JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2015
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IF 2.999
Chuanying Wang,Xianhua Cheng
β-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ microcrystals codoped with Cr 3+ ions were prepared for the first time via a facile hydrothermal method . The influence of doping concentration of Cr 3+ ions on growth and upconversion (UC) luminescence properties of β-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ microcrystals were investigated in detail. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used for characterization. The results demonstrated that the morphology and size of β-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ microcrystals were influenced by doping concentration of Cr 3+ ions, the possible mechanism was proposed. The UC intensity of β-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ microcrystals was significantly enhanced by doping of Cr 3+ ions. In contrast to β-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ microcrystals without doping of Cr 3+ ions, the green and red emission intensities of the microcrystals codoped with 15 mol% Cr 3+ ions were enhanced by 16 and 7 times, respectively. The enhancement of the UC intensities should be ascribed to the distortion of local symmetry around Er 3+ ions, the UC mechanism was discussed. This work will be helpful for improving the UC intensity of other lanthanide-doped UC nano- and micro-crystals.
研究领域:
材料科学
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无机化学
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光功能材料
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纳米医学
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生物成像
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分子影像学
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光学材料
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 61
·38506-38511
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IF 3.108
Haiyong Guo,Zhen Hu,Li Zhao,Li Wan,Yadan Wu,Shimin Wang
A new strategy to improve the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells by using the external near-infrared light harvesting and light-scattering dual-functional upconversion (UC) material NaLuF4:Yb3+/Er3+ is proposed. The photoluminescence spectra of NaLuF4:Yb3+/Er3+ showed the emission of green and red light, and these luminescence bands coincided well with the absorption wavelength of N719 dye. A small amount of UC material could serve as a good scattering material in photoelectrodes. The photoelectric conversion efficiency reaches 7.58% at a concentration of 5 wt% of UC (weight ratio of UC to TiO2), which is 27.18% higher than that of P25 photoanode (5.96%) with similar thickness. This finding may be attributed to the UC luminescence and light scattering properties of the UC material.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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纳米技术
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 5.155
Zhen Hu,Li Zhao,Wenlu Li,Shimin Wang,Binghai Dong
A composite film was prepared by mixing NaLuF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ up-conversion luminescent material with commercial P25, and a scattering layer composed of flower-like TiO 2 was added on to the composite film (UC/P25) to form a double-layer composite film (UC/P25 + FT). An AgNO 3 solution was irradiated by ultraviolet light to deposit nano-Ag particles on the prepared double-layer film, and a nano-Ag modified double-layer film (UC/P25 + FT + Ag) was finally obtained. The synergistic effect of the three improved methods conferred the UC/P25 + FT + Ag film with a wide spectral absorption range, strong light-scattering ability, and strong light absorption capability, which greatly improved the photoelectric performance of the film. The maximum photoelectron conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells with the UC/P25 + FT + Ag photoanode reached up to 8.14%, which increased by 32.36% compared with that of the pure P25 film photoelectrode .
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材料科学
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光电子学
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能源科学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2018
·Vol. 29
·期 9
·7692-7700
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IF 2.324
Hu Zhen,Guo Haiyong,Zhao Li,Wu Yadan,Wang Shimin,Wan Li
A double-layer composite film (DLCF) that consists of upconversion composite La(OH) 3 :Er 3+ /Yb 3+ +P25 (UC + P25) as underlayer and large TiO 2 spheres (LS-TiO 2 ) as overlayer is designed as the photoelectrode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The upconversion luminescent material La(OH) 3 :Er 3+ /Yb 3+ can convert near-infrared region to visible light to improve the light absorption, and LS-TiO 2 has been used as light-scattering layer to increase the optical length in the film and enhance light harvesting. The DLCF with lower absorbed dye achieved the highest conversion efficiency due to the synergistic effect of the upconversion luminescent layer and the light-scattering layer, and with an optimum mixing ratio, a conversion efficiency of 9.24% is attained, which is a significant improvement of 68.3% compared with the pure P25 film photoelectrode.
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材料科学
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能源研究
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2023
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IF 3.9
Chunyang Kang,Xianwei Zuo,Lei Zhao,Cuiling Ren,Yan Wang,Yidan Liu,Xin He,Xin Li,Genliang Han
The red emission of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) is located in an “optical window” range of the biological tissue, which has a promising prospect in biology application. In this work, novel red-emitting NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ UCNPs with CH 3 COO − modifications were synthesized by single-mode focused microwave method. The morphology, structure, and luminescence properties of as-prepared UCNPs were characterized. The results showed that single-mode focused microwave method was an effective approach to prepare hydrophilic and strongly red emission UCNPs within a drastically reduced reaction time (only 10 min) compared to the traditional methods. Importantly, we also demonstrated that the CH 3 COO − modified NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ UCNPs could be successfully applied for in vitro imaging of HeLa cells. This work not only provides a rapidly synthetic methodology for the preparation of red-emitting UCNPs but also offers an effective material for cancer cell imaging .
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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细胞生物学
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
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2021
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IF 3.995
Xiangyan Yun,Jun Zhou,Yaohui Zhu,Xiong Li,Shan Liu,Chen Fang,Mingxia Lv,Denghui Xu
Up-conversion fluorescent materials serve a significant function as the detection materials of temperature sensors . In this study, a series of green-emitting LiLuW 2 O 8 :Yb 3+ , Er 3+ phosphors applied in optical temperature sensing detection were successfully synthesized via the solid-state process in air. The crystal structure, luminescence properties, luminescence mechanism, and optical temperature sensing properties of samples were investigated. LiLuW 2 O 8 :Yb 3+ , Er 3+ phosphor with excitation at 980 nm emits pronounced green emissions owing to the 2 H 11/2 → 4 I 15/2 and 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 transitions of Er 3+ ions. The whole emission processes of LiLu 0.72 W 2 O 8 :0.24 Yb 3+ , 0.04Er 3+ sample are all two-photon processes. Moreover, we apply thermal coupling levels ( 2 H 11/2 , 4 S 3/2 ) for temperature sensing and the value of sensing sensitivity can reach the maximum of about 1.41% K −1 . All the experimental results imply that LiLuW 2 O 8 :Yb 3+ , Er 3+ phosphors show good potential in temperature sensing.
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材料科学
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光学
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温度传感
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BIOMATERIALS
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2015
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IF 8.557
Xiaoran Deng,Yunlu Dai,Jianhua Liu,Ying Zhou,Ping'an Ma,Ziyong Cheng,Yinyin Chen,Kerong Deng,Xuejiao Li,Zhiyao Hou,Chunxia Li,Jun Lin
Combining the multi-modal medical imaging with cancer therapy in one single system has attracted the great interests for theranostic purpose. In this paper, CaF 2 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ /Mn 2+ -poly(2-Aminoethyl methacrylate) (UCHNs-PAMA) hybrid microspheres were successfully fabricated. The synthetic route to the nanocomposite based on a facile hydrothermal method for fabrication of hollow upconversion (UC) nanospheres at first and then post-filling the PAMA interiorly through photo-initiated polymerization. The UCHNs showed orange fluorescence under 980 nm near infrared (NIR) laser excitation , which provided the upconverting luminescence (UCL) imaging modality . Meanwhile, the presence of functional Mn 2+ and Yb 3+ offered the enhanced T 1 -weighted magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) imaging, respectively. Thanks to introducing amine groups-containing PAMA inside the hollow nanospheres, the Pt(IV) pro-drug, c,c,t-Pt(NH 3 ) 2 Cl 2 (OOCCH 2 CH 2 COOH) 2 (DSP), can be conveniently bonded on the polymer network to construct a nanoscale anti-cancer drug carrier. The UCHNs-PAMA-Pt(IV) nanocomposite shows effective inhibition for Hela cell line via MTT assay . In contrast, Pt(IV) pro-drug and UCHNs-PAMA microspheres behave little cytotoxicity to Hela cells. This should be attributed the fact that the anti-cancer ability can be recovered only when Pt(IV) pro-drug was reduced to Pt(II)-drug in cellular environment. Furthermore, the in vivo experiments on small mice also confirm that the hybrid microspheres have relatively low toxic side effects and high tumor inhibition rate. These findings show that the multifunctional hybrid microspheres have potential to be used as UCL/MR/CT tri-modal imaging contrast agent and anti-cancer drug carriers.
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纳米医学
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生物材料
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癌症治疗
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医学影像学
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DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
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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DOI
高影响因子
LANGMUIR
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2013
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IF 4.187
Ziyong Cheng,Ruitao Chai,Pingan Ma,Yunlu Dai,Xiaojiao Kang,Hongzhou Lian,Zhiyao Hou,Chunxia Li,Jun Lin
Bilayer thermosensitive P(NIPAm-co-AAm) hydrogel discs were prepared by a facile UV light initiation process from N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAm) and acrylamide (AAm) monomers’ cross-linking copolymerization. Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a pore-forming agent was added in order to form a porous structure and improve the water content in the hydrogel. Functional materials of NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated into different layers of the P(NIPAm-co-AAm) hydrogel for the purpose of up-conversion luminescence labeling and the NIR light antenna effect, respectively. Significantly improved drug release from composite hydrogels was achieved in response to 980 nm NIR light irradiation by using lysozyme as a macromolecular drug. The multifunctional hydrogel reported here provides a platform for simultaneous NIR luminescence labeling and NIR-driven drug release.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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纳米医学
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PubMed
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2024
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IF 4
Qifeng Chen,Yu Yao,Shuo Zheng,Qianhong Shen,Libei Jiang,Qinhua Fang,Hui Yang
A novel Yb 3+ /Er 3+ co-doped BiOBr photocatalyst with 3D flowerlike hierarchical architectures were successfully fabricated through self-assembled process without any templates under hydrothermal conditions, and the structure and properties of the photocatalysts were characterized. The results indicate that Yb 3+ ions and Er 3+ ions are successfully doped into the lattice of BiOBr, and the as-obtained photocatalyst can respond the NIR light and emit red and green light due to the up-conversion effect of the rare-earth ions. Meanwhile, with co-doped Yb 3+ /Er 3+ ions content increasing, oxygen vacancy concentration in the photocatalyst rises. The oxygen vacancy will form the intermediate energy band, which can decrease the photon energy required for electronical transition, and thus help to utilize the luminous energy generated by up-conversion luminescence. Moreover, the appropriate introduction of defects (oxygen vacancy defect and impurity atom) can further promote the transfer and separation efficiency of photo-generated carriers. Hence, Yb 3+ /Er 3+ co-doped BiOBr photocatalyst exhibits enhanced photocatalytic properties under broad spectrum (UV/vis/NIR) excitation, which is about 4 times as high as that of pure BiOBr.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光催化
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纳米技术
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光电
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高影响因子
OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 3.8
Jianyuan Li,Yingjun Li,Lu Zi,Shasha Wang,Gejihu De
Bismuth-based composite fluoride upconversion luminescent materials exhibit uniform size and excellent upconversion properties. These materials have potential applications in photodynamic therapy, anti-counterfeiting technology, and bio-imaging. Thus, bismuth-based composite fluoride luminescent materials have been the subject of extensive study in recent years. This paper focuses on the design and synthesis of bismuth-based composite fluorides, specifically Yb 3+ /Er 3+ co-doped Ba 0.6 Bi 0.4 F 2.4 and its heterostructured Ca 0.6 Bi 0.4 F 2.4 upconversion luminescent materials. The study involves measuring room temperature fluorescence spectra, fluorescence lifetime, and quantum yield, demonstrating the exceptional luminescence performance of Ca 0.6 Bi 0.4 F 2.4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ . More importantly, we successfully obtained transparent lanthanide-doped Ca 0.6 Bi 0.4 F 2.4 thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) luminescent films and upconversion luminescent inks. This work highlights the great potential of upconversion nanomaterials in anti-counterfeiting fields.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光学
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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高影响因子
OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 2.779
Dongxun Chen,Fang Wang,Jianqiang Bi,Weili Wang,Lu Wang,Kangning Sun,Dongqi Tang,Yanjie Liang
Bi 2 O 3 nanospheres co-doped with Yb 3+ /Er 3+ upconverting ions pair have been successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method followed by a heat treatment. The resulting Bi 2 O 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanospheres show a monodisperse spherical morphology with narrow size distribution (~180 nm) and display intense upconversion luminescence under 980 nm laser excitation. It is found that the crystal structure, morphology and upconversion luminescence properties of nanospheres have a direct relationship with the doping concentration of Yb 3+ and the subsequent calcination temperature. These Bi 2 O 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanospheres can be prepared in large quantities and can be easily modified with a layer of biocompatible polyethyleneimine (PEI) molecules. The yielded nanospheres could not only maintain uniform size and morphological characteristics, but also show good water dispersibility and biocompatibility. Remarkably, these Bi 2 O 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ upconversion nanophosphors could also act as an effective contrast agent for X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging, which show higher contrast efficacy than commercial iodine-based contrast agent. The proposed facile synthetic route and inexpensive matrix materials pave the way for broad use of these Bi 2 O 3 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanospheres as ideal dual-mode bioimaging probes in biomedical field.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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光学成像
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