Sensitization, energy transfer and infra-red emission decay modulation in Yb3+-doped NaYF4 nanoparticles with visible light through a perfluoroanthraquinone chromophore

Abstract Infra-red emission (980 nm) of sub 10 nm Yb3+-doped NaYF4 nanoparticles has been sensitized through the excitation of 2-hydroxyperfluoroanthraquinone chromophore (1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptafluro-8-hydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione) functionalizing the nanoparticle surface. The sensitization is achieved...

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Main Authors: Haizhou Lu, Yu Peng, Huanqing Ye, Xianjin Cui, Jianxu Hu, Hang Gu, Andrei N. Khlobystov, Mark A. Green, Philip J. Blower, Peter B. Wyatt, William P. Gillin, Ignacio Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05350-9