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

Xiaomin Liu; Xianggui Kong; Youlin Zhang; Langping Tu; Yu Wang; Qinghui Zeng; Chunguang Li; Zhan Shi; Hong Zhang

doi:10.1039/c1cc14774a

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

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Nov 21;47(43):11957-9. doi: 10.1039/c1cc14774a. Epub 2011 Oct 4.

Authors

Xiaomin Liu¹, Xianggui Kong, Youlin Zhang, Langping Tu, Yu Wang, Qinghui Zeng, Chunguang Li, Zhan Shi, Hong Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China.

PMID: 21968787
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc14774a

Abstract

The concentration quenching threshold of upconversion luminescence was broken through for the first time via a designed strategy: spatial separation of the emitter doping area.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Benzofurans / chemistry
Erbium / chemistry
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
Fluorides / chemistry
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Yttrium / chemistry

Substances

Benzofurans
sodium yttriumtetrafluoride
Yttrium
Erbium
benzofuran
Fluorides