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Fiza Farooq^1,2, Seungyong Shin¹, Ja Yeon Lee¹

¹Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5, Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.

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Researchers developed a simpler method for creating bright red, green, and blue (RGB) upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) for displays and imaging. This approach avoids complex nanostructures, enabling full-color tunability and potential advancements in volumetric displays.

Keywords:

multicolor tuning orthogonal luminescence polymer composites transparent displays upconversion nanoparticles

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Nanotechnology
Photonics

Background:

Multicolor tunable upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are crucial for applications in displays, imaging, and security.
Existing methods for achieving multicolor emission often involve complex core/multishell nanostructures with numerous shells.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel strategy for achieving bright and orthogonal red (R), green (G), and blue (B) upconversion (UC) luminescence.
To avoid the synthesis of complicated core/quintuple-shell or core/sextuple-shell nanostructures.
To enable full-color tunability and potential applications in advanced display technologies.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of orthogonal bicolor-emitting core/shell-structured UCNPs.
Blending of these UCNPs to achieve orthogonal RB, RG, and GB luminescence via photon blocking.
Manipulation of excitation laser conditions to control UC luminescence.

Main Results:

Achieved bright and orthogonal RGB triprimary color UC luminescence without complex nanostructures.
Demonstrated pure RGB UC luminescence and full-color tunability through the combination of two orthogonal bicolor-emitting UCNPs.
Presented color displays using transparent UCNP-polymer composites with distinct near-infrared light wavelengths.

Conclusions:

The proposed strategy offers a simplified route to bright and tunable RGB UC luminescence.
This method facilitates the development of advanced full-color volumetric displays.
The findings pave the way for new applications in display technology and optical materials.