Apparent self-heating of individual upconverting nanoparticle thermometers

oleh: Andrea D. Pickel, Ayelet Teitelboim, Emory M. Chan, Nicholas J. Borys, P. James Schuck, Chris Dames

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Nanoparticles are often used as nanothermometers by measuring their luminescence from upconverted energy under illumination. The authors uncover the artificial appearance of a temperature rise at high excitation intensities due to effects involving higher energy states.