The role of temperature in the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of Ag2S-based nanocrystals

Highly emissive Ag2S nanocrystals (NCs) passivated with a gradated shell incorporating Se and Zn were synthesized in air, and the temperature dependence of their photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) was quantified in both organic and aqueous media at ∼1200 nm. The relevance of this parameter, meas...

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Autores: Wang, Peijiang, Morales Márquez, Rafael, Cervás, Gabriel, Hernández Medel, Alejandro, París Ogáyar, Marina, Jiménez de Aberasturi, Dorleta, Isidro Gómez, Ana Inés de, Torres Pardo, Almudena, Palomares, Francisco Javier, Garcia Orrit, Saül, Tavares De Sousa, Célia, Espinosa, Ana, Telle, Helmut H., Ortgies, Dirk Horst, Vega Mayoral, Víctor, Cabanillas González, Juan, Martín Rodríguez, Emma, Resch-Genger, Ute, Wegner, Karl David, Juárez, Beatriz H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/718313
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/718313
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4mh01016g
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aqueous media
hyperspectral
near infrared luminescence
organic media
synthesised
Física
Química
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Sumario:Highly emissive Ag2S nanocrystals (NCs) passivated with a gradated shell incorporating Se and Zn were synthesized in air, and the temperature dependence of their photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) was quantified in both organic and aqueous media at ∼1200 nm. The relevance of this parameter, measured at physiological temperatures, is highlighted for applications that rely on the near infrared (NIR) photoluminescence of NCs, such as deep NIR imaging or luminescence nanothermometry. Hyperspectral NIR imaging shows that Ag2S-based NCs with a PLQY in organic media of about 10% are inefficient for imaging at 40 °C through 20 mm thick tissue with low laser irradiation power densities. In contrast, water-transferred Ag2S-based NCs with an initial PLQY of 2% in water exhibit improved robustness against temperature changes, enabling improved imaging performance