Lanthanide dopant-induced formation of uniform sub-10 nm active-core/active-shell nanocrystals with near-infrared to near-infrared dual-modal luminescence

Intense Visible and Near-Infrared Upconversion Photoluminescence in Colloidal LiYF4:Er3+ Nanocrystals under Excitation at 1490 nm

(2011) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Biologically Optimized Nanosized Molecules and Particles: More than Just Size

(2011) Michelle R. Longmire et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

Phase transition from hexagonal LnF3 (Ln = La, Ce, Pr) to cubic Ln0.8M0.2F2.8 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) nanocrystals with enhanced upconversion induced by alkaline-earth doping

(2011) Daqin Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Monodisperse upconversion Er3+/Yb3+:MFCl (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) nanocrystals synthesized via a seed-based chlorination route

(2011) Daqin Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Dopant-induced phase transition: a new strategy of synthesizing hexagonal upconversion NaYF4 at low temperature

(2011) Daqin Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Colloidal synthesis and remarkable enhancement of the upconversion luminescence of BaGdF5:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles by active-shell modification

(2011) Dongmei Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Lanthanide activator doped NaYb1−xGdxF4 nanocrystals with tunable down-, up-conversion luminescence and paramagnetic properties

(2011) Daqin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Multifunctional NaYF4 : Yb3+,Er3+@Ag core/shell nanocomposites: integration of upconversion imaging and photothermal therapy

(2011) Biao Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Emerging functional nanomaterials for therapeutics

(2011) Xuejia Xue et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Ligand-Free Colloidally Stable Water Dispersible Brightly Luminescent Lanthanide-Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2011) Nicoleta Bogdan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Lanthanide doped upconverting colloidal CaF2 nanoparticles prepared by a single-step hydrothermal method: toward efficient materials with near infrared-to-near infrared upconversion emission

(2011) Marco Pedroni et al.   Nanoscale

Ultrasmall Monodisperse NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ Nanocrystals with Enhanced Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion Photoluminescence

(2010) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Biocompatible Bright YVO4:Eu Nanoparticles as Versatile Optical Bioprobes

(2010) Jie Shen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Strategy to Achieve Efficient Dual-Mode Luminescence of Eu3+ in Lanthanides Doped Multifunctional NaGdF4 Nanocrystals

(2010) Yongsheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Upconversion nanoparticles in biological labeling, imaging, and therapy

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANALYST

Nanoparticles as contrast agents for in-vivo bioimaging: current status and future perspectives

(2010) Megan A. Hahn et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Direct Evidence of a Surface Quenching Effect on Size-Dependent Luminescence of Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Fluorine-18-labeled Gd3+/Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped NaYF4 nanophosphors for multimodality PET/MR/UCL imaging

(2010) Jing Zhou et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Lanthanide-doped LiYF4 nanoparticles: Synthesis and multicolor upconversion tuning

(2010) Juan Wang et al.   COMPTES RENDUS CHIMIE

Synthesis and assembly of rare earth nanostructures directed by the principle of coordination chemistry in solution-based process

(2010) Wei Feng et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Nd3+-sensitized upconversion white light emission of Tm3+/Ho3+ bridged by Yb3+ in β-YF3 nanocrystals embedded transparent glass ceramics

(2010) Hang Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Modifying the Size and Shape of Monodisperse Bifunctional Alkaline-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals through Lanthanide Doping

(2010) Daqin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Mid-infrared emission characteristics and energy transfer processes in doubly doped Tm, Tb: KPb2Br5 and Tm, Nd: KPb2Br5

(2010) A.G. Bluiett et al.   OPTICAL MATERIALS

Towards pure near-infrared to near-infrared upconversion of multifunctional GdF_3:Yb^3+,Tm^3+ nanoparticles

(2010) Hon-Tung Wong et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Tunable Upconversion Emissions from Lanthanide-doped Monodisperse β-NaYF4Nanoparticles

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   SPECTROSCOPY LETTERS

The Active-Core/Active-Shell Approach: A Strategy to Enhance the Upconversion Luminescence in Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles

(2009) Fiorenzo Vetrone et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Dual-Mode Luminescent Colloidal Spheres from Monodisperse Rare-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals

(2009) Peng Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Colloidal Tm3+/Yb3+-Doped LiYF4Nanocrystals: Multiple Luminescence Spanning the UV to NIR Regions via Low-Energy Excitation

(2009) Venkataramanan Mahalingam et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Magnetic and luminescent properties of multifunctional GdF3:Eu3+ nanoparticles

(2009) Hon-Tung Wong et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Recent advances in the chemistry of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals

(2009) Feng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Uniform Alkaline Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals with Diverse Shapes Grown from Thermolysis of Metal Trifluoroacetates in Hot Surfactant Solutions

(2009) Ya-Ping Du et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Hard Proof of the NaYF4/NaGdF4Nanocrystal Core/Shell Structure

(2009) Keith A. Abel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Upconversion Luminescence of Monodisperse CaF2:Yb3+/Er3+Nanocrystals

(2009) Guofeng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Efficient Fluorescence of NdF3/SiO2Core/Shell Nanoparticles and the Applications for in vivo NIR Detection

(2008) Xue-Feng Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Uniform Colloidal Alkaline Earth Metal Fluoride Nanocrystals: Nonhydrolytic Synthesis and Luminescence Properties

(2008) Zewei Quan et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Multifunction Gd2O3:Eu nanocrystals produced by solution combustion synthesis: Structural, luminescent, and magnetic characterization

(2008) L. G. Jacobsohn et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Upconversion Multicolor Fine-Tuning: Visible to Near-Infrared Emission from Lanthanide-Doped NaYF4Nanoparticles

(2008) Feng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Versatile Synthesis Strategy for Carboxylic Acid−functionalized Upconverting Nanophosphors as Biological Labels

(2008) Zhigang Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High Contrast in Vitro and in Vivo Photoluminescence Bioimaging Using Near Infrared to Near Infrared Up-Conversion in Tm3+and Yb3+Doped Fluoride Nanophosphors

(2008) Marcin Nyk et al.   NANO LETTERS

Clearance properties of nano-sized particles and molecules as imaging agents: considerations and caveats

(2008) Michelle Longmire et al.   Nanomedicine

Monodisperse silicananoparticles encapsulating upconversion fluorescent and superparamagnetic nanocrystals

(2007) Zhaoyang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS