TY - JOUR
AU - Zhou, Bo
AB - Dynamic control of multi-photon upconversion with rich and tunable emission colors is stimulating extensive interest in both fundamental research and frontier applications of lanthanide based materials. However, manipulating photochromic upconversion towards color-switchable emissions of a single lanthanide emitter is still challenging. Here, we report a conceptual model to realize the spatiotemporal control of upconversion dynamics and photochromic evolution of Er3+ through interfacial energy transfer (IET) in a core-shell nanostructure. The design of Yb sublattice sensitization interlayer, instead of regular Yb3+ doping, is able to raise the absorption capability of excitation energy and enhance the upconversion. We find that a nanoscale spatial manipulation of interfacial interactions between Er and Yb sublattices can further contribute to upconversion. Moreover, the red/green color-switchable upconversion of Er3+ is achieved through using the temporal modulation ways of non-steady-state excitation and time-gating technique. Our results allow for versatile designs and dynamic management of emission colors from luminescent materials and provide more chances for their frontier photonic applications such as optical anti-counterfeiting and speed monitoring.
TI - Spatiotemporal control of photochromic upconversion through interfacial energy transfer
JF - Nature Communications
DO - 10.1038/s41467-024-46228-5
DA - 2024-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/spatiotemporal-control-of-photochromic-upconversion-through-odt7zidGsR
VL - 15
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -