Although this method was developed with upconversion nanoparticles, the researchers believe their new «direct - doping» approach can be generalised to other nanoparticles with interesting photonic, electronic and magnetic properties. (sciencedaily.com)
«We believe that the fundamental aspects of these findings — that crystal structures can greatly influence luminescence properties — could allow upconversion nanocrystals to eventually outperform conventional fluorescent biomarkers,» says Liu. (sciencedaily.com)
To harvest the lost solar energy, we develop a solid - state device that turns infrared photons into visible ones, a phenomenon called photon upconversion. (energyfrontier.us)