Upconverting near-infrared light through energy management in core-shell-shell nanoparticles

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Author(s)

  • Hongli Wen
  • Hai Zhu
  • Tak Fu Hung
  • Beilei Wang
  • Siu Fung Yu

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13419-13423
Journal / PublicationAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number50
Online published16 Oct 2013
Publication statusPublished - 9 Dec 2013

Abstract

Blue emission at NIR excitation: A strategy, based on energy management in nanostructured materials, is reported for photon upconversion of near-infrared light. Several optical processes can be integrated into a single nanoparticle (see picture). The effect offers upconversion emissions spanning from ultraviolet to the visible spectral region by excitation at 808nm. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Research Area(s)

  • core-shell nanoparticles, energy transfer, lanthanides, upconversion

Citation Format(s)

Upconverting near-infrared light through energy management in core-shell-shell nanoparticles. / Wen, Hongli; Zhu, Hai; Chen, Xian et al.
In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol. 52, No. 50, 09.12.2013, p. 13419-13423.

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