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Ultra-wideband-responsive photon conversion through co-sensitization in lanthanide nanocrystals

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  • Zhao Jiang

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Liangrui He

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Zhiwen Yang

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Huibin Qiu

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Xiaoyuan Chen

    (National University of Singapore)

  • Xujiang Yu

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Wanwan Li

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Abstract

Distinctive upconversion or downshifting of lanthanide nanocrystals holds promise for biomedical and photonic applications. However, either process requires high-energy lasers at discrete wavelengths for excitation. Here we demonstrate that co-sensitization can break this limitation with ultrawide excitation bands. We achieve co-sensitization by employing Nd3+ and Ho3+ as the co-sensitizers with complementary absorptions from the ultraviolet to infrared region. Symmetric penta-layer core-shell nanostructure enables tunable fluorescence in the visible and the second near-infrared window when incorporating different activators (Er3+, Ho3+, Pr3+, and Tm3+). Transient spectra confirm the directional energy transfer from sensitizers to activators through the bridge of Yb3+. We validate the features of the nanocrystals for low-powered white light-emitting diode-mediated whole-body angiography of mice with a signal-to-noise ratio of 12.3 and excitation-regulated encryption. This co-sensitization strategy paves a new way in lanthanide nanocrystals for multidirectional photon conversion manipulation and excitation-bandwidth-regulated fluorescence applications.

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  • Zhao Jiang & Liangrui He & Zhiwen Yang & Huibin Qiu & Xiaoyuan Chen & Xujiang Yu & Wanwan Li, 2023. "Ultra-wideband-responsive photon conversion through co-sensitization in lanthanide nanocrystals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-36510-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36510-3
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