Synthesis of a Novel Core–Shell Nanocomposite Ag@SiO 2 @Lu 2 O 3 :Gd/Yb/Er for Large Enhancing Upconversion Luminescence and Bioimaging

作者：Dongguang Yin, Chengcheng Wang, Juan Ouyang, Xinyu Zhang, Zheng Jiao, Yi Feng, Kailin Song, Bing Liu, Xianzhang Cao, Lu Zhang, Yanlin Han, Minghong Wu · 发表于：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 年份：2014 · DOI：10.1021/am505633g · 被引用次数：63 · 研究领域：Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials、Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials、Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Upconversion nanocrystals have many advantages over other fluorescent materials. However, their upconversion luminescence intensities are not desirable, limiting their applications for highly sensitive detection. Therefore, it is really important to enhance upconversion luminescent intensities of upconversion nanocrystals. In the present study, a novel Ag core and upconversion nanocrystal shell based nanocomposite Ag@SiO2@Lu2O3:Gd/Yb/Er for metal-enhanced upconversion luminescence was fabricated successfully, and its morphology, crystalline phase, composition, optical property, and cell imaging application were investigated. It was found that a maximum upconversion luminescence enhancement of 30-fold was obtained in comparison with the control without a silver core, and the nanocomposite exhibited bright upconversion luminescence when it was used for imaging with HeLa cells. This enhancement potentially increases the overall upconversion nanocrystal detectability, endowing the nanocomposite with a potential capability for highly sensitive biological, medical, and optical detection.