Nanoscale · 2019 · 91 citations · 43 references
Natural SciencesBiomedical EngineeringMaterials ScienceNanomaterialsNanotechnologySensorsNanomaterial CharacterizationNanomedicineNanosensorsOptical SpectroscopyRare-earth-doped MaterialsTheranostic NanoparticlesNanoparticle Imaging ProbesNanoparticle-based ProbesNanoparticle-based SensingOptoelectronic PropertiesPhotoluminescence SpectroscopyPhotoluminescent MaterialsRare-earth-doped NanoparticlesTemperature Sensing
Nd<sup>3+</sup> doped LiLuF<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles are explored as photoluminescent nanothermometers and imaging probes. Such host-dopant configuration permits to resolve the fine Stark structure of Nd<sup>3+</sup> photoluminescence at 1050 nm, and to use it for subcutaneous temperature sensing.
43