Nanoscale Luminescent Materials 2

Nanoscale Luminescent Materials 2
Author: Electrochemical Society
Publisher: ECS Transactions
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2012-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781566779579

This symposium focused on those characteristics of nanoscale materials that relate to their luminescence properties. Relevant topics covered included: effects of quantum confinement, the role of surface states, loss mechanisms, methods to improve luminescence efficiency, bulk vs. nanoparticle luminescence, and the role of phonons in nanomaterials. Articles based on presentations at the Seattle meeting cover: (1) basic physical properties of luminescent nano-materials including insulators, semiconductors, organics, and polymers; (2) nanophosphors for biophotonics and biomarkers; (3) nanoparticles for light emmiting diodes and next generation lighting applications; (4) luminescent properties of fabricated nano-structures (nanowires, nanorods, nanodots, etc.); and (5) nanophosphors for traditional phosphor applications such as X-ray and scintillator phosphors, phosphors for VUV excitation, and persistent phosphors.

Nanoscale Organization of Luminescent Materials and Their Polarization Properties Investigated by Twp-dimensional Polarization Imaging

Nanoscale Organization of Luminescent Materials and Their Polarization Properties Investigated by Twp-dimensional Polarization Imaging
Author: Juanzi Shi
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9789174228182

Semiconductor materials (e.g., conjugated polymers, metal halide perovskites) have been widely used in solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and photodetectors. Organic conjugated systems have high mechanical flexibility and low costs for production. Metal halide perovskites have the advantage of strong light absorption, long charge-carrier diffusion lengths, and low intrinsic surface recombination. Polarization-sensitive single-molecule methods have been extensively used to study the chromophore organization and excitation energy transfer (EET) process. Our novel polarization technique, two-dimensional polarization imaging (2D POLIM) is designed to simultaneously measure and control both the excitation and emission polarization characteristics of an individual object. A model based on single funnel approximation (SFA) is applied to fit the 2D polarization portrait obtained from 2D POLIM measurements. 2D POLIM in combination with the SFA model allows the quantitative characterization of EET efficiency. Overall, A large number of polarization parameters, e.g., modulation depths, phases, luminescence shift, fluorescence anisotropy, energy funneling efficiency, and properties of the EET-emitter, can be extracted from 2D polarization portraits. They give a full picture of chromophores' organization and a quantitative measure of the EET process. In this thesis, we applied the 2D POLIM technique to investigate the fundamental optoelectronic process in different types of luminescent materials. H-aggregates forming in spin-cast conjugated films are visualized by modulation depth and phase imaging contrast. Light-harvesting efficiency shows the efficient ET within the amorphous phase and poor ET between H-aggregates due to the less overlap between absorption and emission spectra. Together with single-molecule spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope, we studied the polarization property of individual MAPbBr3 aggregates, which shows the well-known dielectric screening effect cannot fully explain the absorption polarization from weakly elongated objects (even with irregular shapes). We propose that power dependent quantum yield can further increase the modulation depth of excitation. 2D POLIM was also applied to explore the aggregation state of proteins in the biological system. Furthermore, we did a series of computer experiments to examine and improve the SFA model. We break the limit of energy funneling efficiency and propose an asymmetric three-dipole model, which is more applicable for multi-chromophore systems. In the future, quantitative phase-contrast imaging and time-resolved 2D POLIM might be further developed.

Lanthanide-Doped Luminescent Nanomaterials

Lanthanide-Doped Luminescent Nanomaterials
Author: Xueyuan Chen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2013-11-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642403646

Lanthanide-Doped Luminescent Nanomaterials reviews the latest advances in the development of lanthanide-doped luminescent inorganic nanoparticles for potential bioapplications. This book covers the chemical and physical fundamentals of these nanoparticles, such as the controlled synthesis methodology, surface modification chemistry, optical physics, and their promising applications in diverse bioassays, with an emphasis on heterogeneous and homogeneous in-vitro biodetection of tumor biomarkers. This book is intended for those readers who are interested in systematically understanding the materials design strategy, optical behavior of lanthanide ions, and practical bioapplications of lanthanide nanoparticles. It primarily focuses on the interdisciplinary frontiers in chemistry, physics and biological aspects of luminescent nanomaterials. All chapters were written by scientists active in this field and for a broad audience, providing both beginners and advanced researchers with comprehensive information on the subject. Xueyuan Chen is a Professor at Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM), Chinese Academy of Sciences. Yongsheng Liu is a Research Associate Professor at FJIRSM, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Datao Tu is a Research Assistant Professor at FJIRSM, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Luminescence

Luminescence
Author: Adam M. Gilmore
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2013-12-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814241954

The book encompasses the nanoscale semiconductor field by amalgamating a broad multidisciplinary arena including applications for energy conservation, materials performance enhancement, electronic circuitry, video displays, lighting, photovoltaics, quantum computing, memory, chemo- and biosensors, pharmaceuticals and medical diagnostics inter alia. The first section presents a comprehensive introductory overview of the photophysics, instrumentation and experimental methodology of nanomaterial luminescence. In the second and third sections of the book, invited experts highlight more specific advanced research areas that have either shown potential for, or have already realized, significant impact on the day-to-day aspects of modern life and the world economy.