A Plasmonic Platform with Disordered Array of Metal Nanoparticles for Three-Order Enhanced Upconversion Luminescence and Highly Sensitive Near-Infrared Photodetector

Transparent glass-ceramic composites embedded with Ln-fluoride nanocrystals are prepared in this work to enhance the upconversion luminescence of Tm3+. The crystalline phases, microstructures, and photoluminescence properties of samples are carefully investigated. KYb3F10 nanocrystals are proved to controllably precipitate in the glass-ceramics via the inducing of Yb3+ when the doping concentration varies from 0.5 to 1.5 mol%. Pure near-infrared upconversion emissions are observed and the emission intensities are enhanced in the glass-ceramics as compared to in the precursor glass due to the incorporation of Tm3+ into the KYb3F10 crystal structures via substitutions for Yb3+. Furthermore, KYb2F7 crystals are also nano-crystallized in the glass-ceramics when the Yb3+ concentration exceeds 2.0 mol%. The upconversion emission intensity of Tm3+ is further enhanced by seven times as Tm3+ enters the lattice sites of pure KYb2F7 nanocrystals. The designed glass ceramics provide efficient gain materials for optical applications in the biological transmission window. Moreover, the controllable nano-crystallization strategy induced by Yb3+ opens a new way for engineering a wide range of functional nanomaterials with effective incorporation of Ln3+ ions into fluoride crystal structures.

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Upconversion Luminescence of Silica–Calcia Nanoparticles Co-doped with Tm3+ and Yb3+ Ions

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14040937 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 937

Author(s):

Katarzyna Halubek-Gluchowska ◽

Damian Szymański ◽

Thi Ngoc Lam Tran ◽

Maurizio Ferrari ◽

Anna Lukowiak

Keyword(s):

Energy Transfer ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Upconversion Luminescence ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Emission Spectra ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Characteristic Emission ◽

Diffraction Patterns ◽

Size Of Particles ◽

Average Size

Looking for upconverting biocompatible nanoparticles, we have prepared by the sol–gel method, silica–calcia glass nanopowders doped with different concentration of Tm3+ and Yb3+ ions (Tm3+ from 0.15 mol% up to 0.5 mol% and Yb3+ from 1 mol% up to 4 mol%) and characterized their structure, morphology, and optical properties. X-ray diffraction patterns indicated an amorphous phase of the silica-based glass with partial crystallization of samples with a higher content of lanthanides ions. Transmission electron microscopy images showed that the average size of particles decreased with increasing lanthanides content. The upconversion (UC) emission spectra and fluorescence lifetimes were registered under near infrared excitation (980 nm) at room temperature to study the energy transfer between Yb3+ and Tm3+ at various active ions concentrations. Characteristic emission bands of Tm3+ ions in the range of 350 nm to 850 nm were observed. To understand the mechanism of Yb3+–Tm3+ UC energy transfer in the SiO2–CaO powders, the kinetics of luminescence decays were studied.

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Highly Sensitive Near-Infrared Imaging of Peroxynitrite Fluxes in Inflammation Progress

Analytical Chemistry ◽

10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05118 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 93 (5) ◽

pp. 3035-3041

Author(s):

Zhao Wang ◽

Weiwei Wang ◽

Pengzhan Wang ◽

Xinjian Song ◽

Zhiqiang Mao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Near Infrared ◽

Infrared Imaging ◽

Near Infrared Imaging ◽

Highly Sensitive

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Morphology modulation and near infrared to visible upconversion luminescence properties of Er3+/Yb3+-doped α-NiMoO4 nanoparticles

Ceramics International ◽

10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.04.076 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Schindra Kumar Ray ◽

Bhupendra Joshi ◽

Sivasubramanian Ramani ◽

Sungkwon Park ◽

Jin Hur

Keyword(s):

Near Infrared ◽

Upconversion Luminescence ◽

Luminescence Properties

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Comparison of Gold and Silver/Gold Bimetallic Surface for Highly Sensitive Near-infrared SPR Sensor at 1550 nm

Plasmonics ◽

10.1007/s11468-012-9446-1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 619-624 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Jerome Hottin ◽

Edy Wijaya ◽

Laurent Hay ◽

Sophie Maricot ◽

Mohamed Bouazaoui ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Near Infrared ◽

Spr Sensor ◽

Bimetallic Surface ◽

Highly Sensitive

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High sensitivity graphene-Al2O3 passivated InGaAs near-infrared photodetector

Nanotechnology ◽

10.1088/1361-6528/ac1a43 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bokuan Yang ◽

Yangyang Zhao ◽

Jun Chen

Keyword(s):

Near Infrared ◽

High Sensitivity ◽

Infrared Photodetector

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Visible upconversion luminescence of Tb3+ ions in Y2O3 nanoparticles induced by a near-infrared femtosecond laser

Journal of Alloys and Compounds ◽

10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.02.085 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 496 (1-2) ◽

pp. 488-493 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Qiang Lü ◽

Yingjun Wu ◽

Lurong Ding ◽

Guomei Zu ◽

Aihua Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Femtosecond Laser ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Upconversion Luminescence

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Study on Phonon Drag Effect and Phonon Transport in Thin Si-on-Insulator Layers

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1117.86 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1117 ◽

pp. 86-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hiroya Ikeda ◽

Takuro Oda ◽

Yuhei Suzuki ◽

Yoshinari Kamakura ◽

Faiz Salleh

Keyword(s):

Seebeck Coefficient ◽

Carrier Concentration ◽

Phonon Scattering ◽

Phonon Transport ◽

Infrared Photodetector ◽

Phonon Drag ◽

Drag Effect ◽

Phonon Modes ◽

Highly Sensitive ◽

Insulator Layers

The Seebeck coefficient of P-doped ultrathin Si-on-insulator (SOI) layers is investigated for the application to a highly-sensitive thermopile infrared photodetector. It is found that the Seebeck coefficient originating from the phonon drag is significant in the lightly doped region and depends on the carrier concentration with increasing carrier concentration above ~5×1018 cm-3. On the basis of Seebeck coefficient calculations considering both electron and phonon distribution, the phonon-drag part of SOI Seebeck coefficient is mainly governed by the phonon transport, in which the phonon-phonon scattering process is dominant rather than the crystal boundary scattering even in the SOI layer with a thickness of 10 nm. This fact suggests that the phonon-drag Seebeck coefficient is influenced by the phonon modes different from the thermal conductivity.

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