title: Room temperature synthesis of upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals.
abstract: Synthesis of nanocrystals that exhibit strong upconversion (UC) luminescence upon infrared excitation has been challenging due to the stringent control needed over experimental variables. Herein, we report a method to synthesize nanocrystals demonstrating high UC at room temperature in aqueous solution on graphene.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai-200237, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Rajesh S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Jianli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lorenser
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Sampson
authors.forename: Yanglong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Guanzhong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: K Swaminathan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Iyer
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006108:Graphite