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Inert Shell Effect on the Quantum Yield of Neodymium-Doped Near-Infrared Nanoparticles: The Necessary Shield in an Aqueous Dispersion.
Nano Letters ( IF 9.6 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-17 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03187
Artiom Skripka 1 , Antonio Benayas 2 , Carlos D S Brites 2 , Inocencio R Martín 3, 4 , Luís D Carlos 2 , Fiorenzo Vetrone 1
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Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles (LnNPs) are versatile near-infrared (NIR) emitting nanoprobes that have led to their growing interest for use in biomedicine-related imaging. Toward the brightest LnNPs, high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) values are attained by implementing core/shell engineering, particularly with an optically inert shell. In this work, a thorough investigation is performed to quantify how an outer inert shell maintains the PLQY of Nd3+-doped LnNPs dispersed in an aqueous environment. Three relevant quantitative findings affecting the PLQY of Nd3+-doped LnNPs are identified: (i) the PLQY of core LnNPs is improved 3-fold upon inert shell coating; (ii) PLQY decreases with increasing Nd3+ doping despite the inert shell; and (iii) solvent quenching has a major influence on the PLQY of the LnNPs, though it is relatively lessened for high Nd3+ doping. Overall, we shed new light on the impact of the LnNP architecture on the NIR emission, as well as on the quenching effects caused by doping concentration and solvent molecules.

中文翻译:

掺杂钕的近红外纳米粒子的量子产率的惰性壳效应:在水分散体中的必要屏蔽。

掺杂镧系元素的纳米粒子(LnNPs)是一种通用的近红外(NIR)发射纳米探针,已引起人们越来越多的兴趣,用于生物医学相关成像。对于最亮的LnNP,通过实施核/壳工程,尤其是使用光学惰性壳,可以获得高的光致发光量子产率(PLQY)值。在这项工作中,进行了彻底的研究以量化外部惰性壳如何保持分散在水性环境中的Nd 3+掺杂LnNP的PLQY 。鉴定了影响Nd 3+掺杂LnNPs PLQY的三个相关定量结果:(i)惰性外壳涂覆后,核心LnNPs的PLQY改善了3倍;(ii)PLQY随着Nd 3+的增加而降低尽管外壳是惰性的但仍掺杂;(iii)溶剂淬火对LnNPs的PLQY有主要影响,尽管对于高Nd 3+掺杂而言,它相对较小。总体而言,我们揭示了LnNP体系结构对NIR发射的影响以及掺杂浓度和溶剂分子引起的猝灭效应。
更新日期:2020-10-15
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