ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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IF 4.798
Xiaoli Wang,Zhenlong Zhang,Jianqiang Qin,Wenjia Shi,Yuefeng Liu,Huiping Gao,Yanli Mao
In the present study, Er and Yb co-doped TiO 2 (Er-Yb:TiO 2 ) nanorod arrays were grown with a hydrothermal method , and perovskite solar cells were fabricated using them as an electron transfer material. The photovoltaic performance of the solar cells based on Er-Yb:TiO 2 was enhanced compared with that of solar cells based on un-doped TiO 2 . The power conversion efficiency of the solar cells on Er-Yb:TiO 2 increased to 13.4%, which is 20.8% higher than that of the solar cells based on un-doped TiO 2 . The experimental results indicate that the larger open circuit voltage could be due to the larger conduction band difference between Er-Yb:TiO 2 and perovskite material. The enlarged short circuit current could be attributed to the faster electron transfer, reduced recombination, and the upconversion of Er-Yb:TiO 2 NRs.
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能源技术
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光电子学
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TALANTA
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2016
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IF 4.035
Yueli Hu,Boyue Wu,Qing Jin,Xueyuan Wang,Yan Li,Yuxiu Sun,Jianzhong Huo,Xiaojun Zhao
5 nm intense green emission NaYF 4 :Yb/Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with pure β phase was synthesized with a simple “green” strategy for the first time. Traditional organic solvothermal method is often applied to prepare the high-quality and uniform UCNPs, but the preparation of lanthanide-oleate complexes is laborious as heating and multistep post-treatment for purification are often required. The water-alcohols solvothermal method is environmentally friendly, but the fabricated UCNPs have big size, poor biocompatibility and high cytotoxicity, which limited their application for cell imaging. Herein, NaYF 4 :Yb/Er UCNPs were prepared with rare-earth nitrates RE(NO 3 ) 3 (RE=Y 0.80 Yb 0.18 Er 0.02 ) as precursors and diethylene glycol (DEG)/ethylene glycol (EG)/water as the solvent. A facile green solvothermal method with the temperature being controlled at 300 °C was developed. The as-prepared NaYF 4 :Yb/Er UCNPs were characterized and were found to have enhanced UC emission and controllable particle size. The as-prepared UCNPs were further functionalized via folic acid coating for the targeted imaging and improved bio- compatibility. It was made the UCNPs potential for upconversion bioimaging of living cells by the strong upconversion luminescence, the excellent biocompatibility, and the super-small size. The good colloidal stability and low cell cytotoxicity of the as-prepared UCNPs and the developed synthesis protocol might advance both the fields of UCNPs and biomolecule-based nanotechnology for future studies.
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纳米医学
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生物材料
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癌症研究
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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IF 3.133
Mingshun Yang,Jinjun Ren,Ruili Zhang
Water-soluble hexagonal NaScF 4 :Yb/Er upconversion microcrystals (UCMCs) were synthesized using the hydrothermal method . The upconversion photoluminescence properties of NaScF 4 :xYb/2%Er microcrystals (x = 4–20%) were characterized under a 980-nm-wavelength laser excitation. The dependence of red/green (R/G) ratio on the concentration of Yb 3+ ions was investigated. The local environments of dopant ions (Yb 3+ , Er 3+ ) in NaScF 4 were studied using multiple solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. The 19 F single pulse and 19 F{ 23 Na} and 19 F{ 45 Sc} rotational echo double resonance (REDOR) techniques proved that the dopant rare-earth ions (Yb 3+ , Er 3+ ) preferred to substitute Na + rather than Sc 3+ ions. Such solid-state NMR techniques provide a novel approach to study new phosphors.
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核磁共振技术
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Analytical Methods
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2017
·Vol. 9
·期 42
·6032-6037
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IF 1.9
Bo Ling,Yuanhui Ma,Hongqi Chen,Lun Wang
A new aptamer-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system has been designed to detect Hg2+ that utilizes near-infrared (NIR)-to-NIR gold nanoparticle coated NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd up-conversion nanoparticles (AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs) as probes. The AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs were prepared and excited by near-infrared light (980 nm) which emitted at a near-infrared wavelength (808 nm) using an inexpensive infrared continuous wave laser diode. The AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs were conjugated with Hg2+ aptamers. In the presence of Hg2+, the AuNPs@NaYF4:Yb,Tm,Gd UCNPs were brought into close proximity because of the formation of T–Hg2+–T base pairs. Then the luminescence enhanced because of the plasmon resonance effects. Based on this, a new SPR system was developed for the detection of Hg2+ that had high sensitivity and selectivity in the NIR region. This method was successfully applied to detect Hg2+ concentration in real samples.
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分析化学
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环境科学
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纳米技术
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Haoran Ning,Lihong Jing,Yi Hou,Sergii Kalytchuk,Yingying Li,Xiaodan Huang,Mingyuan Gao
Epitaxially growing a semiconductor shell on the surface of upconversion nanocrystals to form a core/shell structure is believed to be a promising strategy to improve the luminescent efficiency of lanthanide ions doped in particle cores and, meanwhile, enriches the optical properties of the resulting nanocrystals. However, liquid-phase synthesis of such core/shell-structured nanocrystals comprised of a lanthanide ion-doped core and semiconductor shell remains challenging because of the chemical incompatibilities between lanthanides and the most intermediate gap semiconductors. In this context, the successful growth of ZnS shell on a KMnF3 core codoped with Yb3+/Er3+ ions is reported to enhance the upconversion luminescence of Er3+ ions. The underlying core/shell formation mechanism is elucidated in detail combining the hard–soft acid–base theory with structural analysis of the resulting nanocrystals. Quite unexpectedly, Mn2+ diffusion across the core/shell interface occurs during ZnS shell growth, giving rise to Mn2+ emission from the ZnS shell. Thus, the resulting core/shell particles exhibited unique up/downconversion luminescence from doped lanthanide metal ions and transition-metal ions, respectively. By manipulating the ion diffusion and shell growth kinetics, the upconversion and downconversion luminescent performance of KMnF3:Yb,Er@ZnS nanocrystals are further optimized and the related mechanisms are discussed. Further, temperature-dependent upconversion and downconversion photoluminescence properties of KMnF3:Yb,Er@ZnS nanocrystals show potential for ratiometric luminescence temperature sensing.
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2022
·Vol. 105
·期 12
·7548-7557
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IF 4.186
Sara Adeeba Ismail,Donglin Han
La 2 Ce 2 O 7 is a fluorite-type oxide, showing almost pure oxide ion conduction in dry oxygen atmosphere. Under wet oxygen atmosphere, protons are introduced into La 2 Ce 2 O 7 through hydration reaction, making the material proton-conducting. However, compared with the oxide ion conductivity, the proton conductivity is negligibly small in La 2 Ce 2 O 7 . Here we report the effect of doping trivalent rare earth cations R 3+ ( R = Y, Ho, Er, Yb, or Tm) and elevating partial pressure of water vapor on the proton concentration and conductivity of La 2 Ce 2 O 7 . The samples show single fluorite phases with the doping level up to 0.2, and the solubilities of these dopants were within 0.2–0.3 in La 2 Ce 2 O 7 . The proton concentration increased by doping, due to higher amount of hydratable oxygen vacancies, and statistical coordination of oxide ions surrounded by R 3+ in addition to La 3+ . The sample with the Y content ( x ) of 0.05 showed the highest conductivity at 600°C among La 2 (Ce 1− x Y x ) 2 O 7− δ ( x = 0–0.3) samples, possibly due to the balance between the improved hydration ability and decreased mobility of protons with the increasing Y doping level. Then, the dopant content was fixed to 0.05, and La 2 (Ce 0.95 R 0.05 ) 2 O 7− δ ( R = Y, Ho, Er, Tm, or Yb) was prepared. It was found that as the water vapor partial pressure increased, the proton concentration and conductivity increased regardless of the dopants. Y-doped La 2 Ce 2 O 7− δ ha the highest proton concentration and conductivity.
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化学
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Frontiers in Chemistry
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2023
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IF 5.5
Huang Hanchang,Zhong Yanyi,Li Mingchen,Cui Wenda,Yu Tongcheng,Zhao Guomin,Xing Zhongyang,Guo Chuan,Han Kai
In Yb-Er co-doped upconversion (UC) nanomaterials, upconversion luminescence (UCL) can be modulated to generate multiband UCL emissions by changing the concentration of activator Er3+. Nonetheless, the effect of the Er3+ concentrations on the kinetics of these emissions is still unknown. We here study the single β-NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ microcrystal (MC) doped with different Er3+ concentrations by nanosecond time-resolved spectroscopy. Interestingly, different Er3+ doping concentrations exhibit different UCL emission bands and UCL response rates. At low Er3+ doping concentrations (1 mol%), multiband emission in β-NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ (20/1 mol%) MCs could not be observed and the response rate of UCL was slow (5–10 μs) in β-NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+. Increasing the Er3+ doping concentration to 10 mol% can shorten the distance between Yb3+ ions and Er3+ ions, which promotes the energy transfer between them. β-NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ (20/10 mol%) can achieve obvious multiband UCL and a quick response rate (0.3 µs). However, a further increase in the Er doping concentration (80 mol%) makes MCs limited by the CR process and cannot achieve the four-photon UC process (4F5/2 → 2K13/2 and 2H9/2 → 2D5/2). Therefore, the result shows that changing the Er3+ doping concentration could control the energy flow between the different energy levels in Er3+, which could affect the response time and UCL emission of the Yb/Er doped rare earth materials. Our work can facilitate the development of fast-response optoelectronics, optical-sensing, and display industries.
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Nanomaterials
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 15
·2153
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IF 5.3
Hao Cui,Daguang Li,Yu Yang,Yuewu Fu,Yanhui Dong,Jing Yin,Weiping Qin,Zhixu Jia,Dan Zhao
Polymer-based waveguide amplifiers are essential components in integrated optical systems, as their gain bandwidths directly determine the operating wavelength of optical circuits. However, development of the wideband gain media has been challenging, making it difficult to fabricate devices with broadband amplification capability. Rare earth ion-doped nanoparticles (NPs) are a key component in the gain media, and their full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission peak decides the final gain bandwidth of the gain media. Here, KMnF3: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF3: Yb NPs with the broad full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission peak covering the S+C band was prepared. The NPs were synthesized using a hydrothermal method, and the FWHM of the emission peak of NPs reached 76 nm under the excitation of a 980 nm laser. The introduction of Ce3+ions and a core-shell structure coating greatly enhanced the emission intensity of NPs at C band. Since KMnF3: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF3: Yb NPs have exceptional broadband luminescence properties at C band, KMnF3: Yb, Er, Ce@KMnF3: Yb NPs can be the potential gain medium in the future polymer-based waveguide amplifiers.Keywords:KMnF3;nanoparticles;active-shell;core-shell;1.5 μm
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Nature Nanotechnology
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2022
·Vol. 17
·期 5
·524-530
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IF 40.523
Liang Yusen,Zhu Zhimin,Qiao Shuqian,Guo Xin,Pu Rui,Tang Huan,Liu Haichun,Dong Hao,Peng Tingting,Sun Ling-Dong,Widengren Jerker,Zhan Qiuqiang
A photon avalanche (PA) effect that occurs in lanthanide-doped solids gives rise to a giant nonlinear response in the luminescence intensity to the excitation light intensity. As a result, much weaker lasers are needed to evoke such PAs than for other nonlinear optical processes. Photon avalanches are mostly restricted to bulk materials and conventionally rely on sophisticated excitation schemes, specific for each individual system. Here we show a universal strategy, based on a migrating photon avalanche (MPA) mechanism, to generate huge optical nonlinearities from various lanthanide emitters located in multilayer core/shell nanostructrues. The core of the MPA nanoparticle, composed of Yb 3+ and Pr 3+ ions, activates avalanche looping cycles, where PAs are synchronously achieved for both Yb 3+ and Pr 3+ ions under 852 nm laser excitation. These nanocrystals exhibit a 26th-order nonlinearity and a clear pumping threshold of 60 kW cm −2 . In addition, we demonstrate that the avalanching Yb 3+ ions can migrate their optical nonlinear response to other emitters (for example, Ho 3+ and Tm 3+ ) located in the outer shell layer, resulting in an even higher-order nonlinearity (up to the 46th for Tm 3+ ) due to further cascading multiplicative effects. Our strategy therefore provides a facile route to achieve giant optical nonlinearity in different emitters. Finally, we also demonstrate applicability of MPA emitters to bioimaging, achieving a lateral resolution of ~62 nm using one low-power 852 nm continuous-wave laser beam.
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生物医学工程
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2025
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IF 5.6
Zhilun Zhang,Wei Xie,Xuanru Ren,Bingqing Zhao,Ziqi Zhao,Qian Wang,Mingliang Li,Hailong Wang
To enhance oxidation resistance of carbon/carbon (C/C) composite materials at 1973 K in static air, a novel bilayer Yb 2 O 3 -HfB 2 -SiC/SiC (denoted YHSS) coatings were engineered via a two-step process combining pack cementation and slurry method. A substantial loading of ceramic phases (∼60 wt %) was incorporated into the SiC ceramic layer to improve thermal stability of the oxide scale at 1973 K. Following pre-oxidation, the YHSS coatings impart effective oxidation protection to C/C composite materials for over 228 h at 1973 K. Coupled experimental and theoretical analyses confirm that Yb and Hf atoms diffuse into the thermally grown SiO 2 layer, thereby reinforcing the SiO 2 network structure. Furthermore, the coating's exceptional performance is attributed to its dense, flaw-free surface morphology and the homogeneous dispersion of high-content ceramic phases throughout the SiC layer, collectively suppressing oxygen permeation.
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材料科学
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陶瓷涂层
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高温材料
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复合材料
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表面工程
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Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
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2025
·Vol. 38
·期 6
·231
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IF 1.7
Liu Wanxia,Gao Yuxia,Li Yaning,Li Yulong,Ren Weijie,Sun Xin,Li Xiaofeng,Wang Mingli
The synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of Ba 3 REB 9 O 18 (RE = Dy-Yb) compounds were investigated. Rietveld Refinement of the X-ray diffraction (XRD) data confirms that all compounds crystallize in a hexagonal Ba 3 YB 9 O 18 -type structure with space group P 6 3 /m (No. 176) and Pearson symbol hP 62. The lattice parameters a and c increase linearly with the increasing ionic radii of the RE 3+ ions. RE 3+ ions form two-dimensional triangular layers in the ab plane, which are separated by non-magnetic Ba/B-O polyhedra. The magnetic susceptibility measurement reveals no long-range magnetic order or spin glass behavior in any of the compounds above 2 K. The negative Curie-Weiss temperatures indicate dominant antiferromagnetic (AFM) exchange interactions between the RE 3+ ions. The combination of triangular lattice and antiferromagnetic interaction suggests this family of compounds is a promising system for researching magnetic frustration.
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ACS Applied Electronic Materials
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2025
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Ting Zhang,Xiaoqian Zhang,Qinan Mao,Fangyi Zhao,Heyi Yang,Xinyue Li,Jiasong Zhong
Lanthanide doping has been instrumental in tuning the emissions of double perovskite halides (DPHs) into the near-infrared (NIR) region. However, the limited penetration depth of UV excitation and typically low photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of these materials restrict their utility in biomedical applications. In this paper, Cr3+-doped lead-free DPHs (Cs2NaScCl6:Cr3+) have been explored, featuring a broadband NIR emission spanning 800–1300 nm and an impressive PLQY of 76.9%. Oriented toward biological applications, we employ Yb3+ as a codopant to be introduced into Cs2NaScCl6:Cr3+. The novel Cs2NaScCl6:Cr3+,Yb3+ crystal powder displays a red-shifted emission (peaking at 995 nm) with a remarkably narrower full width at half-maximum (fwhm) of 51 nm. Importantly, the efficient energy transfer between Cr3+ and Yb3+ enables Cs2NaScCl6:Cr3+,Yb3+ to maintain a PLQY of 46.1% upon 780 nm excitation. Leveraging its NIR-I excitable and NIR-II emissive properties, Cs2NaScCl6:Cr3+,Yb3+ presents great potential in biodetection and bioimaging applications. Its superior energy transfer efficiency, high PLQY, and favorable spectral characteristics position this material as a promising candidate for advanced biomedical techniques requiring deep tissue penetration and high imaging contrast.
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