Rational design of a thermalresponsive-polymer-switchable FRET system for enhancing the temperature sensitivity of upconversion nanophosphors

Nanoscale , 2014, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C4NR02497D, Paper

Qingbo Xiao, Yanfang Li, Fujin Li, Mengxin Zhang, Zhijun Zhang, Hongzhen Lin

Here we propose a thermoresponsive polymer PNIPAM modulated fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) system to enhance the temperature sensitivity of upconversion nanophosphors (UCNPs). By utilizing red/near-infrared dual emitting NaLuF₄ :Mn²⁺ ,Ln³⁺ (Ln³⁺ =...

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