Enhancing Quantum Yield via Local Symmetry Distortion in Lanthanide-Based Upconverting Nanoparticles

Wisser, Michael D.; Fischer, Stefan; Maurer, Peter C.; Bronstein, Noah D.; Chu, Steven; Alivisatos, A. Paul; Salleo, Alberto; Dionne, Jennifer A.

doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00166

Title: Enhancing Quantum Yield via Local Symmetry Distortion in Lanthanide-Based Upconverting Nanoparticles

Journal Article · Mon Jun 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · ACS Photonics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00166· OSTI ID:1387925

Wisser, Michael D.; Fischer, Stefan ^[1]; Maurer, Peter C.; Bronstein, Noah D. ^[1]; Chu, Steven; Alivisatos, A. Paul ^[1]; Salleo, Alberto; Dionne, Jennifer A.

Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1387925

Journal Information:: ACS Photonics, Vol. 3, Issue 8; Related Information: LMI partners with California Institute of Technology (lead); Harvard University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ISSN 2330-4022

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

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Language:: English

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