X-ray-activated near-infrared luminescent nanoparticles are considered as new alternative optical probes due to being free of autofluorescence, while both their excitation and emission possess a high penetration efficacy in vivo. Herein, we report silicon carbide quantum dot sensitization of trivalent chromium-doped zinc gallate nanoparticles with enhanced near-infrared emission upon X-ray and UV-vis light excitation. We have found that a ZnGa2O4 shell is formed around the SiC nanoparticles during seeded hydrothermal growth, and SiC increases the emission efficiency up to 1 order of magnitude due to band alignment that channels the excited electrons to the chromium ion.
Enhancement of X-ray-Excited Red Luminescence of Chromium-Doped Zinc Gallate via Ultrasmall Silicon Carbide Nanocrystals / Beke, D., Nardi, M.V., Bortel, G., Timpel, M., Czigany, Z., Pasquali, L., Chiappini, A., Bais, G., Rudolf, M., Zalka, D., Bigi, F., Rossi, F., Bencs, L., Pekker, A., Markus, B.G., Salviati, G., Saddow, S.E., Kamaras, K., Simon, F., Gali, A.. - In: CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS. - ISSN 0897-4756. - 33:7(2021), pp. 2457-2465. [10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04671]
Enhancement of X-ray-Excited Red Luminescence of Chromium-Doped Zinc Gallate via Ultrasmall Silicon Carbide Nanocrystals
Bigi F.;
2021-01-01
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X-ray-activated near-infrared luminescent nanoparticles are considered as new alternative optical probes due to being free of autofluorescence, while both their excitation and emission possess a high penetration efficacy in vivo. Herein, we report silicon carbide quantum dot sensitization of trivalent chromium-doped zinc gallate nanoparticles with enhanced near-infrared emission upon X-ray and UV-vis light excitation. We have found that a ZnGa2O4 shell is formed around the SiC nanoparticles during seeded hydrothermal growth, and SiC increases the emission efficiency up to 1 order of magnitude due to band alignment that channels the excited electrons to the chromium ion.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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