Efficient up-conversion in Yb:Er:NaT(XO4)2 thermal nanoprobes. Imaging of their distribution in a perfused mouse, C. Zaldo, M. D. Serrano, X. Han, C. Cascales, M. Cantero, L. Montoliu, E. Arza, V. R. Caiolfa, M. Zamai, PLoS ONE 12(5): e0177596. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177596
Ultrasmall, water dispersible, TWEEN80 modified Yb:Er:NaGd(WO4)2 nanoparticles with record upconversion ratiometric thermal sensitivity and their internalization by mesenchymal stem cells, C. Cascales, C. L. Paíno, E. Bazán, and C. Zaldo, Nanotechnology 28 (2017) 185101 (11pp). 10.1088/1361-6528/aa6834
Novel low-cost, compact and fast signal processing sensor for ratiometric luminescent nanothermometry, Ol. A. Savchuk, J. J. Carvajal, J. Massons, C. Cascales, M. Aguiló and F. Díaz, Sensors and Actuators A 250 (2016) 87-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2016.08.031.
Thermochromic upconversion nanoparticles for visual temperature sensors with high thermal, spatial and temporal resolution, Ol. A. Savchuk, J. J. Carvajal, C. Cascales, J. Massons, M. Aguiló and F. Díaz. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 6602-66013. 10.1039/c6tc01841f
Benefits of Silica Core−Shell Structures on the Temperature Sensing Properties of Er,Yb:GdVO4 Up-Conversion Nanoparticles, O. A. Savchuk, J. J. Carvajal, C. Cascales, M. Aguiló, F. Díaz, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 7266−7273.
Nanoparticulate coatings with efficient up-conversion properties, G. Dantelle, R. Calderon-Villajos, C. Zaldo, C. Cascales, T. Gacoin, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6 (2014), 22483−22489.
High thermal sensitivity and selectable upconversion color of Ln, Yb:Y6O5F8 nanotubes. C. Zaldo, C. Cascales Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 23274-23285.
White light upconversion in Yb-sensitized (Tm, Ho)-doped KLu(WO4)2 nanocrystals. Effect of Eu incorporation. E.W. Barrera, M.C. Pujol, J.J. Carvajal, X. Mateos, R.M. Solé, J. Massons, A. Speguini, M. Bettinelli, C. Cascales, M. Aguiló and F. Díaz, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 1679-1686.
Enhanced upconversion multicolor and white light luminescence in SiO2-coated lanthanide-doped GdVO4 hydrothermal nanocrystals, R. Calderón-Villajos, C. Zaldo and C. Cascales. Nanotechnology 23 (2012) 505205 (10pp) (Publishers´s pick of December 2012).
From porous to dense Tm3+– Lu2O3 micro- and nanosized crystalline morphologies designed through hydrothermal precursors: assesment on infrared emission properties, C. Cascales, C. Zaldo, F. Esteban-Betegón, R. Calderón-Villajos, CrystEngComm 14 (2012) 3577-3585.
Micro- and nanosized architectures in hydrothermal Tm3+-doped GdVO4: chemical insights towards preservation of the emission efficiency, R. Calderón-Villajos, C. Zaldo and C. Cascales, CrystEngComm 14 (2012) 2756-2768.
Spectroscopic characterization of sol-gel synthesized Tm-Lu2O3 nanocrystals, E. W. Barrera, M.C. Pujol, C. Cascales, C. Zaldo, K. H. Park, S. B. Choi, F. Rotermund, J.J. Carvajal, X. Mateos, M. Aguiló and F. Díaz, Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics 106 (2012) 409-417.
Synthesis and structural characterization of Tm-Lu2O3 nanocrystals: An approach towards new laser ceramics, E. W. Barrera, M.C. Pujol, C. Cascales, J. J. Carvajal, X. Mateos, M. Aguiló and F. Díaz, Optical Materials 34 (2011) 722-727.
Synthesis and characterization of core-shell SiO2@(Er3+, Yb3+): Lu2O3, W. Barrera, M.C. Pujol, C. Cascales, J. J. Carvajal, X. Mateos, R. Solé, J. Massons, M. Aguiló and F. Díaz, Optical Materials 34 (2011) 355-359.
Hydrothermal trivalent lanthanide doped Lu2O3 nanorods: Evaluation of the influence of the surface in optical emission properties, E. W. Barrera, M.C. Pujol, F. Díaz, S. B. Choi, F. Rotermund, and C. Cascales, Optical Materials 34 (2011) 399-403.
Emission properties of hydrothermal Yb3+, Er3+ and Yb3+, Tm3+-codoped Lu2O3 nanorods: upconversion, cathodoluminescence and assessment on waveguide behavior, E. W. Barrera, M.C. Pujol, F. Díaz, S. B. Choi, F. Rotermund, K. H. Park, M. S. Jeong and C. Cascales,Nanotechnology 22 (2011) 075205 (15pp). doi:10.1088/0957-4484/22/7/075205. (Selected by Editors as Cover Article).
Hydrothermal Tm3+-Lu2O3 Nanorods with Highly Efficient 2 µm Emission, F. Esteban-Betegón, C. Zaldo, C. Cascales, Inorganic Chemistry 50 (2011) 1836-2843.
Morphology controlled hydrothermal synthesis processes and emission near 2 µm of Tm3+-doped Lu2O3 nanostructures, C. Cascales, F. Esteban-Betegón and C. Zaldo, Phys. Status Solidi C 7, No. 11–12 (2010) 2675–2678.
Hydrothermal Yb3+ doped NaGd(WO4)2 Nano- and Micrometer-Sized Crystals with Preserved Photoluminescence Properties, F. Esteban-Betegón, C. Zaldo, C. Cascales, Chemistry of Materials 22 (2010) 2315-2324.