CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
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2016
·Vol. 23
·期 10
·2423-2431
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IF 5.771
Yike Fu,Chao Fang,Zhaohui Ren,Gang Xu,Xiang Li,Gaorong Han
Light-responsive and photoluminescent (PL) drug-delivery platforms have sparked fascinating advancements in personalized tumor chemotherapy due to their unique characteristics in biological imaging and manipulated release kinetics. Herein, implantable Yb 3+ and Ho 3+ co-doped strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 :Yb,Ho) nanofibers were synthesized and decorated on the surface with polyacrylic acid (PAA) molecules. The preliminary in vitro assay confirmed that this implantable fibrous mesh presented sound cytocompatibility. The PAA surface decoration improved the loading capacity of an anticancer drug (doxorubicin (DOX)) and effectively prevented a daunting burst release in a neutral aqueous environment. Owing to the electrostatic bond between PAA and DOX molecules, low-pH microenvironments and NIR ( λ =808 nm) irradiation both induced significantly accelerated DOX release and consequently enhanced the local cancer-cell-killing effect. Additionally, the ratio of green-to-red emission ( I 545 / I 655 ) from the SrTiO 3 :Yb,Ho-PAA fibers responded effectively to the DOX release progress and dosage due to a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) effect. This unique characteristic enabled optical monitoring of the delivery progress in a timely manner. These SrTiO 3 :Yb,Ho-PAA nanofibers, with precise dual-triggering and optical monitoring of DOX release, are expected to serve as a new implantable drug delivery platform for personalized chemotherapy in the future. Graphical Rule with a rod : Implantable polyacrylic acid (PAA)-modified SrTiO 3 :Yb,Ho nanofibers were synthesized. Owing to electrostatic bonding between the PAA and DOX molecules (see figure), low pH and NIR ( λ =808 nm) irradiation both induced accelerated DOX release and consequently enhanced the local cancer-cell-killing effect. The ratio of green-to-red emission from the nanofibers responded effectively to the DOX release progress and enabled dosage monitoring.
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材料科学
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纳米医学
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药物递送系统
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生物医学工程
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癌症治疗
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2025
·Vol. 37
·期 1
·14
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IF 2.8
Li Yonghang,Su Fuyan,Cai Qingfeng,Guo Hui,Chai Xiaona,Zou Hua
Yb and Re (Re = Er, Ho) codoped Sr₂ScSbO₆ double perovskite phosphors were synthesized via high-temperature solid-state reaction. Under excitation by a 980 nm laser, the Yb 3 ⁺/Er 3 ⁺ codoped sample exhibits weak green emissions at 522 and 558 nm, along with a dominant red emission at 660 nm, which is attributed to efficient cross-relaxation processes that enhance population of the 4 F 9/2 level. Notably, the emission intensities are temperature-dependent, resulting in distinct and visible changes in emission color with increasing temperature. Temperature sensing based on the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) demonstrates a maximum relative sensitivity of 0.73% K⁻ 1 at 490 K and an absolute sensitivity of 1.43% K⁻ 1 at 730 K. In contrast, the Yb 3 ⁺/Ho 3 ⁺ codoped sample exhibits dual green (543 nm) and red (661 nm) emissions, along with superior performance in high temperatures, achieving a relative sensitivity of 0.59%·K⁻ 1 and an absolute sensitivity of 0.42%·K⁻ 1 at 670 K. These results suggest that the Yb 3 ⁺/Er 3 ⁺ system is more suitable for low-to-intermediate temperature sensing, while the Yb 3 ⁺/Ho 3 ⁺ system is better suited for high-temperature optical thermometry applications.
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材料科学
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无机化学
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功能材料
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光学材料
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传感器技术
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固体物理
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2025
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IF 3.6
Zhuoyue Li,Zhenlong Cheng,Maoxiu Huang,Qingkai Chen,Yuanli Liu,Zhiyi He,Jun Ou
In this paper, highly fluorescent, structurally homogeneous, and small-sized NaYF 4 upconversion nanoparticles were synthesized via the hydrothermal method, Yb/Ho/Mn co-doping altered the local symmetry of the crystals, slightly deforming their structure and enhancing the fluorescence intensity of the nanocrystals. The strong green light emission from the synthesized samples was mechanistically explained by energy transfer upconversion combined with excited state absorption process involving Yb-Mn dimers. The highest fluorescence intensity was observed with 15 mol% Mn 2+ , which increased the fluorescence intensity by a factor of approximately 10.88 compared to the undoped sample. Furthermore, this work explored the optical temperature-sensing properties of these upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals for non-contact temperature measurement, leveraging thermal and non-thermal coupling mechanisms. It provided a promising strategy for developing high-performance optical temperature sensors using other transition metal-doped lanthanide materials.
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材料科学
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光学
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2017
·Vol. 19
·期 47
·31675-31683
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IF 4.123
Zhichao Yu,Haifeng Zhou,Guangjun Zhou,Juan Zhou,Yaqiang Wu,Xingshuang Zhang,Tao Wang,Dapeng Huang,Xinqiang Wang,Jifan Hu
The energy-upconversion of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles with a core–shell structure can be utilized to enhance and tune optical properties and can generate multifunctionality in a single system. Herein, the core–shell nanoparticles NaYF4:Yb,Ho,Tm@NaGdF4 were prepared by thermally decomposing lanthanide acetylacetonate precursors. Through modifying the molar ratio of the core and shell, nanodumbbell-shaped particles with different sizes and morphologies were precisely synthesized. The formation mechanism and the heterogeneous epitaxial growth process of the nanodumbbell-shaped particles were studied. After coating the shell layer, upconversion luminescence intensities, spectral purity and fluorescence lifetimes were improved. Furthermore, the magnetic performance of the core–shell nanoparticles was characterized. The optical–magnetic bifunctional upconversion core–shell particles with programmable shape and multiple properties provide an ideal platform for the preparation of nanodumbbell-shaped particles and the promotion of upconversion materials for biomedical research.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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纳米技术
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2016
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IF 7.476
Weiwei Hu,Quansheng Chen,Huanhuan Li,Qin Ouyang,Jiewen Zhao
Rare earth-doped upconversion nanoparticles have promising potential in the field of pesticide detection because of their unique frequency upconverting capability and high detection sensitivity. This paper reports a novel aptamer-based nanosensor for acetamiprid detection using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between NH 2 -NaYF 4 : Yb, [email protected] 2 (UCNPs) and gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Herein, GNPs as acceptors efficiently quench the fluorescence of UCNPs and acetamiprid specifically interacts with acetamiprid binding aptamer (ABA), causing the conformation changes of ABA from random coil to hairpin structure. Accordingly, ABA no longer stabilizes the GNPs in salt solution, leading to the varying aggregation extent of GNPs. Thus, the fluorescence of UCNPs are proportionally recovered. Under the optimized conditions, the enhancement efficiency was observed to increase linearly with the concentration of acetamiprid from 50 nM to 1000 nM, resulting in a relatively low limit of 3.2 nM. Additionally, the aptasensor demonstrated high selectivity to similar structure pesticides such as imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos , and further confirmed its application capacity in adulterated tea samples.
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环境科学
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 10.588
Kailian Zhang,Man Zhou,Kai Yang,Changlin Yu,Ping Mu,Zhenzhen Yu,Kangqiang Lu,Weiya Huang,Wenxin Dai
The low-usage of solar energy and the sluggish separation efficiency of the photogenerated electrons/holes pairs are the obstacles in the practical application of photocatalysts. The integration of upconversion and Z-scheme heterojunction is expected to break the barriers to achieve the efficient charge separation and broaden near-infrared light absorption . Herein, an effective indirect Z scheme AgInS 2 /In 2 S 3 heterostructure with carbon quantum dots (CQDs, as the electron conduction medium) and Lu 3 NbO 7 :Yb, Ho (as upconversion function) has been successfully synthesized. Consequently, the Lu 3 NbO 7 : Yb, Ho/CQDs/AgInS 2 /In 2 S 3 heterostructure exhibited superior photocatalytic activities for Cr(VI) reduction and H 2 O 2 production, reducing 99.9% of Cr(VI)(20 ppm, 15 min) and 78.5% of Cr(VI) (40 ppm, 30 min) with visible light irradiation as well as 94.0% of Cr(VI) (20 ppm, 39 min) under NIR light irradiation. Simultaneously, the heterostructure could generate 902.9 μM H 2 O 2 for 5 h under visible light irradiation. The intensive photocatalytic properties could primarily be attributed to the boosted light absorption capacity, the improved solar-to-energy conversion by the remarkable upconversion capacity of Lu 3 NbO 7 : Yb, Ho/CQDs and the faster charge transfer through a Z-schematic pathway. This work is anticipated to open a novel “window” for designing the efficient photocatalysts by coupling of Lu 3 NbO 7 : Yb, Ho and CQDs.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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光化学
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纳米技术
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2023
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IF 3.1
Aihua Zhou,Jiaxin Yang,Yan Li,Chengguo Ming,Yuanxue Cai,Yumiao Pei
Luminescence thermometry has recently been gaining popularity in science and technology fields. However, most reported works have used the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) to obtain the temperature based on thermally coupled energy levels (TCLs), which have hindered the sensitivity of the technique and limited its applications. Here, NaYF4:Yb/Tm@NaYF4:Yb/Ho microcrystals were prepared using a hydrothermal method. Based on the non-thermally coupled energy levels (NTCLs) of the double luminescent ionic centers Tm3+ and Ho3+, the materials exhibited temperature-dependent luminescence in the range of 304 K to 574 K. The maximum sensitivities were found to be Sa = 0.135 K−1 at 574 K and Sr = 1.101% K−1 at 484 K based on red (Tm3+) and green (Ho3+) emission bands. This study has provided a promising new strategy to break the TCL restriction and has shown the material to have potential applications in luminescence thermometry.
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光学
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 3.8
Mengran Ouyang,Huimin Du,Jiahao Wu,Shanshan Hu,Jun Yang
KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :Ln 3+ (Ln = Ce, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Dy/Eu, Yb/Ho, Yb/Er, Yb/Tm) phosphors were synthesized by high temperature solid state method. Doping the KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 matrix with 5%Dy 3+ ions resulted in white light emission under 345 nm excitation. The calculated color temperature (CCT) of this white light is 5523 K, indicating as positive white light. It was found that the luminous intensity of the obtained KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :5%Dy 3+ at 200 °C was 76.80 % of that at room temperature, showing good thermal stability as well as possibility of application in white LED. Under the excitation at 392 nm, the fluorescence quantum yield of KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :10%Eu 3+ is 79.92 %. Energy transfer between Dy 3+ and Eu 3+ is observed in KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :Dy 3+ /Eu 3+ samples, with identified mechanism as the quadrupole-quadrupole interaction. Tunable luminescence ranging from white to yellow then to orange-red is achieved by adjusting the doping concentration of Eu 3+ in KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :5%Dy 3+ , x%Eu 3+ . Under the excitation of 980 nm near-infrared light, the prepared KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :Yb 3+ /Ho 3+ , KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ and KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 :Yb 3+ /Tm 3+ samples showed up-conversion emissions of red, yellow and blue, respectively, with two-photon processes. In KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 matrix, multi-color and multi-security marks were successfully prepared by utilizing up/down conversion luminescence characteristics, which obtained good anti-counterfeiting effect and improved anti-counterfeiting security. Therefore, the obtained KSrGd(PO 4 ) 2 : Ln 3+ phosphors exhibit promising application prospects in the fields of WLED and multiple anti-counterfeiting.
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材料科学
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光学
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