Energy Transfer in Dye-Coupled Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles: From Design to Application

Juan Wang; Renren Deng

doi:10.1002/asia.201701817

Energy Transfer in Dye-Coupled Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles: From Design to Application

Chem Asian J. 2018 Mar 16;13(6):614-625. doi: 10.1002/asia.201701817. Epub 2018 Feb 27.

Authors

Juan Wang¹, Renren Deng²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Environmental Health, College of Environment and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
² Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P.R. China.

PMID: 29380532
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201701817

Abstract

Surface modification with organic dye molecules is a useful strategy to manipulate the optical properties of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles (LnNPs). It enables energy transfer between dyes and LnNPs, which provides unprecedented possibilities to gain new optical phenomena from the dye-LnNPs composite systems. This has led to a wide range of emerging applications, such as biosensing, drug delivery, gene targeting, information storage, and photon energy conversion. Herein, the mechanism of energy transfer and the structural-dependent energy-transfer properties in dye-coupled LnNPs are reviewed. The design strategies for achieving effective dye-LnNP functionalization are presented. Recent advances in these composite nanomaterials in biomedicine and energy conversion applications are highlighted.

Keywords: dyes/pigments; energy transfer; lanthanides; nanostructures; photochemistry.

Publication types

Review