Nanocomposites Based on Lanthanide-doped Upconversion Nanoparticles: Diverse Designs and Applications

Overview

Journal Light Sci Appl

Publisher Springer Nature

Date 2022 Jul 13

PMID 35831282

Authors

Kaimin Du

Jing Feng

Xuan Gao

Hongjie Zhang

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Abstract

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have aroused extraordinary interest due to the unique physical and chemical properties. Combining UCNPs with other functional materials to construct nanocomposites and achieve synergistic effect abound recently, and the resulting nanocomposites have shown great potentials in various fields based on the specific design and components. This review presents a summary of diverse designs and synthesis strategies of UCNPs-based nanocomposites, including self-assembly, in-situ growth and epitaxial growth, as well as the emerging applications in bioimaging, cancer treatments, anti-counterfeiting, and photocatalytic fields. We then discuss the challenges, opportunities, and development tendency for developing UCNPs-based nanocomposites.

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