{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Jiang Z"],"funding":["N/A","National Natural Science Foundation of China","National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)"],"pagination":["827"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9929054"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(1)"],"pubmed_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 Nd<sup>3+</sup> and Ho<sup>3+</sup> 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 (Er<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup>, Pr<sup>3+</sup>, and Tm<sup>3+</sup>). Transient spectra confirm the directional energy transfer from sensitiz"],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pubmed_title":["Ultra-wideband-responsive photon conversion through co-sensitization in lanthanide nanocrystals."],"pmcid":["PMC9929054"],"funding_grant_id":["81971704"],"pubmed_authors":["Li W","Jiang Z","Yang Z","Qiu H","He L","Chen X","Yu X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Ultra-wideband-responsive photon conversion through co-sensitization in lanthanide nanocrystals.","description":"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 Nd<sup>3+</sup> and Ho<sup>3+</sup> 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 (Er<sup>3+</sup>, Ho<sup>3+</sup>, Pr<sup>3+</sup>, and Tm<sup>3+</sup>). Transient spectra confirm the directional energy transfer from sensitiz","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Feb","modification":"2025-04-18T13:37:51.783Z","creation":"2025-04-04T11:16:32.92Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9929054","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36788239"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-023-36510-3"]}}