Catalysis Science & Technology
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2025
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IF 4.2
Yuangong Ma,Youlin Huang,Wensheng Zhang,Zhishan Liang,Bo Ding,Dongfang Han,Dongxue Han,Li Niu
In the domain of photocatalysis, harnessing solar energy, particularly the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum, presents formidable challenges. To overcome these, a novel NIR-responsive photocatalyst, denoted as NYT@ZnO@RGO@Ag, was meticulously crafted. This photocatalyst comprises a NaYF4: Yb3+, Tm3+@ZnO structure supported on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and further composited with silver nanoparticles. It was rigorously evaluated for its performance in photodegrading tetracycline (TC) antibiotics as a model compound. Leveraging the unique properties of upconversion materials, wide bandgap semiconductors, and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), the NYT@ZnO@RGO@Ag catalyst exhibited an impressive photodegradation rate of 93.6% for TC under NIR light exposure. This efficiency surpassed that of NYT@ZnO (38.2%) and NYT@ZnO@RGO (72.3%). The remarkable enhancement in NIR-driven photocatalysis observed in NYT@ZnO@RGO@Ag is primarily attributed to the efficient process of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from NYT to its each component. This process enhances photo-induced carrier generation and facilitates efficient transfer and energy utilization under NIR irradiation. The present study offers a promising approach for NIR-driven photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in environments with limited light exposure or even under dark conditions.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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光催化技术
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 115
·94980-94985
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IF 3.84
Chuanying Wang,Xianhua Cheng
In this work, amino-functionalized NaYF4:Yb,Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Then a simple self-assembly method was carried out to prepare a NaYF4:Yb,Er upconversion (UC) film on a silicon (Si) substrate, using γ-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane (KH-560) as an intermediate coupling agent. The chemical composition and surface morphology of the UC film were characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), water contact angle (WCA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements. Furthermore, the tribological properties of the UC film were investigated by a UMT tester. The results indicate that the UC film has been successfully prepared on the Si substrate by the formation of chemical bonds and its lifetime is about five times longer than that of the NaYF4:Yb,Er UCNPs on a bare Si substrate. This work provides a facile way to synthesize a NaYF4:Yb,Er UC film with robust adhesion to the substrate, which can be applicable for other UC films.
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材料科学
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表面工程
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纳米技术
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2014
·Vol. 16
·期 29
·15139-15145
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IF 4.198
Yan Song,Guixia Liu,Jinxian Wang,Xiangting Dong,Wensheng Yu
A core–shell hybrid nanostructure was prepared by combining NaYF4 doped with the lanthanide dopant Tb3+ as shell layer materials and noble metal nanoparticles (Au and Ag) as cores. For the core–shell system, the luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) was demonstrated, in which noble metal nanoparticles as fluorescence quenchers can absorb the emission energy of the α-NaYF4:Tb3+ donor. The morphology, structure, composition and properties of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, respectively. In the Au/Ag@NaYF4:Tb3+ system, it is observed that the plasmonic absorption bands of gold or silver nanoparticles overlap with the emission bands of 5D4 → 7Fj (j = 6, 5) transition of the Tb3+ ions, and the emission intensity of the 5D4 → 7F5 transition is clearly attenuated. The photoluminescence decay curve measurements show that the lifetimes of the 5D4 → 7F6 and 5D4 → 7F5 transitions of Tb3+ are slightly decreased in the presence of gold or silver cores. The quenching efficiency of the gold and silver nanoparticles implies that the efficiency of energy transfer is highly dependent on the extent of spectral overlap in the LRET system.
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2013
·Vol. 15
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IF 3.879
Qin Wang,Yunxia Liu,Baocang Liu,ZhanLi Chai,Guangran Xu,ShengLi Yu,Jun Zhang
Cubic α- and hexagonal β-phase lanthanide luminescent NaYF4:Eu3+/Tb3+ nanostructures with diverse morphologies were successfully synthesized via a mild solvothermal method. The effects of the synthetic parameters on the crystal phase structure, size and morphology of NaYF4:Eu3+/Tb3+ nanostructures were systematically investigated. By modifying the synthetic parameters, the crystal phase structure, size and morphology were well controlled, and the phase transition from cubic α- to hexagonal β- can be easily realized. Furthermore, the morphology evolution is revealed, and the surfactant modulating formation mechanisms with diverse morphologies was proposed. The photoluminescence properties were found to be in close correlation with their composition, phase structure and morphology. NaYF4:Eu3+/Tb3+ nanostructures possessing unique morphologies and highly efficient luminescence may find potential applications in optoelectronics, sensors and biolabels.
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JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
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2017
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IF 2.429
Song LI,Song YE,Xiao CHEN,Tianhua LIU,Zhuang GUO,Deping WANG
Yb 3+ and Er 3+ ions co-doped NaYF 4 nanocrystals were synthesized with different amounts of NaOH via oleic acid (OA)-assisted hydrothermal process. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and photoluminescence spectra were used to characterize the products. The result indicated that the introduction of NaOH into the initial reaction solution effectively promoted the cubic (α-) to hexagonal (β-) phase transition of NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanocrystals, while excessive amount of NaOH favored the formation of α-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanocrystals. Besides, with the increase of NaOH amount, the morphologies of β-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanocrystals varied from irregular nanobranch to uniform nanorod. Further investigation revealed that the addition of NaOH could facilitate the deprotonation of OA, leading to the formation of oleate (OA − ), and meanwhile increased the concentration of OH − ions, inducing consequently the phase transition and morphology evolution of NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanocrystals. Moreover, the upconversion luminescence properties of NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Er 3+ nanocrystals were systematically investigated. It was found that the upconversion emissions not only depended on the phase and morphology but also were influenced by the surface groups.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2014
·Vol. 2
·期 38
·6626-6633
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IF 0
Min Liu,Yuhang Ye,Cheng Yao,Wenbo Zhao,Xiaohua Huang
Chemiluminescence was used as an excitation light source to construct a universal photoelectrochemical platform based on Mn2+-doped NaYF4:Yb/Er upconversion nanoparticles, which greatly improves the electrochemiluminescence intensity and offers more stable cathodic signals compared to pure NaYF4:Yb/Er NPs. Here, we report for the first time the ECL behaviors of Mn2+-doped NaYF4:Yb/Er NPs, which were synthesized via a facile strategy. Mn2+ doping resulted in a 4-fold ECL intensity enhancement of NaYF4:Yb/Er. The characteristics of Mn2+-doped NaYF4:Yb/Er nanocomposites were obtained using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), and fluorescence spectra. After all the results had indicated that NaYF4:Yb/Er upconversion nanoparticles were successfully doped with Mn2+, the electrochemiluminescence platform was built. The as-prepared NaYF4:Yb/Er NPs were rendered water-soluble and then employed as ECL emitters for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) determination. The results indicated that the modified electrode can be used to determine CEA without interference from non-specific proteins, with a low detection limit of 5.2 pg mL−1. The biosensor can also be used for quantification of the CEA concentration in real samples.
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生物医学工程
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纳米医学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2018
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IF 3.779
Mingye Ding,Chunhua Lu,Le Chen,Zhenguo Ji
Traditional FIR (fluorescence intensity ratio)-based optical thermometers, requiring narrow energy gap between two thermally coupled states (TCS) of single rare-earth ion, have inherent drawbacks including low signal discriminability and large measuring error. To overcome the intrinsic limitation, a new thermometry strategy involving the usage of dual-emitting activators with diverse temperature-dependent emission behaviours has been proposed. Impressively, β-NaYF 4 :Ce 3+ /Tb 3+ phosphor exhibits good temperature sensing performance, excellent signal discriminability and superior thermal stability by using the linearly temperature-dependent FIR between Ce 3+ and Tb 3+ as detecting parameter. Hopefully, the developed dual-emitting sample could have a promising application in self-calibrated luminescent thermometry and this strategy provides a reference for developing high-performance optical thermometers.
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材料科学
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光学工程
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无机化学
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生物医学工程
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传感器
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Nanoscale
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2024
·Vol. 16
·期 17
·8661-8671
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IF 5.8
Mingxing Li,Xiaoge Wang,Xiaofan Cao,Zhiqun He,Chunjun Liang,Jing Ju,Fangtian You
NaYF4 systems have been widely studied as up-conversion host matrices, and their phase transitions are flexible and worth investigating in great detail. Herein, the evolution of morphology and crystal structure of a Eu3+-doped β-NaYF4 single nanoparticle heated in an air atmosphere was investigated using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The annealing process revealed that the hexagonal β-NaYF4 phase undergoes sequential transformations into high-temperature cubic phases at both 350 °C and 500 °C. The emission characteristics of Eu3+ in the single nanoparticle after heating treatment were also analyzed using Correlative Cathodoluminescence Electron Microscopy (CCLEM). The results of CCLEM suggest a gradual decrease followed by a subsequent increase in structural symmetry. A comprehensive spectroscopic and structural analysis encapsulates the entire transformation process as NaYF4 → YOF → Y2O3. In situ energy dispersive spectroscopy analyses (EDS) support this reaction process. The aforementioned technique yields correlative lattice-resolved TEM images and nanoscale spectroscopic information, which can be employed to assess the structure–function relationships on the nanoscale.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2023
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IF 3.9
Xiandi Yu,Qianshu Xia,Peng Liu,Yan Xu
Lanthanide-doped upconversion (UC) nanomaterials with zero background auto-fluorescence are of extensive interest in optical fields. Here, a NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ @Zr-UiO-66 nanostructure was prepared by simultaneously encapsulating NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ nanoparticles (NPs) and promoting the nucleation of UiO-66 under solvothermal condition. Traditional nanosize-surface induced defects and grain boundaries of NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were greatly minimized; enabling a highly efficient energy transfer confirmed by the prolonged fluorescence lifetime and enhanced UC emission of NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ @Zr-UiO-66 nanocomposite. The optical thermometry property of nanocomposite was investigated based on the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) technique in the temperature range of 303–393 K. The maximum relative temperature sensitivities (S r ) were calculated to be 1.02 and 0.73% K −1 based on a pair of thermally coupled energy levels (TCLs) of ( 2 H 11/2 → 4 I 15/2 , 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 ) and another pair of non-thermally coupled energy levels (NTCLs) of ( 2 H 11/2 → 4 I 15/2 , 4 F 9/2 → 4 I 15/2 ), respectively. Besides, it exhibited effective internal optical heating property due to the thermal excitation between the two adjacent TCLs of 2 H 11/2 and 4 S 3/2 in NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ UCNPs as heated by increasing the laser power. This work demonstrates a feasible confined synthesis of NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ @Zr-UiO-66 nanocomposite with extreme UC emitting performance, and it holds great potential acting as both ratiometric thermometer and optical heater for multifunctional applications.
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Materials
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2023
·Vol. 16
·期 21
·6917
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Qi Luo,Jian Yu,Xueshuang Deng,Ming Cao,Shifang Ma,Qiongxin Hua,Dan Xue,Fenghui An
In this study, we aim to minimize light loss and achieve high power conversion efficiencies (PCE) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) by employing a spectral conversion film component with antireflection properties. In our scheme, NaYF4:Tm, Yb, and Gd luminescent nanorod/silica nanosphere-based thin films are applied on CH3NH3PbI3PSCs to improve the device efficiency. The film was fabricated by spin coating an aged silica sol containing NaYF4:Tm, Yb, and Gd luminescent nanorods. The size and the spectral conversion properties of the NaYF4:Tm, Yb, and Gd luminescent nanorods were controlled by tuning the Gd3+ion concentration. The microstructure and the transmittance properties of the thin film were controlled by changing the concentration of NaYF4:Tm, Yb, and Gd luminescent nanorod in silica sol. The thin films have excellent spectral conversion properties while exhibiting a maximum transmittance. The photovoltaic performance of PSCs with NaYF4:Tm, Yb, and Gd luminescent nanorod/silica nanosphere-based thin films was systematically investigated. The light transmittance was optimized to 95.1% on a cleaned glass substrate, which resulted in an average increase of about 3.0% across the broadband range of 400–800 nm. The optimized films widen the spectrum of light absorbed by conventional PSC cells and reduce reflections across a broad range, enhancing the photovoltaic performance of PSCs. As a result, the PCE of the PSC increased from 14.51% for the reference device without a thin film to 15.67% for the PSC device with an optimized thin film. This study presents a comprehensive solution to the problem of Fresnel reflection and spectral response mismatch of the PSCs, which provides new ideas for the light management of PSCs.Keywords:perovskite solar cells;spectral conversion;NaYF4;antireflection coating;SiO2
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能源技术
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纳米技术
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2012
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IF 1.376
Suli Wu,Yanhui Ning,Shufen Zhang
Novel chelating ligands are very significant for preparing nanocrystals with different morphologies and applications. In this paper, we directly introduced amine groups onto UCNPs by choosing a new chelating ligand tetraethylene pentamine (TEPA) to synthesis
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:Yb, Er samples were systematically investigated and discussed. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and upconversion luminescence spectroscopy were used to characterize the product. It was found that rare earth concentration, ratio of RE/TEPA, solvent composition, and reaction time were all responsible for the luminescent intensity and morphology.
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Nanomaterials
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 12
·448
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Dandan Ju,Feng Song,Yingdong Han,Wenjing Cui,Aihua Zhou,Shujing Liu,Xueqin Wang,Ming Feng,Chengguo Ming
We synthesized the uniform core-shell microstructured compounds with hexagonal phase NaYF4:Er/Yb microrods as the core and hexagonal phase NaLnF4(NaYbF4, NaLuF4:Yb/Tm, NaYF4:Yb/Er, NaYF4:Eu) as the shell based on the hydrothermal reaction. These microscale core-shell structures provided a platform for the spatially confining optical process while possessing high luminescence efficiency. The thickness of the shell could be controlled by adjusting the amounts of shell precursor, which significantly affected the intensity of the shell dopant ions emission and the emission color of core-shell upconversion luminescence (UCL). The uniform NaYF4@NaLnF4(Ln = Y, Lu, Yb) microrods, with a series of rare-earth ions doped into the core and shell layer at various doping concentrations, achieved color-tuning of the upconversion (UC) emission and dual-mode emission at the single-microcrystal level, thus allowing the efficient utilization of core-shell microcrystals in the photonics and security labeling. This study suggests a new class of luminescent materials in the microscopic field.Keywords:NaYF4microcrystals;microscale core-shell structures;multicolor tuning;dual-mode emission
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