Dual-mode excitation β-NaGdF4:Yb/Er@β-NaGdF4:Yb/Nd core–shell nanoparticles with NIR-II emission and 5 nm cores were synthesized using an ultra-low single dose of NaF.
Mono-dispersed, dumbbell-shaped lanthanide-doped NaYF4@NaGdF4 core–shell nanoparticles with dual-mode fluorescence were synthesized for anti-counterfeiting.
A fluorometric and colorimetric dual mode sensing platform based on hybridized carbon dots (Cdots) and gold–silver core–shell nanoparticles (Au@Ag NPs) has been established for the sensitive detection of trace Cu2+ ions in aqueous solution.