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General Introduction to Upconversion Luminescence Materials

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Photon Upconversion Nanomaterials

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Upconversion nanoparticles can emit ultraviolet/visible/near-infrared light under near-infrared excitation (anti-Stokes emission). This unique optical property precludes background fluorescence and light scattering from biological materials. The emission of multiple and narrow emission lines is an additional hallmark of upconversion nanoparticles that opens up new avenues for optical applications. The unique optical properties make the upconversion nanoparticles ideal for bio-imaging applications with attractive advantages such as no auto-fluorescence from bio-tissues and a large penetration depth. In this chapter, we give a general introduction to the upconversion luminescence materials from the aspects of energy transfer mechanism, category, chemical composition, nanosized upconversion materials, and so on.

Rui Wang, Xiaomin Li, and Fan Zhang contributed together to this chapter.

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Zhang, F. (2015). General Introduction to Upconversion Luminescence Materials. In: Photon Upconversion Nanomaterials. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45597-5_1

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