JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2019
·Vol. 103
·期 4
·2674-2685
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IF 3.094
Panpan Du,Jing Ma,Qi Zhu,Ji-Guang Li
Garnet-type Li 6 Ca(La 0.97 Yb 0.02 RE 0.01 ) 2 Nb 2 O 12 (RE = Ho, Er, Tm) new phosphors were successfully synthesized via solid reaction at 900°C for 5 hours, whose course of phase evolution, macroscopic/local crystal structure and up-/down-conversion (UC/DC) photoluminescence were clarified. Mechanistic study and materials characterization were attained via XRD, Rietveld refinement, DTA/TG, electron microscopy (FE-SEM/TEM), and Raman/reflectance/fluorescence spectroscopies. The phosphors were shown to exhibit UC luminescence dominated by a ~ 553 nm green band ( 5 F 4 / 5 S 2 → 5 I 8 transition) for Ho 3+ , a ~ 568 nm green band ( 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 transition) for Er 3+ and a ~ 806 nm near-infrared band ( 3 H 4 → 3 H 6 transition) for Tm 3+ under 978 nm laser excitation, with CIE chromaticity coordinates of around (0.31, 0.68), (0.38, 0.60) and (0.17, 0.24), respectively. Analysis of the pump-power dependence of UC intensity indicated that all the emissions involve a two-photon mechanism except for the ~ 486 nm blue emission of Tm 3+ ( 1 G 4 → 3 H 6 ), which requires a three-photon process. The DC luminescence of these phosphors is featured by dominant bands at ~ 553 nm for Ho 3+ (green, 5 F 4 / 5 S 2 → 5 I 8 transition), ~568 nm for Er 3+ (green, 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 transition) and ~ 464 nm for Tm 3+ (blue, 1 D 2 → 3 F 4 transition). The UC and DC properties were also comparatively discussed.
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材料科学
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光学
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2023
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IF 3.9
Jie Chen,Chao Wang,Yu Yin,Rong Liu,Fanxu Meng,Shanshan Wang,Zhigang Liu,Shihua Yu
Intelligent regulation of energy transfer process among different rare earth ions doped in the matrix is an effective strategy to realize high-performance upconversion (UC) luminescence. Based on this, wheat ears like Yb 3+ /Er 3+ /(Tm 3+ , Ho 3+ ) triple doped YF 3 microrods were fabricated via hydrothermal method , and the morphology, crystal structure, UC luminescence performance dependent on Tm 3+ /Ho 3+ doping concentrations were studied. By comparing with the Yb 3+ , Er 3+ co-doped YF 3 microrods, the UC luminescence intensity is enhanced in Yb 3+ /Er 3+ /(Tm 3+ , Ho 3+ ) triple doped YF 3 samples due to the cross relaxation processes between Er 3+ and Tm 3+ /Ho 3+ . Moreover, red emission is enhanced more significantly than green emission in YF 3 : Yb 3+ , Er 3+ , Tm 3+ , which is contrary to that in YF 3 : Yb 3+ , Er 3+ , Ho 3+ . The possible energy transfer upconversion mechanism involved is discussed in detail. Meanwhile, an adjustable emission color is easy to achieve via altering the doped Er 3+ /Tm 3+ /Ho 3+ ion concentration . These studies on the UC luminescence enhancement mechanism of Yb 3+ /Er 3+ /(Tm 3+ , Ho 3+ ) triple doped YF 3 microrods are expected to provide a reference for the development of high-efficiency luminescent materials .
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材料科学
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光学材料
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光子学
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稀土掺杂
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纳米光子学
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Small
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2023
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IF 13.3
Rui Gao,Wanqing Xu,Zhiqing Wang,Fen Li,Yueli Liu,Guogang Li,Keqiang Chen
Synthesis of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)-metal halide perovskites (MHPs) heterostructure is garnered immense attentions due to their unparalleled photophysical properties. However, the obvious difference in their structural forms makes it a huge challenge. Herein, hexagonal β-NaYF 4 and hexagonal Cs 4 PbBr 6 are filtrated to construct the UCNP/MHP heterostructural luminescent material. The similarity in their crystal structures facilitate the heteroepitaxial growth of Cs 4 PbBr 6 on the surface of β-NaYF 4 NPs, leading to the formation of high-quality β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm/Cs 4 PbBr 6 core/shell nanocrystals (NCs). Interestingly, this heterostructure endows the core/shell NCs with typically narrow-band green emission centered at 524 nm under 980 nm excitation, which should be attributed to the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from Tm 3+ to Cs 4 PbBr 6 . It is noteworthy that the FRET efficiency of β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm/Cs 4 PbBr 6 core/shell NCs (58.33%) is much higher than that of the physically mixed sample (1.84%). In addition, the reduced defect density, lattice anchoring effect, as well as diluted ionic bonding proportion induced by the core/shell structure further increase the excellent water-resistance and thermal cycling stability of Cs 4 PbBr 6 . These findings open up a new way to construct UCNP/MHP heterostructure with better multi-code luminescence performance and stability and promote its wide optoelectronic applications.
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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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光学
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纳米技术
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 41
·32891-32896
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IF 3.84
Xinyuan Zhang,Kezhi Zheng,Chunyu Liu,Hao Li,Zhiqi Li,Jinfeng Li,Yeyuan He,Wenbin Guo,Liang Shen,Shengping Ruan
In this contribution, we study the effects of NaLuF4:Yb,Tm nanorods (NRs) dopant on the performance of inverted polymer bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells. The study allows us to investigate the impact of NRs on the light-harvesting and photocurrent in BHJ solar cells fabricated with PCDTBT blended with [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methylester (PC71BM) acceptor. By controlling the doping concentrations, we demonstrate that the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PCDTBT:PC71BM solar cells increases from 6.02% to 7.18% mainly due to improving light absorption and photocurrent. The single carrier devices reveal that the electron and hole mobilities both rise in doped devices, contributing to the enhancement of photoconductivity and consequent PCEs.
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光伏学
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纳米材料
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聚合物电子学
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太阳能转换
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 89
·56229-56238
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IF 3.108
Wei Wang,Yunxi Li,Shanshan Hu,Xuemei Zhang,Jianfeng Tang,Jun Yang
Ba3Sc2F12:Yb3+, Ln3+ (Ln = Er, Ho, Tm) crystals with various morphologies have been synthesized via a one step hydrothermal route. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and up conversion photoluminescence (UCPL) spectra were used to characterize the samples. The influences of surfactants, pH values, and molar ratio of F−/Sc3+ on the crystal phase, size and shape of final products have been studied in detail. The aspect ratio of products increased gradually with the increase of F−/Sc3+ molar ratio. Additionally, the luminescence properties of Ba3Sc2F12:Yb3+, Ln3+ (Ln = Er, Ho, Tm) crystals were systematically studied. The blue emission is attributed to the 1G4 → 3H6 transition of Tm3+; the green emission can be obtained due to the 2H11/2/4S3/2 → 4I15/2 transitions of Er3+ and the 5S2/5F4 → 5I8 transition of Ho3+; the red emission comes from the 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 transition of Er3+ and the 1G4 → 3F4 transition of Tm3+. Based on the generation of red, green, and blue emissions in the different Ln ion-doped Ba3Sc2F12, the white light emission can be obtained by appropriately doping Yb3+, Er3+, and Tm3+ in the present Ba3Sc2F12 crystals due to the color superposition principle. Here, the sample Ba3Sc1.5856F12:0.4Yb3+, 0.01Er3+, 0.0044Tm3+ crystals showed suitable intensity ratio of blue, green and red (RGB) emissions resulting in bright white light with CIE-x = 0.274 and CIE-y = 0.287, which was illustrated by a photograph under excitation of 980 nm. The prepared Ba3Sc2F12:Ln3+ phosphor has potential applications in the fields of three dimensional displays, back lighting and white light sources.
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光学材料
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发光学
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光子学
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无机化学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2024
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IF 8.3
Guangchang Yang,Shenglong Yang,Feiyan Lai,Chunlei Tan,Jia Qiao,Hongqiang Wang,Qianqian Jin,Xiaohui Zhang
Current research has found the amorphous/crystal interface has some unexpected electrochemical behaviors. This work designed a surface modification strategy using NaBH4 to induce in situ conversion of the surface structure of Ni-rich LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) into TM-B-O amorphous interface layer. Oxidizing the surface from transition metals (TM) with high valence and reductive BH4– in a weak polar medium of ethanol results in an easy redox reacton. A TM-B-O amorphous structure is formed on NCM811 surface. The action of reactive wetting ensures a complete and uniform structure evolution of the surface crystals. The complete coverage protects the outer crystal and the heterogeneous interface impedance between the modified layer and bulk is reduced. More importantly, this amorphous interface layer through in situ conversion enhances the heterogeneous link at interface and its own structural stability. The modified NCM811 (TB2@NCM) treated with 1 wt % NaBH4 shows excellent electrochemical performance, especially cyclic stability. At a high cutoff voltage of 4.5 V, the capacity retention was 72.5% at 1 C after 500 cycles. The electrode achieves 173.7 mAh·g–1 at 10 C. This work creates a modifying strategy with potential application prospect due to simple technology with low-cost raw material under mild operating conditions.
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材料科学
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电化学
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储能技术
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锂离子电池
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2026
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IF 6
Shanlin Zhu,Jintao Xu,Weijun Zhao,Canyuan Liao,Xinyi Huang,Hongwei Hu,Ting Shi,Jiuping Zhong
Rare-earth-doped upconversion materials play a crucial role in the development of temperature sensing based on fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR). In this work, the upconversion (UC) luminescence of GdAlO 3 (GAP):Yb 3+ ,RE 3+ (RE = Ho, Er, Tm) phosphors was investigated. Under 980 nm laser excitation, GAP:Yb 3+ ,Ho 3+ emitted green ( 5 F 4 , 5 S 2 → 5 I 8 ) and red ( 5 F 5 → 5 I 8 , 5 F 4 → 5 I 7 ) light, GAP:Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ emitted green ( 2 H 11/2 , 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 ) and red ( 4 F 9/2 → 4 I 15/2 ) light, GAP:Yb 3+ ,Tm 3+ emitted blue ( 1 G 4 → 3 H 6 ) and red ( 1 G 4 → 3 F 4 , 3 F 3 → 3 H 6 ) light. Within the temperature range of 260–500 K, GAP:Yb 3+ ,Ho 3+ exhibits a maximum absolute sensitivity ( S a ) of 0.0078 K −1 at 460 K and a maximum relative sensitivity ( S r ) of 1.391% K −1 at 300 K, corresponding to the non-thermally coupled levels (NTCLs) 5 S 2 / 5 F 5 . Meanwhile, GAP: Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ shows a maximum S a of 0.00367 K −1 at 500 K and a maximum S r of 1.562% K −1 at 260 K, associated with the thermally coupled levels (TCLs) 2 H 11/2 / 4 S 3/2 . Remarkably, the maximum S a and S r of GAP:Yb 3+ ,Tm 3+ reached 0.03576 K −1 at 500 K and 6.740% K −1 at 260 K for NTCLs 1 G 4 / 3 F 3 . These results demonstrate significant potential for applications in high-sensitivity thermal sensing and non-contact optical thermometry.
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Nanoscale
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2016
·Vol. 8
·期 45
·19014-19024
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IF 7.76
Lijie Bai,Wenya Jiang,Chunxiao Gao,Shuxian Zhong,Leihong Zhao,Zhengquan Li,Song Bai
The combination of upconversion nanocrystals with a wide-bandgap semiconductor is an efficient strategy to develop near-infrared (NIR)-responsive photocatalysts. The photocatalytic activity of the hybrid structures is greatly determined by the efficiency of the energy transfer on the interface between upconversion nanocrystals and the semiconductor. In this work, we demonstrate the interface design of a NaYF4:Yb,Tm–BiOCl hybrid structure based on the choice of suitable BiOCl facets in depositing NaYF4:Yb,Tm upconversion nanocrystals. It was found that the selective deposition of NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals on the BiOCl(110) facet can greatly enhance the photocatalytic performance in dye degradation compared with the sample with NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals loaded on the BiOCl(001) facet. Two effects were believed to contribute to this enhancement: (1) a stronger UV emission absorption ability of the BiOCl(110) facet from NaYF4:Yb,Tm in generating more photo-induced charge carriers resulted from the narrower bandgap; (2) a shorter diffusion distance of photogenerated charge carriers to the BiOCl(110) reactive facet for surface catalytic reactions owing to the spatial charge separation between different facets. This work highlights the rational interfacial design of an upconversion nanocrystal–semiconductor hybrid structure for enhanced energy transfer in photocatalysis.
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光催化
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2019
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IF 6.393
Feng Chen,Qiujun Lu,Youyu Zhang,Shouzhuo Yao
Due to the low abundance of miRNAs and the coordinated regulation of multiple miRNAs toward some biological processes, a method that can sensitively and simultaneously detect multiple miRNAs is needed. Here, a strand displacement dual amplification (SDDA) strategy was developed for multiple miRNAs analyses using a unique single strand-double strand-single strand DNA (sdsDNA), which generated by the target recognition probe hybridizing with the site region probe. During the process of SDDA, miRNA hybridized to the target recognition domain of sdsDNA, thereby releasing the site, which triggered the first strand displacement reaction. This strand displacement event resulted in the release of the other site, triggering the second strand displacement reaction. Both two strand displacement reactions in each assembly circle were integrated for amplified signals, which were tested by a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay. NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm/Er UCNPs and Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets were used as the energy donor-acceptor pair. By employing 1:2 ratio of donor-acceptor, the energy transfer efficiency between NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm/Er UCNPs and Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets could reach 90%, which enhanced signal-to-background ratio. Combining the benefits of dual amplification and efficient energy transfer on miRNAs detection, this assay exhibited a linear range from 5 fM to 100 pM for miRNA-21 and miRNA-10b. Moreover, this assay was applied to estimate the expression of miRNA-21 and miRNA-10b in human hepatoma and hepatocyte cell lines. Therefore, this FRET-based SDDA strategy has been used for highly sensitive detection of multiple miRNAs in cell lysate and facilitates the development of efficient biosensor platform.
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生物化学
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分子生物学
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纳米医学
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2023
·Vol. 53
·期 6
·2575-2590
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IF 4
Yuhong Zhang,Wentong Cai,Jian Liu,Ziyi Zhang,Bo Sun,Hang Liu
Herein, a series of Y2W3O12:10%Yb3+/x%RE3+ (RE = Er/Ho/Tm) phosphors is prepared via a solid-state reaction. The upconversion and downshift luminescence properties of the phosphors were investigated under an excitation of 980 nm. The bright blue light emission from Tm3+ ion and the green and red light emissions from Ho3+(Er3+) ions were observed. The near-infrared light intensity of NIR-I (Tm3+, ∼850 nm), NIR-II (Er3+: ∼1550 nm; Tm3+: ∼1783 nm) and NIR-III (Ho3+: ∼2050 nm) were analyzed. In particular, the dramatic thermal enhancement phenomenon in visible and NIR regions was exhibited by the Y2W3O12:10%Yb3+/x%RE3+ (RE = Er/Ho/Tm) phosphors. Among them, the green light intensity of Er3+ ions increased 26.77 times, from 303 to 573 K. The NIR-II emission band (∼1783 nm) intensity of Tm3+ ions at 533 K increased 168.7 times compared to that at 313 K. The possible thermal enhancement mechanism is illustrated by the negative thermal expansion (NTE) and Frenkel defect of the Y2W3O12 host. Finally, the optical temperature sensing performances of Y2W3O12:10%Yb3+/x%RE3+ (RE = Er/Ho/Tm) samples are investigated according to the luminescence intensity dependence relationship on temperature. The maximum value of SR reached 4.24% K−1 at 353 K for Y2W3O12:10%Yb3+/0.6%Ho3+ phosphor. The results indicate that the Y2W3O12:10%Yb3+/x%RE3+ (RE = Er/Ho/Tm) phosphors possess anti-thermal quenching properties and are suitable for developing optical temperature sensors.
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材料科学
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光学工程
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ChemCatChem
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2017
·Vol. 9
·期 18
·3611-3617
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IF 4.803
Wan-Ni Wang,Fu Zhang,Chuan-Ling Zhang,Yan-Chuan Guo,Wei Dai,Hai-Sheng Qian
Graphical ZnO way ! ZnO composite microfibers with different microstructures and embedded with a high population of upconversion nanoparticles are fabricated and show an excellent photocatalytic ability driven by near-infrared light. The fabrication of photocatalysts driven by near-infrared (NIR) light is of great scientific and technological interest to make use of solar energy. NaYF 4 codoped with Yb 3+ and Tm 3+ upconversion nanoparticles are important nanotransducers that transfer NIR photons to high-energy photons (UV/Vis). In this work, we demonstrated an electrospinning technique to synthesize ZnO and porous ZnO composite microfibers embedded with a large amount of NaYF 4 :Yb/Tm@NaYF 4 nanoparticles. The morphologies, chemical compositions, and phase of the as-prepared composites were investigated carefully by using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, TEM, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and XRD. Steady-state and dynamic-state fluorescence spectra were used to demonstrate that the embedded NaYF 4 :Yb/Tm@NaYF 4 core–shell nanoparticles can activate the ZnO nanoparticles under IR irradiation. The ZnO composite microfibers can efficiently transfer the NIR photons to the excited state of ZnO and activate the semiconductor to produce reactive oxygen species to result in the degradation of rhodamine B dyes.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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光催化
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环境科学
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