Advances in highly doped upconversion nanoparticles

Activation of the surface dark-layer to enhance upconversion in a thermal field

(2018) Jiajia Zhou et al.   Nature Photonics

Enrichment of molecular antenna triplets amplifies upconverting nanoparticle emission

(2018) David J. Garfield et al.   Nature Photonics

Direct Evidence for Coupled Surface and Concentration Quenching Dynamics in Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals

(2017) Noah J. J. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Optimal Sensitizer Concentration in Single Upconversion Nanocrystals

(2017) Chenshuo Ma et al.   NANO LETTERS

Simultaneous Enhancement of Photoluminescence, MRI Relaxivity, and CT Contrast by Tuning the Interfacial Layer of Lanthanide Heteroepitaxial Nanoparticles

(2017) Sha He et al.   NANO LETTERS

Employing shells to eliminate concentration quenching in photonic upconversion nanostructure

(2017) Jing Zuo et al.   Nanoscale

Nd3+-Sensitized multicolor upconversion luminescence from a sandwiched core/shell/shell nanostructure

(2017) Shuwei Hao et al.   Nanoscale

Emission color tuning of core/shell upconversion nanoparticles through modulation of laser power or temperature

(2017) Qiyue Shao et al.   Nanoscale

Depth-profiling of Yb3+ sensitizer ions in NaYF4 upconversion nanoparticles

(2017) Xiaoxue Xu et al.   Nanoscale

Revisiting the optimized doping ratio in core/shell nanostructured upconversion particles

(2017) Bin Shen et al.   Nanoscale

Heterogeneously Nd3+ doped single nanoparticles for NIR-induced heat conversion, luminescence, and thermometry

(2017) Lukasz Marciniak et al.   Nanoscale

Amplified stimulated emission in upconversion nanoparticles for super-resolution nanoscopy

(2017) Yujia Liu et al.   NATURE

Distinct mechanisms for the upconversion of NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ nanoparticles revealed by stimulated emission depletion

(2017) Kyujin Shin et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Shaping Luminescent Properties of Yb3+ and Ho3+ Co-Doped Upconverting Core-Shell β-NaYF4 Nanoparticles by Dopant Distribution and Spacing

(2017) Aleksandra Pilch et al.   Small

Energy Migration Upconversion in Ce(III)-Doped Heterogeneous Core−Shell−Shell Nanoparticles

(2017) Xian Chen et al.   Small

Bright fluorescent silica-nanoparticle probes for high-resolution STED and confocal microscopy

(2017) Isabella Tavernaro et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Subcellular Optogenetics Enacted by Targeted Nanotransformers of Near-Infrared Light

(2017) Artem Pliss et al.   ACS Photonics

Highly Enhanced Cooperative Upconversion Luminescence through Energy Transfer Optimization and Quenching Protection

(2016) Meng Xue et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Energy-Looping Nanoparticles: Harnessing Excited-State Absorption for Deep-Tissue Imaging

(2016) Elizabeth S. Levy et al.   ACS Nano

A Versatile Imaging and Therapeutic Platform Based on Dual-Band Luminescent Lanthanide Nanoparticles toward Tumor Metastasis Inhibition

(2016) Yang Li et al.   ACS Nano

Dye-Sensitized Core/Active Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles for Optogenetics and Bioimaging Applications

(2016) Xiang Wu et al.   ACS Nano

Engineered Upconversion Nanoparticles for Resolving Protein Interactions inside Living Cells

(2016) Christoph Drees et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Filtration Shell Mediated Power Density Independent Orthogonal Excitations-Emissions Upconversion Luminescence

(2016) Xiaomin Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Energy Migration Up-conversion of Tb3+ in Yb3+ and Nd3+ Codoped Active-Core/Active-Shell Colloidal Nanoparticles

(2016) Katarzyna Prorok et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Alleviating Luminescence Concentration Quenching in Upconversion Nanoparticles through Organic Dye Sensitization

(2016) Wei Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enabling Förster Resonance Energy Transfer from Large Nanocrystals through Energy Migration

(2016) Renren Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A broadening temperature sensitivity range with a core–shell YbEr@YbNd double ratiometric optical nanothermometer

(2016) L. Marciniak et al.   Nanoscale

Lanthanide upconversion luminescence at the nanoscale: fundamentals and optical properties

(2016) Annemarie Nadort et al.   Nanoscale

The surface science of nanocrystals

(2016) Michael A. Boles et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Nanometer resolution imaging and tracking of fluorescent molecules with minimal photon fluxes

(2016) Francisco Balzarotti et al.   SCIENCE

Direct observation of triplet energy transfer from semiconductor nanocrystals

(2016) C. Mongin et al.   SCIENCE

Emerging ≈800 nm Excited Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2016) Xiaoji Xie et al.   Small

Efficient Broadband Upconversion of Near-Infrared Light in Dye-Sensitized Core/Shell Nanocrystals

(2016) Guanying Chen et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals

(2015) Maksym V. Kovalenko et al.   ACS Nano

Photon Upconversion Through Tb3+-Mediated Interfacial Energy Transfer

(2015) Bo Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Luminescence-Driven Reversible Handedness Inversion of Self-Organized Helical Superstructures Enabled by a Novel Near-Infrared Light Nanotransducer

(2015) Ling Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Energy Migration Engineering of Bright Rare-Earth Upconversion Nanoparticles for Excitation by Light-Emitting Diodes

(2015) Yeteng Zhong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

White-Light Emission from an Integrated Upconversion Nanostructure: Toward Multicolor Displays Modulated by Laser Power

(2015) Cheng Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of 10 nm β-NaYF4 :Yb,Er/NaYF4 Core/Shell Upconversion Nanocrystals with 5 nm Particle Cores

(2015) Thorben Rinkel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Energy Migration Upconversion in Manganese(II)-Doped Nanoparticles

(2015) Xiyan Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Excitation energy migration dynamics in upconversion nanomaterials

(2015) Langping Tu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Photon upconversion nanomaterials

(2015) Xiaogang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Combinatorial approaches for developing upconverting nanomaterials: high-throughput screening, modeling, and applications

(2015) Emory M. Chan   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Photon upconversion in core–shell nanoparticles

(2015) Xian Chen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Shielding Upconversion by Surface Coating: A Study of the Emission Enhancement Factor

(2015) Tianying Sun et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Nd3+-Sensitized Ho3+ Single-Band Red Upconversion Luminescence in Core–Shell Nanoarchitecture

(2015) Daqin Chen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Energy-Cascaded Upconversion in an Organic Dye-Sensitized Core/Shell Fluoride Nanocrystal

(2015) Guanying Chen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hybrid Molecule–Nanocrystal Photon Upconversion Across the Visible and Near-Infrared

(2015) Zhiyuan Huang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tailoring dye-sensitized upconversion nanoparticle excitation bands towards excitation wavelength selective imaging

(2015) Xiang Wu et al.   Nanoscale

Temporal full-colour tuning through non-steady-state upconversion

(2015) Renren Deng et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Controlling upconversion nanocrystals for emerging applications

(2015) Bo Zhou et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Solid-state infrared-to-visible upconversion sensitized by colloidal nanocrystals

(2015) Mengfei Wu et al.   Nature Photonics

STED nanoscopy with fluorescent quantum dots

(2015) Janina Hanne et al.   Nature Communications

Upconversion: Tunable Near Infrared to Ultraviolet Upconversion Luminescence Enhancement in (α-NaYF4:Yb,Tm)/CaF2Core/Shell Nanoparticles for In situ Real-time Recorded Biocompatible Photoactivation (Small 19/2013)

(2015) Jie Shen et al.   Small

Amplifying the Red-Emission of Upconverting Nanoparticles for Biocompatible Clinically Used Prodrug-Induced Photodynamic Therapy

(2014) Amol Punjabi et al.   ACS Nano

An Upconversion Nanoparticle with Orthogonal Emissions Using Dual NIR Excitations for Controlled Two-Way Photoswitching

(2014) Jinping Lai et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cross Relaxation Induced Pure Red Upconversion in Activator- and Sensitizer-Rich Lanthanide Nanoparticles

(2014) Wei Wei et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Reversible Near-Infrared Light Directed Reflection in a Self-Organized Helical Superstructure Loaded with Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2014) Ling Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Engineering Homogeneous Doping in Single Nanoparticle To Enhance Upconversion Efficiency

(2014) Xiaomin Li et al.   NANO LETTERS

Resonant energy transfer of triplet excitons from pentacene to PbSe nanocrystals

(2014) Maxim Tabachnyk et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Engineering bright sub-10-nm upconverting nanocrystals for single-molecule imaging

(2014) Daniel J. Gargas et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Enhanced red upconversion luminescence by codoping Ce3+ in β-NaY(Gd0.4)F4:Yb3+/Ho3+ nanocrystals

(2014) Wei Gao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Nd3+-Sensitized Upconversion Nanophosphors: Efficient In Vivo Bioimaging Probes with Minimized Heating Effect

(2013) Ye-Fu Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Elimination of Photon Quenching by a Transition Layer to Fabricate a Quenching-Shield Sandwich Structure for 800 nm Excited Upconversion Luminescence of Nd3+-Sensitized Nanoparticles

(2013) Yeteng Zhong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Upconverting Near-Infrared Light through Energy Management in Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles

(2013) Hongli Wen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mechanistic Investigation of Photon Upconversion in Nd3+-Sensitized Core–Shell Nanoparticles

(2013) Xiaoji Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhancing multiphoton upconversion through energy clustering at sublattice level

(2013) Juan Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Shining a light on upconversion

(2013) Yuhai Zhang et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Single-nanocrystal sensitivity achieved by enhanced upconversion luminescence

(2013) Jiangbo Zhao et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Tunable lifetime multiplexing using luminescent nanocrystals

(2013) Yiqing Lu et al.   Nature Photonics

Tunable lifetime nanocrystals

(2013) Renren Deng et al.   Nature Photonics

(α-NaYbF4:Tm3+)/CaF2 Core/Shell Nanoparticles with Efficient Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion for High-Contrast Deep Tissue Bioimaging

(2012) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Mn2+ Dopant-Controlled Synthesis of NaYF4:Yb/Er Upconversion Nanoparticles for in vivo Imaging and Drug Delivery

(2012) Gan Tian et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Combinatorial Discovery of Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals with Spectrally Pure Upconverted Emission

(2012) Emory M. Chan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Upconversion luminescence with tunable lifetime in NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals: role of nanocrystal size

(2012) Jiangbo Zhao et al.   Nanoscale

Rare earth luminescence: A way to overcome concentration quenching

(2012) Felix Benz et al.   AIP Advances

Single-Band Upconversion Emission in Lanthanide-Doped KMnF3Nanocrystals

(2011) Juan Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Long-Term Real-Time Tracking of Lanthanide Ion Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles in Living Cells

(2011) Sang Hwan Nam et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2011) Markus Haase et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Breakthrough in concentration quenching threshold of upconversion luminescence via spatial separation of the emitter doping area for bio-applications

(2011) Xiaomin Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

(2011) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bright upconversion emission of Nd3+ in LiLa1−xNdxP4O12 nanocrystalline powders

(2011) L. Marciniak et al.   OPTICAL MATERIALS

Super-resolution upconversion microscopy of praseodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet nanoparticles

(2011) Roman Kolesov et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

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

(2010) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

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

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

Absolute quantum yield measurements of colloidal NaYF4: Er3+, Yb3+ upconverting nanoparticles

(2010) John-Christopher Boyer et al.   Nanoscale

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Upconversion emission tuning from green to red in Yb3+/Ho3+-codoped NaYF4nanocrystals by tridoping with Ce3+ions

(2009) Guanying Chen et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

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

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

Reduction of Self-Quenching in Fluorescent Silica-Coated Silver Nanoparticles

(2008) Mathieu L. Viger et al.   Plasmonics