title: Multicolor hybrid upconversion nanoparticles and their improved performance as luminescence temperature sensors due to energy transfer.
abstract: By combining upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with rhodamine 6G (R6G) dye molecules, multicolor emission based on energy transfer is achieved. The complexes can be dissolved in epoxy resin, and self-assembled hemispherical microstructures are fabricated through a hydrophobic effect. A luminescence temperature sensor takes advantage of the high temperature sensitivity of the complexes due to energy transfer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Van Duong
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Ta
authors.forename: Fen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Qinyuan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Handong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D004735:Energy Transfer; D049449:Luminescence; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D013696:Temperature