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Overcoming thermal quenching in upconversion nanoparticles.

Yanze Wang¹, Bing Chen¹, Feng Wang¹

¹Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China. fwang24@cityu.edu.hk and City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China.

|February 10, 2021

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Thermal quenching reduces light emission in luminescent materials. This review explores energy transfer mechanisms in upconversion nanoparticles to overcome this challenge for technological applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Optics

Background:

Thermal quenching, a loss of light emission with rising temperature, hinders luminescent materials.
This phenomenon is particularly problematic for upconversion nanoparticles used in lighting, displays, and imaging.
Upconversion processes are susceptible due to temperature-dependent intra-particle energy transfer.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss the fundamental origin of thermal quenching in luminescent materials.
To elucidate the specific role of energy transfer in thermal quenching phenomena.
To summarize recent advancements in mitigating thermal quenching in upconversion nanoparticles.

Main Methods:

Literature review of thermal quenching mechanisms.
Analysis of energy transfer pathways in upconversion nanoparticles.
Synthesis of recent research on overcoming thermal quenching.

Main Results:

Thermal quenching originates from temperature-dependent processes affecting energy transfer.
Engineering energy transfer routes is a key strategy to combat thermal quenching.
Various methods have been developed to enhance thermal stability of upconversion nanoparticles.

Conclusions:

Understanding energy transfer is crucial for addressing thermal quenching.
Advanced strategies in engineering energy transfer routes show promise.
Overcoming thermal quenching will enable wider technological adoption of upconversion nanoparticles.