Dye-sensitized lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles for water detection in organic solvents

• Main Authors: Yu, Zhongzheng, Lim, Chang-Keun, Chan, Wen Kiat, Chen, Yu, Shao, Wei, Zhang, Yan, Prasad, Paras N., Tan, Timothy Thatt Yang
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Dye-Sensitized; Ultrasensitive
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162366
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The use of fluorescent probes to detect water content in organic solvents is highly desirable in chemical industries. Optimal fluorescent probes are expected to achieve rapid tests with a high sensitivity. Most existing fluorescent probes use water as a quencher to turn off the fluorescence and are...