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Title: Photon avalanche in lanthanide doped nanoparticles for biomedical applications: super-resolution imaging

Journal Article · · Nanoscale Horizons
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NH00089E · OSTI ID:1503930

Photon avalanche in lanthanide doped nanoparticles shows exceptional properties, potentially suitable for single photoexcitation beam sub-diffraction imaging.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1503930
Journal Information:
Nanoscale Horizons, Journal Name: Nanoscale Horizons Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 4; ISSN NHAOAW; ISSN 2055-6756
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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