Multifunctional NaYF:Nd/NaDyF nanocrystals as a multimodal platform for NIR-II fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging.

Recently, multimodal imaging nanoprobes based on the complementary advantages of various imaging methods have attracted considerable attention due to their potential application in the biomedical field. As important bioimaging nanoprobes, lanthanide-doped nanocrystals (NCs) would be expected to improve the related biophotonic technology through integrated multimodal bioimaging. Herein, water-soluble and biocompatible NaYF:Nd/NaDyF NCs were prepared by a solvothermal method combined with hydrophobic interaction with phospholipids as a capping agent.

High Thermoelectric Performance in SnTe Nanocomposites with All-Scale Hierarchical Structures.

SnTe has attracted considerable attention as an environmentally friendly thermoelectric material. The thermoelectric figure of merit ZT value is related to low thermal conductivity that can be successfully realized using fabrication of nanostructures. However, the practical realization of SnTe nanostructured composites is often limited by long reaction time, low yield, and aggregation of nanoparticles.

915 nm Light-Triggered Photodynamic Therapy and MR/CT Dual-Modal Imaging of Tumor Based on the Nonstoichiometric Na0.52 YbF3.52 :Er Upconversion Nanoprobes.

Lanthanide (Ln(3+) )-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) as a new generation of multimodal bioprobes have attracted great interest for theranostic purpose. Herein, red emitting nonstoichiometric Na0.52 YbF3.