Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 8, Issue 28, Pages 17894-17901Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05609
Keywords
cooperative upconversion luminescence; efficient Tb3+ emission; energy transfer optimization; CaF2 inert shell; bioimaging
Funding
- MOST of China [2012CB932403, 2013CB733703, 2015CB931801]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21231004, 21375024, 21527801]
- Shanghai Sci. Tech. Comm. [15QA1400700]
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Upconversion luminescence nanomaterials have shown great potential in biological and physical applications because of their unique properties. However, limited research exists on the cooperative sensitization upconversion emission in Tb3+ ions over Er3+ ions and Tm3+ ions because of its low efficiency. Herein, by optimizing the doping ratio of sensitizer and activator to maximize the utilization of the photon energy and introducing the CaF2 inert shell to shield sensitizer from quenchers, we synthesize ultrasmall NaYbF4:Tb@CaF2 nano particles with a significant enhancement (690-fold) in cooperative sensitization upconversion emission intensity, compared with the parent NaYbF4:Tb. The lifetime of Tb3+ emission in NaYbF4:Tb@CaF2 nanoparticles is prolonged extensively to similar to 3.5 ms. Furthermore, NaYbF4:Tb@CaF2 was applied in in vitro and in vivo bioimaging. The presented luminescence enhancement strategy provides cooperative sensitization upconversion with new opportunities for bioapplication.
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