The effect of surface coating on energy migration-mediated upconversion

• Main Authors: Su, Qianqian, Han, Sanyang, Xie, Xiaoji, Zhu, Haomiao, Chen, Hongyu, Chen, Chih-Kai, Liu, Ru-Shi, Chen, Xueyuan, Wang, Feng, Liu, Xiaogang
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97630; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11199
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles have been the focus of a growing body of investigation because of their promising applications ranging from data storage to biological imaging and drug delivery. Here we present the rational design, synthesis, and characterization of a new class of core–sh...