconversion fluorescence intensity ratio of NaYF 4:Er 3+ excited by a 1525-nm laser. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:202-207. [PMID: 35200820 DOI: 10.1364/ao.442297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Remote and accurate temperature measurements in severe environments are of great importance. A 1525-nm wavelength located in the C band of optical fiber communication is used as a pumping light source for NaYF4:Er3+ phosphor possessing high upconversion efficiency. The upconversion luminescence characteristics were demonstrated in the temperature range of 160-400 K. Based on the thermal coupling energy level theory, the temperature measurement principle of the fluorescence intensity ratio is analyzed. The energy gap between the 2H11/2 and 4S3/2 energy levels of the Er3+ ions is approximately 787cm-1, which is appropriate for a temperature sensor. The experimental results indicated that its maximum temperature sensitivity was 0.00335K-1. The proposed optical fiber temperature sensor indicates good hysteresis and repeatability and has potential applications in resisting electromagnetic interference and remote temperature sensing.
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Kolesnikov I, Mamonova D, Kurochkin M, Medvedev V, Bai G, Ivanova T, Borisov E, Kolesnikov E. Double-doped YVO4 nanoparticles as optical dual-center ratiometric thermometers. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:15349-15356. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01543a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Crystalline inorganic nanoparticles doped with rare earth ions are widely used in variety of scientific and industry applications due to the unique spectroscopic properties. Temperature dependence of their luminescence parameters...
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Shwetabh K, Maurya SK, Banerjee A, Poddar R, Kumar K. Synthesis of NaYF 4:Ho 3+/Yb 3+ colloidal upconversion phosphor and its application for OCT-based imaging, temperature sensing, fingerprinting and security ink. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03878a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In this work, an NaYF4:Ho3+/Yb3+ upconversion phosphor in colloidal form was synthesized and then its suitability for image contrast enhancement in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and photothermal (PT) OCT imaging was analysed.
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- Kumar Shwetabh
- Optical Materials and Bio-imaging Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad-826004, India
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- Optical Materials and Bio-imaging Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad-826004, India
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- Biophotonics Lab, Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand-835215, India
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- Biophotonics Lab, Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand-835215, India
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- Optical Materials and Bio-imaging Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad-826004, India
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Feng J, Wang Z, Xu H, Jia M, Wei Y, Fu Z. The Charge Transfer Band as a Key to Study the Site Selection Preference of Eu 3+ in Inorganic Crystals. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:19440-19447. [PMID: 34874152 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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On account of the strong oxidizing property of the europium(III) ion, its charge transfer band (CTB) can be easily formed in many inorganic compounds. In this work, the Eu3+ ions were singly doped into the K3LuSi2O7 compound with a hexagonal structure, and two kinds of Eu3+-O2- CTBs were detected by monitoring at specific wavelengths. The qualitative analysis of Eu3+ ion site occupation was illuminated by combining Eu3+-O2- CTBs with the corresponding cell volume. Furthermore, the two kinds of Eu3+ sites are eventually assigned to the K(2) and Lu sites, which means that Eu3+ ions selectively occupy the site with a low coordination number, according to the calculated CT energy by the dielectric theory of complex crystals and the magnitude of CT energy in the excitation spectra. Meanwhile, at high temperatures, the CTB does not show the traditional thermal quenching like f-f transitions but demonstrates thermal enhancement; thus, by using this opposite variation in excitation spectra, a noninvasive optical thermometer is presented, and this opposite variation tendency is thought to be the difference of thermal stability of disparate excited energy states. When new luminescent phosphors are designed with interesting spectral properties, this work will give us an alternative approach to determine the site occupation preference of Eu3+, especially when there are more than two different sites in the compound.
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- Jingyu Feng
- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Li L, Zhang C, Xu L, Ye C, Chen S, Wang X, Song Y. Luminescence Ratiometric Nanothermometry Regulated by Tailoring Annihilators of Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Upconversion Nanomicelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Lin Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Li L, Zhang C, Xu L, Ye C, Chen S, Wang X, Song Y. Luminescence Ratiometric Nanothermometry Regulated by Tailoring Annihilators of Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion Nanomicelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26725-26733. [PMID: 34623016 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) upconversion is a special non-linear photophysical process that converts low-energy photons into high-energy photons based on sensitizer/annihilator pairs. Here, we constructed a novel luminescence ratiometric nanothermometer based on TTA upconversion nanomicelles by encapsulating sensitizer/annihilator molecules into a temperature-sensitive amphiphilic triblock polymer and obtained good linear relationships between the luminescence ratio (integrated intensity ratio of upconverted luminescence peak to the downshifted phosphorescence peak) and the temperature. We also found chemical modification of annihilators would rule out the interference of the polymer concentration and stereochemical engineering of annihilators would readily regulate the thermal sensitivity.
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- Lin Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Fu X, Wu J, Xu H, Wan P, Fu H, Mei Q. Luminescence Nanoprobe in the Near-Infrared-II Window for Ultrasensitive Detection of Hypochlorite. Anal Chem 2021; 93:15696-15702. [PMID: 34784176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sensitive and selective detection of hypochlorite is in great demand for food safety, especially in fresh cold chain products. However, the detection limit of traditional visible emission-based strategies cannot satisfy the requirement of ultrasensitive analysis in practical applications. In this work, we explored a novel luminescent nanoprobe in the near-infrared-II (NIR-II) window to greatly improve the hypochlorite detection limit for analysis of real milk samples, which was based on the fluorescence resonance energy-transfer process between the hypochlorite-responsive dye (FD1080) and the lanthanide-doped downconverted nanoparticles. Specifically, the NIR-II luminescence from Yb ions was first suppressed by FD1080 due to the energy-transfer mechanism. In the presence of hypochlorite, FD1080 was bleached to recover the luminescence. As a proof-of-concept, the optimal nanoprobe exhibited a linear luminescence recovery in the range of 0.1-1 nM with the detection limit of 0.0295 nM for hypochlorite. Real milk sample detection experiments showed that the probe had good accuracy and precision.
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- Xiao Fu
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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Luminescent lanthanide nanocomposites in thermometry: Chemistry of dopant ions and host matrices. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Renero-Lecuna C, Herrero A, Jimenez de Aberasturi D, Martínez-Flórez M, Valiente R, Mychinko M, Bals S, Liz-Marzán LM. Nd 3+-Doped Lanthanum Oxychloride Nanocrystals as Nanothermometers. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:19887-19896. [PMID: 34557262 PMCID: PMC8450905 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of optical nanothermometers operating in the near-infrared (NIR) is of high relevance toward temperature measurements in biological systems. We propose herein the use of Nd3+-doped lanthanum oxychloride nanocrystals as an efficient system with intense photoluminescence under NIR irradiation in the first biological transparency window and emission in the second biological window with excellent emission stability over time under 808 nm excitation, regardless of Nd3+ concentration, which can be considered as a particular strength of our system. Additionally, surface passivation through overgrowth of an inert LaOCl shell around optically active LaOCl/Nd3+ cores was found to further enhance the photoluminescence intensity and also the lifetime of the 1066 nm, 4F3/2 to 4I11/2 transition, without affecting its (ratiometric) sensitivity toward temperature changes. As required for biological applications, we show that the obtained (initially hydrophobic) nanocrystals can be readily transferred into aqueous solvents with high, long-term stability, through either ligand exchange or encapsulation with an amphiphilic polymer.
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- Carlos Renero-Lecuna
- CIC
BiomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San
Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC
BiomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San
Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC
BiomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San
Sebastián, Spain
- Centro
de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Bioingeniería,
Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- CIC
BiomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San
Sebastián, Spain
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- Department
of Applied Physics, University of Cantabria
- IDIVAL, 39005 Santander, Spain
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) and NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) and NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- CIC
BiomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San
Sebastián, Spain
- Centro
de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Bioingeniería,
Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, University of the
Basque Country, UPV-EHU, 20018 Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain
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Maciejewska K, Bednarkiewicz A, Marciniak L. NIR luminescence lifetime nanothermometry based on phonon assisted Yb 3+-Nd 3+ energy transfer. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:4918-4925. [PMID: 36132339 PMCID: PMC9418974 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00285f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Luminescence thermometry in biomedical sciences is a highly desirable, but also highly challenging and demanding technology. Numerous artifacts have been found during steady-state spectroscopy temperature quantification, such as ratiometric spectroscopy. Oppositely, the luminescence lifetime is considered as the most reliable indicator of temperature thermometry because this luminescent feature is not susceptible to sample properties or luminescence reabsorption by the nanothermometers themselves. Unfortunately, this type of thermometer is much less studied and known. Here, the thermometric properties of Yb3+ ions in Nd0.5RE0.4Yb0.1PO4 luminescent temperature probes were evaluated, aiming to design and optimize luminescence lifetime based nanothermometers. Temperature dependence of the luminescence lifetimes is induced by thermally activated phonon assisted energy transfer from the 2F5/2 state of Yb3+ ions to the 4F3/2 state of Nd3+ ions, which in turn is responsible for the significant quenching of the Yb3+:2F5/2 lifetime. It was also found that the thermal quenching and thus the relative sensitivity of the luminescent thermometer can be intentionally altered by the RE ions used (RE = Y, Lu, La, and Gd). The highest relative sensitivity was found to be S R = 1.22% K-1 at 355 K for Nd0.5Y0.4Yb0.1PO4 and it remains above 1% K-1 up to 500 K. The high sensitivity and reliable thermometric performance of Nd0.5La0.4Yb0.1PO4 were confirmed by the high reproducibility of the temperature readout and the temperature uncertainty being as low as δT = 0.05 K at 383 K.
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- K Maciejewska
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Okólna 2 50-422 Wroclaw Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Okólna 2 50-422 Wroclaw Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Okólna 2 50-422 Wroclaw Poland
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Mahata MK, De R, Lee KT. Near-Infrared-Triggered Upconverting Nanoparticles for Biomedicine Applications. Biomedicines 2021; 9:756. [PMID: 34210059 PMCID: PMC8301434 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9070756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Due to the unique properties of lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP) under near-infrared (NIR) light, the last decade has shown a sharp progress in their biomedicine applications. Advances in the techniques for polymer, dye, and bio-molecule conjugation on the surface of the nanoparticles has further expanded their dynamic opportunities for optogenetics, oncotherapy and bioimaging. In this account, considering the primary benefits such as the absence of photobleaching, photoblinking, and autofluorescence of UCNPs not only facilitate the construction of accurate, sensitive and multifunctional nanoprobes, but also improve therapeutic and diagnostic results. We introduce, with the basic knowledge of upconversion, unique properties of UCNPs and the mechanisms involved in photon upconversion and discuss how UCNPs can be implemented in biological practices. In this focused review, we categorize the applications of UCNP-based various strategies into the following domains: neuromodulation, immunotherapy, drug delivery, photodynamic and photothermal therapy, bioimaging and biosensing. Herein, we also discuss the current emerging bioapplications with cutting edge nano-/biointerfacing of UCNPs. Finally, this review provides concluding remarks on future opportunities and challenges on clinical translation of UCNPs-based nanotechnology research.
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- Manoj Kumar Mahata
- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea;
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea;
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea;
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Nexha A, Carvajal JJ, Pujol MC, Díaz F, Aguiló M. Lanthanide doped luminescence nanothermometers in the biological windows: strategies and applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7913-7987. [PMID: 33899861 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr09150b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The development of lanthanide-doped non-contact luminescent nanothermometers with accuracy, efficiency and fast diagnostic tools attributed to their versatility, stability and narrow emission band profiles has spurred the replacement of conventional contact thermal probes. The application of lanthanide-doped materials as temperature nanosensors, excited by ultraviolet, visible or near infrared light, and the generation of emissions lying in the biological window regions, I-BW (650 nm-950 nm), II-BW (1000 nm-1350 nm), III-BW (1400 nm-2000 nm) and IV-BW (centered at 2200 nm), are notably growing due to the advantages they present, including reduced phototoxicity and photobleaching, better image contrast and deeper penetration depths into biological tissues. Here, the different mechanisms used in lanthanide ion-doped nanomaterials to sense temperature in these biological windows for biomedical and other applications are summarized, focusing on factors that affect their thermal sensitivity, and consequently their temperature resolution. Comparing the thermometric performance of these nanomaterials in each biological window, we identified the strategies that allow boosting of their sensing properties.
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- Albenc Nexha
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Física i Cristal·lografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA)-EMaS, Campus Sescelades, E-43007, Tarragona, Spain.
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Nexha A, Pujol MC, Carvajal JJ, Díaz F, Aguiló M. Effect of the Size and Shape of Ho, Tm:KLu(WO 4) 2 Nanoparticles on Their Self-Assessed Photothermal Properties. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:485. [PMID: 33673013 PMCID: PMC7918361 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The incorporation of oleic acid and oleylamine, acting as organic surfactant coatings for a novel solvothermal synthesis procedure, resulted in the formation of monoclinic KLu(WO4)2 nanocrystals. The formation of this crystalline phase was confirmed structurally from X-ray powder diffraction patterns and Raman vibrational modes, and thermally by differential thermal analysis. The transmission electron microscopy images confirm the nanodimensional size (~12 nm and ~16 nm for microwave-assisted and conventional autoclave solvothermal synthesis) of the particles and no agglomeration, contrary to the traditional modified sol-gel Pechini methodology. Upon doping with holmium (III) and thulium (III) lanthanide ions, these nanocrystals can generate simultaneously photoluminescence and heat, acting as nanothermometers and as photothermal agents in the third biological window, i.e., self-assessed photothermal agents, upon excitation with 808 nm near infrared, lying in the first biological window. The emissions of these nanocrystals, regardless of the solvothermal synthetic methodology applied to synthesize them, are located at 1.45 μm, 1.8 μm and 1.96 μm, attributed to the 3H4 → 3F4 and 3F4 → 3H6 electronic transition of Tm3+ and 5I7 → 5I8 electronic transition of Ho3+, respectively. The self-assessing properties of these nanocrystals are studied as a function of their size and shape and compared to the ones prepared by the modified sol-gel Pechini methodology, revealing that the small nanocrystals obtained by the hydrothermal methods have the ability to generate heat more efficiently, but their capacity to sense temperature is not as good as that of the nanoparticles prepared by the modified sol-gel Pechnini method, revealing that the synthesis method influences the performance of these self-assessed photothermal agents. The self-assessing ability of these nanocrystals in the third biological window is proven via an ex-vivo experiment, achieving thermal knowledge and heat generation at a maximum penetration depth of 2 mm.
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- Campus Sescelades, Física i Cristalografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA)-EMaS, Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain; (A.N.); (M.C.P.); (F.D.); (M.A.)
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Wu X, Zhan S, Han J, Liu Y. Nanoscale Ultrasensitive Temperature Sensing Based on Upconversion Nanoparticles with Lattice Self-Adaptation. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:272-278. [PMID: 33372803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Upconversion nanoparticles have recently received increasing attention due to their outstanding performance in temperature sensing at the nanoscale. Although much effort has been devoted to improve their thermal sensitivity, there is no efficient way for achieving significant enhancement. Here, we show that lattice self-adaptation can unlock a new route for remarkably enhancing the thermal sensitivity of upconversion nanoparticles. The thermally sensitive fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) of the dopant Er3+ is used for indicating the temperature variation, while a heterojunction of NaGdF4/NaYF4 is prepared as host material to produce a lattice distortion at the interface which is also sensitive to temperature. With the increase of temperature, the FIR of the transitions 2H11/2/4S3/2 → 4I15/2 increases, accompanied by the self-adapted decrease of interface lattice distortion that leads to the additional increase in FIR. Using core/shell upconversion nanoparticles with lattice self-adaptation, we achieve an enhanced thermal sensitivity three times higher than core-only nanoparticles.
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- Xiaofeng Wu
- School of Computer and Information Engineering, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China
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- Department of Physics and Electronic Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Computer and Information Engineering, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China
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Zairov RR, Dovzhenko AP, Sapunova AS, Voloshina AD, Sarkanich KA, Daminova AG, Nizameev IR, Lapaev DV, Sudakova SN, Podyachev SN, Petrov KA, Vomiero A, Mustafina AR. Terbium(III)-thiacalix[4]arene nanosensor for highly sensitive intracellular monitoring of temperature changes within the 303-313 K range. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20541. [PMID: 33239623 PMCID: PMC7689473 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77512-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The work introduces hydrophilic PSS-[Tb2(TCAn)2] nanoparticles to be applied as highly sensitive intracellular temperature nanosensors. The nanoparticles are synthesized by solvent-induced nanoprecipitation of [Tb2(TCAn)2] complexes (TCAn - thiacalix[4]arenes bearing different upper-rim substituents: unsubstituted TCA1, tert-buthyl-substituted TCA2, di- and tetra-brominated TCA3 and TCA4) with the use of polystyrenesulfonate (PSS) as stabilizer. The temperature responsive luminescence behavior of PSS-[Tb2(TCAn)2] within 293–333 K range in water is modulated by reversible changes derived from the back energy transfer from metal to ligand (M* → T1) correlating with the energy gap between the triplet levels of ligands and resonant 5D4 level of Tb3+ ion. The lowering of the triplet level (T1) energies going from TCA1 and TCA2 to their brominated counterparts TCA3 and TCA4 facilitates the back energy transfer. The highest ever reported temperature sensitivity for intracellular temperature nanosensors is obtained for PSS-[Tb2(TCA4)2] (SI = 5.25% K−1), while PSS-[Tb2(TCA3)2] is characterized by a moderate one (SI = 2.96% K−1). The insignificant release of toxic Tb3+ ions from PSS-[Tb2(TCAn)2] within heating/cooling cycle and the low cytotoxicity of the colloids point to their applicability in intracellular temperature monitoring. The cell internalization of PSS-[Tb2(TCAn)2] (n = 3, 4) marks the cell cytoplasm by green Tb3+-luminescence, which exhibits detectable quenching when the cell samples are heated from 303 to 313 K. The colloids hold unprecedented potential for in vivo intracellular monitoring of temperature changes induced by hyperthermia or pathological processes in narrow range of physiological temperatures.
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- Rustem R Zairov
- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088.
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- Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420008
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- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088
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- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088
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- Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420008
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- Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420008
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- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088
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- Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Sibirsky tract, 10/7, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420029
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- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088
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- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088
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- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088
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- Division of Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden. .,Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172, Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
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- FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Arbuzov str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420088
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Jia M, Sun Z, Zhang M, Xu H, Fu Z. What determines the performance of lanthanide-based ratiometric nanothermometers? NANOSCALE 2020; 12:20776-20785. [PMID: 33030482 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05035k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Luminescence intensity ratio (LIR) nanothermometers are ideally suited for noninvasive temperature detection of microelectronic devices and living cells, and the painstaking pursuit of new nanothermometers with higher absolute temperature sensitivity (Sa) or relative temperature sensitivity (Sr) has dominated recent research. However, whether higher Sa and Sr values can intrinsically improve the performance of LIR nanothermometers and what factors essentially determine their accuracy have rarely been considered; these considerations are instructive for their design and application while reducing time and costs. Here, we clarify that the accuracy of lanthanide-based LIR nanothermometers is essentially determined by Sr and the relative error of the luminescence intensity (σI/I) but not Sa based on lanthanide-doped NaYF4, YPO4, YVO4, CaF2, YF3, Y2O3, BaTiO3, LaAlO3 and Y3Al5O12 temperature sensors, meaning that our previous pursuit of higher Sa does not contribute to the accuracy of lanthanide-based LIR nanothermometers. Further research reveals that σI/I is primarily influenced by energy level splitting, which can deteriorate the temperature uncertainty. For actual temperature detection of biological tissues, in addition to the above intrinsic factors, we shed light on the effects of probe self-heating, excitation power density, emission intensity and penetration depth on temperature readouts via a polyethyleneimine-modified NaYF4:Er3+/Yb3+@NaYF4-PEI aqueous solution, implying that we will continue to optimize nanothermometers and calibrate readouts according to the local environment. This work unifies the metrics of lanthanide-based LIR nanothermometers, corrects the previous misunderstanding of Sa to mitigate invalid work, and provides careful guidance for their development.
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- Mochen Jia
- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Kuang Y, Li T, Jia T, Gulzar A, Zhong C, Gai S, He F, Yang P, Lin J. Insight into the Luminescence Alternation of Sub-30 nm Upconversion Nanoparticles with a Small NaHoF 4 Core and Multi-Gd 3+ /Yb 3+ Coexisting Shells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2003799. [PMID: 33006248 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202003799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It is absolutely imperative for development of material science to adjust upconversion luminescence (UCL) properties of highly doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with special optical properties and prominent application prospects. In this work, featuring NaHoF4 @NaYbF4 (Ho@Yb) structures, sub-30 nm core-multishell UCNPs are synthesized with a small NaHoF4 core and varied Gd3+ /Yb3+ coexisting shells. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, UCL spectrum, UCL lifetime, and pump power dependence are adhibited for characterization. Compared with the former work, except for a smaller total size, tunable emission in color from red to yellow to green, and intensity from low to stronger than that of traditional UCNPs is achieved for ≈10 nm NaHoF4 core size by means of changing number of layers and Gd3+ /Yb3+ concentration ratios in different layers. Besides, simultaneously doping Ho3+ into the shells will result in lowered UCL intensity and lifted green/red ratio. Surface energy loss and sensitizing energy supply, which can be modulated with inert shielding of Gd3+ and sensitization of Yb3+ , are proved to be the essential determinant. More UCL properties of these peculiar Ho@Yb UCNPs are uncovered and detailedly summarized, and the findings can help to expand the application scope of NaHoF4 into photoinduced therapy.
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- Ye Kuang
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China
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Mao J, Jiang B, Wang P, Qiu L, Abass MT, Wei X, Chen Y, Yin M. A study on temperature sensing performance based on the luminescence of Eu 3+ and Er 3+ co-doped YNbO 4. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:8194-8200. [PMID: 32510534 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00215a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Eu3+ and Er3+ co-doped YNbO4 powder phosphors were synthesized by a traditional high-temperature solid-state reaction method. A laser of 487.6 nm wavelength was selected to be the excitation source which can pump Eu3+ ions from its thermally populated low-lying 7F2 ground state to the excited state 5D2 and lift the Er3+ ions from their 4I15/2 to 4F7/2 states. Fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) between the 5D0 → 7FJ emissions of Eu3+ and 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 emissions of Er3+ ions is remarkably dependent on temperature because of the dramatic increase of Eu3+ luminescence against a slight quenching of Er3+ luminescence with the rise of temperature. This temperature sensitive FIR can be favorably employed for temperature sensing, owing to this novel scheme of 5D2 excitation, instead of 5D0, from 7F2 and utilizing Er3+ luminescence as a reference for FIR measurements. This sample is also prominent for its excellent signal-to-noise ratio and is a promising candidate for an optical temperature sensor.
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- Jiashan Mao
- Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China.
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Savchuk O, Carvajal Marti JJ, Cascales C, Haro-Gonzalez P, Sanz-Rodríguez F, Aguilo M, Diaz F. Bifunctional Tm 3+,Yb 3+:GdVO 4@SiO 2 Core-Shell Nanoparticles in HeLa Cells: Upconversion Luminescence Nanothermometry in the First Biological Window and Biolabelling in the Visible. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10050993. [PMID: 32455825 PMCID: PMC7279551 DOI: 10.3390/nano10050993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The bifunctional possibilities of Tm,Yb:GdVO4@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles for temperature sensing by using the near-infrared (NIR)-excited upconversion emissions in the first biological window, and biolabeling through the visible emissions they generate, were investigated. The two emission lines located at 700 and 800 nm, that arise from the thermally coupled 3F2,3 and 3H4 energy levels of Tm3+, were used to develop a luminescent thermometer, operating through the Fluorescence Intensity Ratio (FIR) technique, with a very high thermal relative sensitivity . Moreover, since the inert shell surrounding the luminescent active core allows for dispersal of the nanoparticles in water and biological compatible fluids, we investigated the penetration depth that can be realized in biological tissues with their emissions in the NIR range, achieving a value of 0.8 mm when excited at powers of 50 mW. After their internalization in HeLa cells, a low toxicity was observed and the potentiality for biolabelling in the visible range was demonstrated, which facilitated the identification of the location of the nanoparticles inside the cells, and the temperature determination.
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- Oleksandr Savchuk
- Fisica i Cristalografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA)−EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili (URV), Campus Sescelades, Marcelli Domingo 1, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain; (O.S.); (M.A.); (F.D.)
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- Fisica i Cristalografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA)−EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili (URV), Campus Sescelades, Marcelli Domingo 1, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain; (O.S.); (M.A.); (F.D.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Calle Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain;
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain; (P.H.-G.); (F.S.-R.)
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- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain; (P.H.-G.); (F.S.-R.)
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Cantoblanco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Fisica i Cristalografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA)−EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili (URV), Campus Sescelades, Marcelli Domingo 1, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain; (O.S.); (M.A.); (F.D.)
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- Fisica i Cristalografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA)−EMaS, Universitat Rovira I Virgili (URV), Campus Sescelades, Marcelli Domingo 1, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain; (O.S.); (M.A.); (F.D.)
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Zou H, Chen B, Hu Y, Zhang Q, Wang X, Wang F. Simultaneous Enhancement and Modulation of Upconversion by Thermal Stimulation in Sc 2Mo 3O 12 Crystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:3020-3024. [PMID: 32155333 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rational control of photoluminescence against a change in temperature is important for fundamental research and technological applications. Herein, we report an anomalous temperature dependence of upconversion luminescence in Yb/Ho co-doped Sc2Mo3O12 crystals. By leveraging negative thermal expansion of the crystal lattice, energy transfer between the lanthanide dopants is promoted as the temperature is increased from 303 to 573 K, resulting in an ∼5-fold enhancement of the emission. Meanwhile, the emission profile is also substantially altered due to the concurrent thermal quenching of selective energy states, corresponding to a clear shift in color from green to red. Via correlation of the red-to-green emission intensity ratio of Ho3+ dopant ions with temperature, a ratiometric luminescence thermometer is constructed with a maximum sensitivity of 2.75% K-1 at 543 K. As the Sc2Mo3O12 crystals are thermally stable and nonhygroscopic, our findings highlight a general approach for highly reversible control of upconversion by temperature in ambient air.
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- Hua Zou
- School of Mathematics and Physics, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China
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- School of Materials and Metallurgy, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Cao'an Road, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Li L, Zhou Y, Qin F, Miao J, Zheng Y, Zhang Z. Eu 3+-based luminescence ratiometric thermometry. RSC Adv 2020; 10:9444-9449. [PMID: 35497207 PMCID: PMC9050129 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00170h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Recently, luminescence ratiometric thermometry has gained ever-increasing attention due to its merits of rapid response, non-invasiveness, high spatial resolution, and so forth. For research fields relying on temperature measurements, achieving a higher relative sensitivity of this measurement is still an important task. In this work, we developed a strategy for achieving a more sensitive temperature measurement, one merely depending on the photoluminescence of Eu3+. We showed that using the 5D1–7F1 transition and the hypersensitive 5D0–7F2 transition of Eu3+ can boost the relative sensitivity compared with the method relying on the 5D1–7F1 and 5D0–7F1 transitions of Eu3+. The difference between these two strategies was studied and was explained by the hypersensitive 5D0–7F2 transition more steeply decreasing than the 5D0–7F1 transition with a rise in temperature. Our work is expected to help researchers design sensitive optical thermometers via proper use of this hypersensitive transition. We show that more sensitive luminescence ratiometric thermometry can be achieved using a hypersensitive Eu3+ transition.![]()
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- Leipeng Li
- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P.R. China
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P.R. China
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- School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Condensed Matter Science and Technology Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology 92 West Dazhi Street, Nan Gang District Harbin Heilongjiang Province 150001 P.R. China +86-451-86402639 +86-451-86402639
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P.R. China
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P.R. China
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- School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Condensed Matter Science and Technology Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology 92 West Dazhi Street, Nan Gang District Harbin Heilongjiang Province 150001 P.R. China +86-451-86402639 +86-451-86402639
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Pallares RM, Abergel RJ. Transforming lanthanide and actinide chemistry with nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1339-1348. [PMID: 31859321 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09175k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lanthanides and actinides are used in a wide variety of applications, from energy production to life sciences. To address toxicity issues due to the chemical, and often radiological, properties of these elements, methods to quantify and recover them from industrial waste are necessary. When used in biomedicine, lanthanides and actinides are incorporated in compounds that show promising therapeutic and/or bioimaging properties, but lack robust strategies to target cancer and other pathologies. Furthermore, current decorporation protocols to respond to accidental actinide exposure rely on intravenous injections of soluble chelating agents, which are inefficient for treatment of inhaled radionuclides trapped in lungs. In recent years, nanoparticles have emerged as powerful tools in both industry and clinical settings. Because some inorganic nanoparticles are sensitive to external stimuli, such as light and magnetic fields, they can be used as building blocks for sensitive bioassays and separation techniques. In addition, nanoparticles can be functionalized with multiple ligands and act as carriers for selective delivery of therapeutic and contrast agents. This review summarizes and discusses recent progress on the use of nanoparticles in lanthanide and actinide chemistry. We examine different types of nanoparticles based on composition, functionalization, and properties, and we critically analyze their performance in a comparative mode. Our focus is two-pronged, including the nanoparticles free of lanthanides and actinides that are used for the detection, separation, or decorporation of f-block elements, as well as the nanoparticles that enhance the inherent properties of lanthanides and actinides for therapeutics, imaging and catalysis.
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- Roger M Pallares
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Liu MH, Wang X, Xu Q, Piao RQ, Wang CY, Liu DY, Yuan N, Zhang ZB, Wong WH, Zhang DL. Sextuple ratiometric thermometry based on 980-nm-upconverted green fluorescence of Er 3+ ions in submicron crystals. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 108:110512. [PMID: 31924017 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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980-nm-upconverted 530 and 550 nm Er3+ green fluorescence spectra of Er3+/Yb3+-codoped NaGd(WO4)2 submicron crystals were measured in the temperature range of 298-383 K. A sextuple ratiometric thermometry is proposed. It is established on the basis of six schemes of fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) that considers three component peaks of the 530 nm emission band and two component peaks of the 550 nm emission band, which involve electronic transitions between two Stark sublevels of Er3+. The study shows that the phosphor shows strong green fluorescence, which is verified by measured quantum yield, and thermally stable spectral structure desired for the sextuple ratiometric thermometry. All of the six FIR schemes display highly efficient sensing performances with slightly different thermal sensitivities. Each scheme gives a temperature value and the six schemes give an averaged result. In parallel, we have also carried out an ex vivo experimental study on the temperature characteristics of the green fluorescence of the phosphor. Almost same results have been obtained, verifying biological applicability of the phosphor. The ex vivo experimental results also show that the sextuple thermometry increases considerably the accuracy and reliability of temperature measurement in comparison with the conventional intensity integration method.
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- Mei-Hong Liu
- Department of Opto-electronics and Information Engineering, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education),Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Opto-electronics and Information Engineering, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education),Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Opto-electronics and Information Engineering, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education),Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Opto-electronics and Information Engineering, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education),Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Opto-electronics and Information Engineering, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education),Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Opto-electronics and Information Engineering, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education),Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, 2 Yanshan Rd, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Engineering, Pierre and Marie Curie University (University of Paris VI), 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Opto-electronics and Information Engineering, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education),Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Qiu X, Zhou Q, Zhu X, Wu Z, Feng W, Li F. Ratiometric upconversion nanothermometry with dual emission at the same wavelength decoded via a time-resolved technique. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4. [PMID: 31911593 PMCID: PMC6946702 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13796-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The in vivo temperature monitoring of a microenvironment is significant in biology and nanomedicine research. Luminescent nanothermometry provides a noninvasive method of detecting the temperature in vivo with high sensitivity and high response speed. However, absorption and scattering in complex tissues limit the signal penetration depth and cause errors due to variation at different locations in vivo. In order to minimize these errors and monitor temperature in vivo, in the present work, we provided a strategy to fabricate a same-wavelength dual emission ratiometric upconversion luminescence nanothermometer based on a hybrid structure composed of upconversion emissive PbS quantum dots and Tm-doped upconversion nanoparticles. The ratiometric signal composed of two upconversion emissions working at the same wavelength, but different luminescent lifetimes, were decoded via a time-resolved technique. This nanothermometer improved the temperature monitoring ability and a thermal resolution and sensitivity of ~0.5 K and ~5.6% K−1 were obtained in vivo, respectively. Traditional ratiometric temperature monitoring is challenging due to the variation in tissue absorption and scattering of different wavelengths. Here, the authors show improved accuracy by using emission at the same wavelength, but different luminescent lifetimes decoded by a time-resolved technique.
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- Xiaochen Qiu
- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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Jia M, Lin F, Sun Z, Fu Z. Novel excited-state nanothermometry combining the red-shift of charge-transfer bands and a thermal coupling effect. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00965b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Unprecedented excited-state nanothermometry with high sensitivity and low temperature uncertainty is proposed by combining the red-shift of V–O charge-transfer bands and a thermal coupling effect.
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- Mochen Jia
- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries
- College of Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
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Perrella RV, de Sousa Filho PC. High-sensitivity dual UV/NIR-excited luminescence thermometry by rare earth vanadate nanoparticles. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:911-922. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04308j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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High-crystallinity Ln3+-doped YVO4 nanoparticles combine multiple emissions under dual UV/NIR excitation, promoting high performance self-referenced luminescence thermometry.
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- Rafael Vieira Perrella
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas (Unicamp)
- São Paulo
- Brazil
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Loo JFC, Chien YH, Yin F, Kong SK, Ho HP, Yong KT. Upconversion and downconversion nanoparticles for biophotonics and nanomedicine. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.213042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zhang H, Fan Y, Pei P, Sun C, Lu L, Zhang F. Tm 3+ -Sensitized NIR-II Fluorescent Nanocrystals for In Vivo Information Storage and Decoding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10153-10157. [PMID: 31144426 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In vivo fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II) affords deep-tissue penetration and high spatial resolution. Herein, we present a new type of Tm3+ -sensitized lanthanide nanocrystals with both excitation (1208 nm) and emission (1525 nm) located in the NIR-II window for in vivo optical information storage and decoding. Taking advantage of the tunable fluorescence lifetimes, the optical multiplexed encoding capacity is enhanced accordingly. Micro-devices with QR codes featuring the NIR-II fluorescence-lifetime multiplexed encoding were implanted into mice and were successfully decoded through time-gated fluorescence imaging technology.
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- Hongxin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChem, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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Zhang H, Fan Y, Pei P, Sun C, Lu L, Zhang F. Tm
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‐Sensitized NIR‐II Fluorescent Nanocrystals for In Vivo Information Storage and Decoding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hongxin Zhang
- Department of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChemFudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChemFudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChemFudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChemFudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChemFudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsState Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and iChemFudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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Skripka A, Morinvil A, Matulionyte M, Cheng T, Vetrone F. Advancing neodymium single-band nanothermometry. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:11322-11330. [PMID: 31165841 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr02801c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) emitting contrast agents with integrated optical temperature sensing are highly desirable for a variety of biomedical applications, particularly when subcutaneous target visualization and measurement of its thermodynamic properties are required. To that end, the possibility of using Nd3+ doped LiLuF4 rare-earth nanoparticles (RENPs) as NIR photoluminescent nanothermometers is explored. These RENPs are relatively small, have narrow size distribution, and can easily be core/shell engineered - all combined, these features meet the requirements of biologically relevant and multifunctional nanoprobes. The LiLuF4 host allows to observe the fine Stark structure of the 4F3/2→4I9/2, 4I11/2, and 4I13/2 optical transitions, each of which can then be used for single-band NIR nanothermometry. The thermometric parameter defined for the most intense Nd3+ emission around 1050 nm, shows high temperature sensitivity (∼0.49% °C-1), and low temperature uncertainty (0.3 °C) as compared to the thermometric parameters defined for the 880 and 1320 nm Nd3+ emissions. Additionally, transient temperature measurements through tissue show that these RENPs can be used to assess fast temperature changes at a tissue depth of 3 mm, while slower temperature changes can be measured at even greater depths. Nd3+ doped LiLuF4 RENPs represent a significant improvement for Nd3+ based single-band photoluminescence nanothermometry, with the possibility of its integration within more sophisticated multifunctional theranostic nanostructures.
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- A Skripka
- Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication, Université du Québec, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication, Université du Québec, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication, Université du Québec, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication, Université du Québec, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada.
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- Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication, Université du Québec, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada.
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Brites CDS, Martínez ED, Urbano RR, Rettori C, Carlos LD. Self-Calibrated Double Luminescent Thermometers Through Upconverting Nanoparticles. Front Chem 2019; 7:267. [PMID: 31058142 PMCID: PMC6482206 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Luminescent nanothermometry uses the light emission from nanostructures for temperature measuring. Non-contact temperature readout opens new possibilities of tracking thermal flows at the sub-micrometer spatial scale, that are altering our understanding of heat-transfer phenomena occurring at living cells, micro electromagnetic machines or integrated electronic circuits, bringing also challenges of calibrating the luminescent nanoparticles for covering diverse temperature ranges. In this work, we report self-calibrated double luminescent thermometers, embedding in a poly(methyl methacrylate) film Er3+- and Tm3+-doped upconverting nanoparticles. The Er3+-based primary thermometer uses the ratio between the integrated intensities of the 2H 11 / 2 → 4 I15/2 and 4S 3 / 2 → 4 I15/2 transitions (that follows the Boltzmann equation) to determine the temperature. It is used to calibrate the Tm3+/Er3+ secondary thermometer, which is based on the ratio between the integrated intensities of the 1G 4 → 3 H6 (Tm3+) and the 4S 3 / 2 → 4 I15/2 (Er3+) transitions, displaying a maximum relative sensitivity of 2.96% K-1 and a minimum temperature uncertainty of 0.07 K. As the Tm3+/Er3+ ratio is calibrated trough the primary thermometer it avoids recurrent calibration procedures whenever the system operates in new experimental conditions.
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- Carlos D. S. Brites
- Physics Department and CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- “Gleb Wataghin” Institute of Physics (IFGW), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- “Gleb Wataghin” Institute of Physics (IFGW), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- “Gleb Wataghin” Institute of Physics (IFGW), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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- Physics Department and CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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Li P, Jia M, Liu G, Zhang A, Sun Z, Fu Z. Investigation on the Fluorescence Intensity Ratio Sensing Thermometry Based on Nonthermally Coupled Levels. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:1732-1739. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Panpan Li
- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Key Laboratory of physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Li L, Qin F, Zhou Y, Zhang Z. Comprehensive Study on the Combined Effect of Laser-Induced Heating and Laser Power Dependence on Luminescence Ratiometric Thermometry. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:3646-3652. [PMID: 31459577 PMCID: PMC6648581 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Luminescence ratiometric thermometry, on the basis of nonthermally linked states of lanthanides, became a hot research issue recently because of its several attractive features. Here, the 5F4,5S2/5F5-5I8 transitions of Ho3+ embedded in calcium tungstate host are taken as an example to show the influence of laser pump power on this temperature detection technology. The luminescence intensity ratio between the 5F4,5S2/5F5-5I8 upconversion emission lines was found to respond monotonously to the temperature between 303 and 603 K and could be fitted well with the use of an empirical function. It suggested that this ratio might be suitable for temperature measurement. However, at 303 K, the temperature readout derived from this ratio decreased from 303 to 248 K on increasing the laser pump power from 35 to 205 mW (the irradiated spot's area: ca. 2 mm2). This uncommon phenomenon differs from the conventional laser-induced heating effect. With the help of the Boltzmann distribution based on the two Stark components of the 5F5 state of Ho3+, the laser-induced heating was calculated to be ca. 20 K when the excitation power was 205 mW. Thus, this suggested that there should be a mechanism responsible for the gradually decreasing temperature readout. It was then confirmed that this mechanism was the different dependences for the 5F4,5S2/5F5-5I8 transitions on laser pump power, which was much stronger than the laser-induced heating effect. A calibration method to eliminate the influence of laser power dependence on luminescence ratiometric thermometry was then proposed.
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Li L, Qi X, Qin F, Li L, Gao H, Zheng Y, Zhang Z. Highly sensitive optical ratiometric thermometry by exciting Eu3+/Tb3+'s unusual absorption lines. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:24308-24315. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04094c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A highly sensitive optical ratiometric thermometry is reported here by exciting Eu3+/Tb3+'s unusual absorption lines.
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- Leipeng Li
- School of Physics
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P. R. China
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- School of Physics
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P. R. China
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- School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering
- Harbin Normal University
- Harbin 150025
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering
- Harbin Normal University
- Harbin 150025
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- School of Physics
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P. R. China
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- School of Physics
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P. R. China
- School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering
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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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