CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Huining Huang,Huiliang Li,Zeyan Wang,Peng Wang,Zhaoke Zheng,Yuanyuan Liu,Ying Dai,Yingjie Li,Baibiao Huang
In this work, we fabricated NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Tm 3+ @NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Nd 3+ @TiO 2 (Tm@Nd@TiO 2 ) core@shell nanoparticles and investigated their near-infrared (NIR) photocatalytic activities. Comparing to traditional TiO 2 based upconversion (UC) photocatalysts (i.e., NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Tm 3+ @TiO 2 , named Tm@TiO 2 ), Tm@Nd@TiO 2 exhibits enhanced photocatalytic activity under NIR light irradiation. The photocatalytic activity of Tm@Nd@TiO 2 under 980, 808, and 980 + 808 nm laser irradiation is 4.40, 5.84, and 9.83 times as high as that of Tm@TiO 2 under only 980 nm irradiation, respectively. The ethylene degradation rate of Tm@Nd@TiO 2 under 980 + 808 nm laser irradiation is 6.4 times as that of Tm@TiO 2 . The photocatalytic activity of Tm@Nd@TiO 2 under visible + NIR irradiation is even comparable with (∼2/3) that under UV light irradiation during Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of Tm@Nd@TiO 2 can be attributed to the stronger light absorption in NIR region ascribed to Nd 3+ , lower water absorption and the enhanced UC emission of Tm@Nd with unique core@shell nanostructures. This work can provide a possible route to improve the NIR photocatalytic activity and stimulate the applications in many other fields.
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材料科学
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光催化技术
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PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER
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2021
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IF 2.436
Yang Yu,Sai Xu,Muhan Jiang,Ruixin Song,Jie Li,Yuefeng Gao,Xizhen Zhang,Xiangping Li,Hongquan Yu,Baojiu Chen
Upconversion core-shell nanoparticles with dual-function of temperature sensing and photothermal conversion are preferable in diagnose and treatment of cancer. Herein, NaYF 4 :Tm 3+ /Yb 3+ @NaYF 4 :Sm 3+ /Yb 3+ upconversion nanoparticles have been synthesized by a high-temperature thermal decomposition method. XRD and TEM are used to characterize the crystal structure and morphology of the samples. Temperature dependent upconversion spectra are measured under excitation of 980 nm within the scope of 303–498 K. The investigation on temperature sensing properties are on the basis of the luminescence intensity ratio of Tm 3+ . The designed core shell nanoparticles and bare core nanoparticles both have good temperature sensing performances, and the sensing properties of both are similar. Furthermore, the photothermal conversion performances are investigated ground on the power dependent temperature measurement, ethanol evaporation experiment and visual infrared thermal images. It is found that the photothermal conversion ability of the core-shell UCNPs is greatly improved by coating of the NaYF 4 : Sm 3+ /Yb 3+ outer shell.
研究领域:
纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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癌症研究
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2022
·Vol. 24
·期 9
·1752-1763
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IF 3.756
Mingzhou Meng,Rui Zhang,Xinmeng Fa,Jianghua Yang,Zhenlong Cheng,Anees A. Ansari,Jun Ou,Christian Wurth,Ute Resch-Genger
A series of NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles doped with Tm3+ and Er3+ were successfully prepared by the solvothermal method. Under 980 nm laser excitation, intense upconversion emission peaks of Tm3+ and Er3+ were observed for all samples. By doping Tm3+ and Er3+ with core–shell partitioning, not only a significant increase in fluorescence intensity could be achieved, but also simultaneous temperature measurements on multiple thermocouple energy levels could be realised. In addition, the temperature sensing performance of different thermocouple energy levels was also investigated, and it was found that the 3F3 → 3H6 and 1G4 → 3F4 thermocouple energy level pairs of Tm3+ were the best, with maximum absolute sensitivity and maximum relative sensitivity of up to 0.0250 K−1 and 2.155% K−1 respectively, higher than the sensitivity of other thermocouple energy levels. It has a temperature resolution of less than 0.0139 K, which is lower than that of most materials available today. By using this material as a probe to build a fiber optic temperature sensor platform, it was found to have reliable temperature measurement performance.
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材料科学
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光学
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纳米技术
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2022
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IF 6.14
Mingzhou Meng,Tianmei Zhang,Jiaoyu Wang,Zhenlong Cheng,Yuanli Liu,Xin Qiao,Jian Wen,Ute Resch-Genger,Wen Long,Jun Ou
The core–shell NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@NaYF4:Yb3+ upconversion nanoparticles were successfully prepared by a solvothermal method, and a layer of mesoporous silica (mSiO2) was successfully coated on the periphery of the core–shell nanoparticles to transform their surface from lipophilic to hydrophilic, further expanding their applications in biological tissues. The physical phase, morphology, structure, and fluorescence properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ζ potential analysis, and fluorescence spectroscopy. It was found that the material has a hexagonal structure with good hydrophilicity and emits intense fluorescence under 980 nm pump laser excitation. The non-contact temperature sensing performance of nanoparticles was evaluated by analyzing the upconversion fluorescence of Tm3+ (1G4 → 3F4 and 3F3 → 3H6) in the temperature range of 284–344 K. The absolute and relative sensitivities were found to be 0.0067 K–1 and 1.08 % K–1, respectively, with high-temperature measurement reliability and good temperature cycling performance. More importantly, its temperature measurement in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution is accurate. In addition, the temperature of the cells can be increased by adjusting the laser power density and laser irradiation time. Therefore, an optical temperature sensing platform was built to realize the application of real-time monitoring of cancer cell temperature and the dual function of photothermal therapy.
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生物医学工程
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纳米医学
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光学成像
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