Nd<sup>3+</sup>-Doped Lanthanum Oxychloride Nanocrystals as Nanothermometers
Carlos Renero‐Lecuna, Ada Herrero, Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi, Miriam Martínez-Flórez, Rafael Valiente, Mikhail Mychinko, Sara Bals, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán
Abstract
transition, without affecting its (ratiometric) sensitivity toward temperature changes. As required for biological applications, we show that the obtained (initially hydrophobic) nanocrystals can be readily transferred into aqueous solvents with high, long-term stability, through either ligand exchange or encapsulation with an amphiphilic polymer.
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PhotoluminescenceLanthanumPassivationNanocrystalMaterials scienceDopingAqueous solutionLuminescencePhotochemistryChemical engineeringAnalytical Chemistry (journal)OptoelectronicsNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryChemistryPhysical chemistryLayer (electronics)Organic chemistryEngineeringLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics