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Barron-Ortiz D, Cadena-Nava RD, Pérez-Parets E, Licea-Rodriguez J, Gualda EJ, Hernandez-Cordero J, Loza-Alvarez P, Rocha-Mendoza I. Volumetric Temperature Mapping Using Light-Sheet Microscopy and Upconversion Fluorescence from Micro- and Nano-Rare Earth Composites. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:2097. [PMID: 38004954 PMCID: PMC10673603 DOI: 10.3390/mi14112097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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We present a combination of light-sheet excitation and two-dimensional fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) measurements as a simple and promising technique for three-dimensional temperature mapping. The feasibility of this approach is demonstrated with samples fabricated with sodium yttrium fluoride nanoparticles co-doped with rare-earth ytterbium and erbium ions (NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+) incorporated into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a host material. In addition, we also evaluate the technique using lipid-coated NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles immersed in agar. The composite materials show upconverted (UC) fluorescence bands when excited by a 980 nm near-infrared laser light-sheet. Using a single CMOS camera and a pair of interferometric optical filters to specifically image the two thermally-coupled bands (at 525 and 550 nm), the two-dimensional FIR and, hence, the temperature map can be readily obtained. The proposed method can take optically sectioned (confocal-like) images with good optical resolution over relatively large samples (up to the millimetric scale) for further 3D temperature reconstruction.
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- Dannareli Barron-Ortiz
- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana, No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Mexico;
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología (CNyN), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Pedregal Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Mexico;
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (CIICAp), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain
- Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology (DEAB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Esteve Terradas 8, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-360, Mexico City 04510, Mexico;
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana, No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Mexico;
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Yeow E, Wu X. Exploiting the upconversion luminescence, Lewis acid catalytic and photothermal properties of lanthanide-based nanomaterials for chemical and polymerization reactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:11455-11470. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00560c] [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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Lanthanide-based nanocrystals possess three unique physical properties that make them attractive for facilitating photoreactions, namely photon upconversion, Lewis acid catalytic activity and photothermal effect. When co-doped with suitable sensitizer and...
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Mukhuti K, Adusumalli VNKB, Koppisetti HVSRM, Bansal B, Mahalingam V. Highly Sensitive Upconverting Nanoplatform for Luminescent Thermometry from Ambient to Cryogenic Temperature. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:1731-1736. [PMID: 32400937 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Precise assessment of temperature is crucial in many physical, technological, and biological applications where optical thermometry has attracted considerable attention primarily due to fast response, contactless measurement route, and electromagnetic passivity. Rare-earth-doped thermographic phosphors that rely on ratiometric sensing are very efficient near and above room temperature. However, being dependent on the thermally-assisted migration of carriers to higher excited states, they are largely limited by the quenching of the activation mechanism at low temperatures. In this paper, we demonstrate a strategy to pass through this bottleneck by designing a linear colorimetric thermometer by which we could estimate down to 4 K. The change in perceptual color fidelity metric provides an accurate measure for the sensitivity of the thermometer that attains a maximum value of 0.86 K-1 . Thermally coupled states in Er3+ are also used as a ratiometric sensor from room temperature to ∼140 K. The results obtained in this work clearly show that Yb3+ -Er3+ co-doped NaGdF4 microcrystals are a promising system that enables reliable bimodal thermometry in a very wide temperature range from ultralow (4 K) to ambient (290 K) conditions.
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- Kingshuk Mukhuti
- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, 741246, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, 741246, India
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Li J, Xu L, Lu K, Shahzad MK, Ren J, Zhao E, Li H, Liu L. Efficient nanoheater operated in a biological window for photo-hyperthermia therapy. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 10:1935-1941. [PMID: 31086711 PMCID: PMC6485008 DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.001935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Remotely monitoring and regulating temperature in a small area are of vital importance for hyperthermia therapy. Herein, we report ~11 nm NaErF4 nanocrystal as the ultra-small nanoheater, which is highly safe for biological applications. Under 1530 nm photon excitation, upconversion intensity of NaErF4 is significantly enhanced as compared to the conventionally used 980 nm pumping source. Upconversion mechanisms are discussed on the basis of power dependence measurements. Importantly, light-to-heat transformation efficiency of NaErF4 through 1530 nm pumping is determined as high as 75%. Efficient NIR emission, centered at ~800 nm and thus within the biological window, is used for the temperature feedback. The potential applications of this highly efficient nanoheater for controlled photo-hyperthermia treatments are also demonstrated.
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- Ji Li
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Lab of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry Education of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Lab of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry Education of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Electronic Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Lab of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry Education of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Lab of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry Education of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Lab of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry Education of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Lab of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry Education of China, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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Moon BS, Kim HE, Kim DH. Ultrafast Single-Band Upconversion Luminescence in a Liquid-Quenched Amorphous Matrix. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1800008. [PMID: 29682813 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201800008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Achieving single-band upconversion is a challenging but rewarding approach to attain optimal performance in diverse applications, such as multiplexed molecular imaging, security coding, and nonlinear photonic devices. Here, highly efficient single-band upconversion luminescence in the green spectral regime (16.4 times increase in emission at 525 nm) accomplished by realizing minimal energy loss from two-photon upconversion in a newly synthesized liquid-quenched amorphous matrix is reported. In contrast to previously reported single-band upconversion, this phenomenon originates from the elevated transition probability of the host sensitive transition via changes in the host matrix's microstructure. The elevated transition probability facilitates ultrafast decay of upconversion luminescence with decay times as short as 0.2 µs, the fastest decay ever reported. The material in this study therefore has strong potential for use in photonic devices demanding high upconversion efficiency with a fast response time, which to date has been inaccessible using upconversion materials.
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- Byeong-Seok Moon
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Biomedical Implant Convergence Research Center Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Suwon, 16229, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea
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Wang R, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Zhong H, Chen Y, Zhao E, Vasilescu S, Liu L. Modified FIR thermometry for surface temperature sensing by using high power laser. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:848-856. [PMID: 28157972 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.000848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The FIR (fluorescence intensity ratio) technique for optical thermometry has attracted considerable attention over recent years due to its high sensitivity and high spatial resolution. However, it is thought that a heating effect induced by incident light may lead to temperature overestimations, which in turn impedes the reliability of this technique for applications which require high levels of accuracy. To further improve the FIR technique, this paper presents a modified calibration expression, which is suitable for surface temperature sensing, based on the temperature distribution (calculated through COMSOL software). In addition, this modified method is verified by the experimental data.
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Sinha S, Mahata MK, Kumar K. Up/down-converted green luminescence of Er3+–Yb3+ doped paramagnetic gadolinium molybdate: a highly sensitive thermographic phosphor for multifunctional applications. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra20332a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Optical temperature sensing and nano-heating behavior of Er3+–Yb3+ doped multifunctional gadolinium molybdate phosphor.
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- Shriya Sinha
- Optical Materials & Bio-imaging Research Laboratory
- Department of Applied Physics
- Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
- Dhanbad-826004
- India
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- Optical Materials & Bio-imaging Research Laboratory
- Department of Applied Physics
- Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
- Dhanbad-826004
- India
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- Optical Materials & Bio-imaging Research Laboratory
- Department of Applied Physics
- Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
- Dhanbad-826004
- India
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Liu G, Fu Z, Sheng T, Sun Z, Zhang X, Wei Y, Ma L, Wang X, Wu Z. Investigation into optical heating and applicability of the thermal sensor bifunctional properties of Yb3+ sensitized Tm3+ doped Y2O3, YAG and LaAlO3 phosphors. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra15814e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bifunctional properties of Yb3+ sensitized Tm3+ doped Y2O3, YAG and LaAlO3 phosphors were investigated according to experimental and theoretical calculations.
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- Guofeng Liu
- 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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- 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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- School of Media and Mathematics & Physics
- Jilin Engineering Normal University
- Changchun 130012
- China
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- Department of Physics
- Georgia Southern University
- Statesboro
- USA
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- Department of Physics
- Georgia Southern University
- Statesboro
- USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- China
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Wang S, Bi A, Zeng W, Cheng Z. Upconversion nanocomposites for photo-based cancer theranostics. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:5331-5348. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00709k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are able to convert long wavelength excitation light into high energy ultraviolet (UV) or visible emissions, and they have attracted significant attention because of their distinct photochemical properties including sharp emission bands, low autofluorescence, high tissue penetration depth and minimal photodamage to tissues.
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- Shuailiang Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Central South University
- Changsha
- P. R. China
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- Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS)
- Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection
- Department of Radiology and Bio-X Program
- School of Medicine
- Stanford University
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Dong B, Hua RN, Cao BS, Li ZP, He YY, Zhang ZY, Wolfbeis OS. Size dependence of the upconverted luminescence of NaYF4:Er,Yb microspheres for use in ratiometric thermometry. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 16:20009-12. [PMID: 25123272 DOI: 10.1039/c4cp01966k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The size-dependent temperature sensitivity is observed on the upconversion luminescence of NaYF4:Er,Yb microspheres with sizes between 0.7 and 2 μm that are prepared by a poly(acrylic acid)-assisted hydrothermal process. It is found that the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) of their green upconversion emissions (with peaks at 521 and 539 nm) is strongly size-dependent at temperatures between 223 and 403 K. As the size of the spheres increases from 0.7 to 1.6 μm, the maximum sensitivity decreases from 36.8 × 10(-4) to 24.7 × 10(-4) K(-1). This effect is mainly attributed to the larger specific surface area of the smaller spheres where a relatively large number of Er(III) ions are located at the surface. This results in an increase in the efficiency of the (4)S3/2 → (2)H11/2 population process of the Er(III) ions due to stronger electron-phonon interactions with increasing T. Heating of the spheres by NIR light is also supposed to cause enhanced electron-phonon interactions in such particles.
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- Bin Dong
- Institute of Nano-Photonics, School of Physics and Materials Engineering, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, 116600, P. R. China.
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González-Béjar M, Pérez-Prieto J. Upconversion luminescent nanoparticles in physical sensing and in monitoring physical processes in biological samples. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2015; 3:042002. [DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/3/4/042002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Xiao Q, Li Y, Li F, Zhang M, Zhang Z, Lin H. Rational design of a thermalresponsive-polymer-switchable FRET system for enhancing the temperature sensitivity of upconversion nanophosphors. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:10179-86. [PMID: 25046250 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr02497d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Here we propose a thermoresponsive polymer PNIPAM modulated fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) system to enhance the temperature sensitivity of upconversion nanophosphors (UCNPs). By utilizing red/near-infrared dual emitting NaLuF4:Mn(2+),Ln(3+) (Ln(3+) = Yb(3+), Er(3+), Tm(3+)) UCNPs as the energy donor and Au nanoparticles as the acceptor, the temperature resolution of the UCNPs is significantly increased from 3.1 °C to 0.9 °C in the physiological temperature range. Conjugating the UCNPs and acceptors into discrete nanocomposites in our samples facilitates reversible regulation of the emission intensity of UCNPs, which thus would extend their application range in biosensing, especially for probing the dynamic changes of local micro-environments in biological tissues. As there are a broad variety of stimuli to which smart polymers can reversibly respond, our experiments are also extendable to various external conditions in local micro-environments, such as pH values, metal ions, glucose, and tissue-specific enzymes.
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- Qingbo Xiao
- International Laboratory for Adaptive Bio-nanotechnology, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Maji SK, Sreejith S, Joseph J, Lin M, He T, Tong Y, Sun H, Yu SWK, Zhao Y. Upconversion nanoparticles as a contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging in live mice. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:5633-8. [PMID: 24913756 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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An inclusion complex of NaYF4 :Yb(3+) ,Er(3+) upconversion nanoparticles with α-cyclodextrin in aqueous conditions exhibits luminescence quenching when excited at 980 nm. This non-radiative relaxation leads to an unprecedented photoacoustic signal enhancement. In vivo localization of α-cyclodextrin-covered NaYF4 :Yb(3+) ,Er(3+) is demonstrated using photoacoustic tomography in live mice, showing its high capability for photoacoustic imaging.
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- Swarup Kumar Maji
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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Jaque D, Martínez Maestro L, del Rosal B, Haro-Gonzalez P, Benayas A, Plaza JL, Martín Rodríguez E, García Solé J. Nanoparticles for photothermal therapies. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:9494-530. [PMID: 25030381 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr00708e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1071] [Impact Index Per Article: 107.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The current status of the use of nanoparticles for photothermal treatments is reviewed in detail. The different families of heating nanoparticles are described paying special attention to the physical mechanisms at the root of the light-to-heat conversion processes. The heating efficiencies and spectral working ranges are listed and compared. The most important results obtained in both in vivo and in vitro nanoparticle assisted photothermal treatments are summarized. The advantages and disadvantages of the different heating nanoparticles are discussed.
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- D Jaque
- Fluorescence Imaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales e Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Rakov N, Maciel GS. Nd³⁺-Yb³⁺ doped powder for near-infrared optical temperature sensing. OPTICS LETTERS 2014; 39:3767-3769. [PMID: 24978732 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.003767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Er³⁺ doped powders are generally used for fluorescence-based temperature sensing application when near-infrared lasers are the excitation sources of choice. The fluorescence of Er³⁺ is produced by nonlinear (upconversion) processes, which generate strong internal heat. Lowering the excitation power causes drastic reduction of the fluorescence signal, and as a consequence the sensor applicability of Er³⁺ doped powders becomes compromised. Here we propose the use of the downconverted fluorescence of Yb³⁺ produced by efficient energy transfer from Nd³⁺ as an alternative temperature sensing system. Our results are presented for yttrium silicate powders prepared by combustion synthesis.
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Gao D, Zhang X, Zheng H, Shi P, Li L, Ling Y. Codopant ion-induced tunable upconversion emission in β-NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+nanorods. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:1834-41. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt31814h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Naccache R, Rodríguez EM, Bogdan N, Sanz-Rodríguez F, de la Cruz MDCI, de la Fuente ÁJ, Vetrone F, Jaque D, Solé JG, Capobianco JA. High resolution fluorescence imaging of cancers using lanthanide ion-doped upconverting nanocrystals. Cancers (Basel) 2012; 4:1067-105. [PMID: 24213500 PMCID: PMC3712733 DOI: 10.3390/cancers4041067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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During the last decade inorganic luminescent nanoparticles that emit visible light under near infrared (NIR) excitation (in the biological window) have played a relevant role for high resolution imaging of cancer. Indeed, semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) and metal nanoparticles, mostly gold nanorods (GNRs), are already commercially available for this purpose. In this work we review the role which is being played by a relatively new class of nanoparticles, based on lanthanide ion doped nanocrystals, to target and image cancer cells using upconversion fluorescence microscopy. These nanoparticles are insulating nanocrystals that are usually doped with small percentages of two different rare earth (lanthanide) ions: The excited donor ions (usually Yb3+ ion) that absorb the NIR excitation and the acceptor ions (usually Er3+, Ho3+ or Tm3+), that are responsible for the emitted visible (or also near infrared) radiation. The higher conversion efficiency of these nanoparticles in respect to those based on QDs and GNRs, as well as the almost independent excitation/emission properties from the particle size, make them particularly promising for fluorescence imaging. The different approaches of these novel nanoparticles devoted to "in vitro" and "in vivo" cancer imaging, selective targeting and treatment are examined in this review.
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- Rafik Naccache
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, Canada; E-Mails: (R.N.); (E.M.R.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, Canada; E-Mails: (R.N.); (E.M.R.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, Canada; E-Mails: (R.N.); (E.M.R.); (N.B.)
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain; E-Mail: (F.S.-R.); (A.J.F.)
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain; E-Mail: (F.S.-R.); (A.J.F.)
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Université du Québec, Varennes J3X 1S2, Canada; E-Mail:
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain; E-Mail:
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain; E-Mail:
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal H4B 1R6, Canada; E-Mails: (R.N.); (E.M.R.); (N.B.)
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Brites CDS, Lima PP, Silva NJO, Millán A, Amaral VS, Palacio F, Carlos LD. Thermometry at the nanoscale. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:4799-829. [PMID: 22763389 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr30663h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 580] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Non-invasive precise thermometers working at the nanoscale with high spatial resolution, where the conventional methods are ineffective, have emerged over the last couple of years as a very active field of research. This has been strongly stimulated by the numerous challenging requests arising from nanotechnology and biomedicine. This critical review offers a general overview of recent examples of luminescent and non-luminescent thermometers working at nanometric scale. Luminescent thermometers encompass organic dyes, QDs and Ln(3+)ions as thermal probes, as well as more complex thermometric systems formed by polymer and organic-inorganic hybrid matrices encapsulating these emitting centres. Non-luminescent thermometers comprise of scanning thermal microscopy, nanolithography thermometry, carbon nanotube thermometry and biomaterials thermometry. Emphasis has been put on ratiometric examples reporting spatial resolution lower than 1 micron, as, for instance, intracellular thermometers based on organic dyes, thermoresponsive polymers, mesoporous silica NPs, QDs, and Ln(3+)-based up-converting NPs and β-diketonate complexes. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in the development for highly sensitive ratiometric thermometers operating at the physiological temperature range with submicron spatial resolution.
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- Carlos D S Brites
- Department of Physics, CICECO, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Bednarkiewicz A, Wawrzynczyk D, Gagor A, Kepinski L, Kurnatowska M, Krajczyk L, Nyk M, Samoc M, Strek W. Giant enhancement of upconversion in ultra-small Er³⁺/Yb³⁺:NaYF₄ nanoparticles via laser annealing. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 23:145705. [PMID: 22433162 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/14/145705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Most of the synthesis routes of lanthanide-doped phosphors involve thermal processing which results in nanocrystallite growth, stabilization of the crystal structure and augmentation of luminescence intensity. It is of great interest to be able to transform the sample in a spatially localized manner, which may lead to many applications like 2D and 3D data storage, anti-counterfeiting protection, novel design bio-sensors and, potentially, to fabrication of metamaterials, 3D photonic crystals or plasmonic devices. Here we demonstrate irreversible spatially confined infrared-laser-induced annealing (LIA) achieved in a thin layer of dried colloidal solution of ultra-small ∼8 nm NaYF₄ nanocrystals (NCs) co-doped with 2% Er³⁺ and 20% Yb³⁺ ions under a localized tightly focused beam from a continuous wave 976 nm medium power laser diode excitation. The LIA results from self-heating due to non-radiative relaxation accompanying the NIR laser energy upconversion in lanthanide ions. We notice that localized LIA appears at optical power densities as low as 15.5 kW cm⁻² (∼354 ± 29 mW) threshold in spots of 54 ± 3 µm diameter obtained with a 10 × microscope objective. In the course of detailed studies, a complete recrystallization to different phases and giant 2-3 order enhancement in luminescence yield is found. Our results are highly encouraging and let us conclude that the upconverting ultra-small lanthanide-doped nanophosphors are particularly promising for direct laser writing applications.
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- A Bednarkiewicz
- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Okolna 2, PL-50-422 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Singh AK, Singh S, Kumar D, Rai DK, Rai SB, Kumar K. Light-into-heat conversion in La2O3:Er(3+)-Yb3+ phosphor: an incandescent emission. OPTICS LETTERS 2012; 37:776-778. [PMID: 22378390 DOI: 10.1364/ol.37.000776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Low-power-threshold cw laser-induced incandescence (CWLII) has been observed in La(2)O(3):Er(3+)-Yb(3+) phosphor on excitation by a 976 nm IR laser. It is suggested that incandescence originates from the extensive heating induced by the nonradiative processes taking place following the laser excitation. Other mechanisms for similar observations have also been suggested in the literature and have been discussed with the present observations. The estimated temperature for the CWLII approaches around 2650 K, and this seems to provide an effective way to rapidly attain high temperature in nano/microvolumes of phosphor. The phosphor exhibited efficient upconversion, and the ratio of the (2)H(11/2)→(4)I(15/2) and (4)S(3/2)→(4)I(15/2) band intensities of Er(3+) permits measurement of the temperature rise, from a distance.
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- A K Singh
- Department of Ceramic Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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Haase M, Schäfer H. Upconverting Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:5808-29. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2049] [Impact Index Per Article: 157.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 01/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fischer LH, Harms GS, Wolfbeis OS. Upconverting nanoparticles for nanoscale thermometry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:4546-51. [PMID: 21495125 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201006835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Upconverting materials are capable of absorbing near-infrared light and converting it into short-wavelength luminescence. The efficiency of this remarkable effect is highly temperature dependent and thus can be used for temperature determination (thermometry) on a nanometer scale. All the upconverting materials discovered so far display several (mainly two) narrow emission bands, each of which has its own temperature dependence. The ratio of the intensity of two of these bands provides a referenced signal for optical sensing of temperature, for example inside cells.
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- Lorenz H Fischer
- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Chemo- und Biosensorik, Universität Regensburg, Germany
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Fischer LH, Harms GS, Wolfbeis OS. Aufkonvertierende lumineszierende Nanopartikel als Nanothermometer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201006835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Achatz DE, Meier RJ, Fischer LH, Wolfbeis OS. Luminescent sensing of oxygen using a quenchable probe and upconverting nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:260-3. [PMID: 21031387 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201004902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Daniela E Achatz
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Brites CDS, Lima PP, Silva NJO, Millán A, Amaral VS, Palacio F, Carlos LD. Lanthanide-based luminescent molecular thermometers. NEW J CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c0nj01010c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Achatz DE, Meier RJ, Fischer LH, Wolfbeis OS. Luminescent Sensing of Oxygen Using a Quenchable Probe and Upconverting Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201004902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Daniela E. Achatz
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo‐ and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg (Germany)
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo‐ and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg (Germany)
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo‐ and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg (Germany)
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo‐ and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg (Germany)
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Brites CDS, Lima PP, Silva NJO, Millán A, Amaral VS, Palacio F, Carlos LD. A luminescent molecular thermometer for long-term absolute temperature measurements at the nanoscale. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2010; 22:4499-4504. [PMID: 20803765 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201001780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- Carlos D S Brites
- Departamento de Física and CICECO, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Vetrone F, Naccache R, Zamarrón A, Juarranz de la Fuente A, Sanz-Rodríguez F, Martinez Maestro L, Martín Rodriguez E, Jaque D, García Solé J, Capobianco JA. Temperature sensing using fluorescent nanothermometers. ACS NANO 2010; 4:3254-8. [PMID: 20441184 DOI: 10.1021/nn100244a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 635] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Acquiring the temperature of a single living cell is not a trivial task. In this paper, we devise a novel nanothermometer, capable of accurately determining the temperature of solutions as well as biological systems such as HeLa cancer cells. The nanothermometer is based on the temperature-sensitive fluorescence of NaYF(4):Er(3+),Yb(3+) nanoparticles, where the intensity ratio of the green fluorescence bands of the Er(3+) dopant ions ((2)H(11/2) --> (4)I(15/2) and (4)S(3/2) --> (4)I(15/2)) changes with temperature. The nanothermometers were first used to obtain thermal profiles created when heating a colloidal solution of NaYF(4):Er(3+),Yb(3+) nanoparticles in water using a pump-probe experiment. Following incubation of the nanoparticles with HeLa cervical cancer cells and their subsequent uptake, the fluorescent nanothermometers measured the internal temperature of the living cell from 25 degrees C to its thermally induced death at 45 degrees C.
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- Fiorenzo Vetrone
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6 Canada
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Tikhomirov VK, Adamo G, Nikolaenko AE, Rodriguez VD, Gredin P, Mortier M, Zheludev NI, Moshchalkov VV. Cathodo- and photoluminescence in Yb(3+)-Er(3+) co-doped PbF(2) nanoparticles. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:8836-8846. [PMID: 20588728 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.008836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We have prepared and studied the PbF(2):(Yb(3+),Er(3+)) co-doped nanoparticles, with chemical formula (Yb-Er)(x)Pb(1-x)F(2+x), where x = 0.29, Yb(3+)/Er(3+) = 6, and estimated the energy efficiency for their cathodoluminescence, mostly of Yb(3+), and up-conversion photoluminescence of Er(3+) to reach more than 0.5% and 20%, respectively, which may be the highest to date for rare-earth doped nanoparticles. Electron beam induced temperature rise in the nanoparticles has been estimated by measuring the ratio of green emission bands of Er(3+). These high efficiencies are due to high doping level of nanoparticles and due to low phonon energy of the PbF(2) host.
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- V K Tikhomirov
- INPAC - Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.
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