Self-Calibrated Double Luminescent Thermometers Through Upconverting Nanoparticles

Author(s)

Brites, Carlos D. S. ; Martinez, Eduardo D. ; Urbano, Ricardo R. ; Rettori, Carlos ; Carlos, Luis D.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: RONTIERS IN CHEMISTR; v. 7, p. 10-pg., 2019-04-18.

Abstract

Luminescent nanothermometry uses the light emission from nanostructures for temperature measuring. Non-contact temperature readout opens new possibilities of tracking thermal flows at the sub-micrometer spatial scale, that are altering our understanding of heat-transfer phenomena occurring at living cells, micro electromagnetic machines or integrated electronic circuits, bringing also challenges of calibrating the luminescent nanoparticles for covering diverse temperature ranges. In this work, we report self-calibrated double luminescent thermometers, embedding in a poly(methyl methacrylate) film Er3+-and Tm3+-doped upconverting nanoparticles. The Er3+-based primary thermometer uses the ratio between the integrated intensities of the H-2(11/2) -> I-4(15/2) and S-4(3/2) -> I-4(15/2) transitions (that follows the Boltzmann equation) to determine the temperature. It is used to calibrate the Tm3+/Er3+ secondary thermometer, which is based on the ratio between the integrated intensities of the (1)G(4) -> H-3(6) (Tm3+) and the S-4(3/2) -> I-4(15/2) (Er3+) transitions, displaying a maximum relative sensitivity of 2.96% K-1 and a minimum temperature uncertainty of 0.07 K. As the Tm3+/Er3+ ratio is calibrated trough the primary thermometer it avoids recurrent calibration procedures whenever the system operates in new experimental conditions. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/21290-2 - Multi-User Equipment in grant 12/04870-7 - dynamic light scattering analyser Horiba SZ-100Z
• Grantee: Pascoal Jose Giglio Pagliuso
• Support Opportunities: Multi-user Equipment Program
• FAPESP's process: 18/12489-8 - Ultra high sensitivity upconversion nanoparticles for optical nanotermometry and thermochromaticity
• Grantee: Eduardo David Martínez
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 15/21289-4 - Multi-User Equipment in grant 12/04870-7 - desktop X-ray powder diffractometer
• Grantee: Pascoal Jose Giglio Pagliuso
• Support Opportunities: Multi-user Equipment Program
• FAPESP's process: 11/19924-2 - Study and development of advanced novel materials: electronic, magnetic and nanostructured: an interdisciplinary approach
• Grantee: Carlos Rettori
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/23882-4 - PLASMONIC EFICIENCY INTENSIFICATION OF THE UPCONVESION IN NANOCRYSTAIS DOPED WITH RARE EARTHS.
• Grantee: Eduardo David Martínez
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 12/04870-7 - Studies of novel complex and advanced materials
• Grantee: Pascoal Jose Giglio Pagliuso
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 12/05903-6 - Nuclear magnetic resonance of novel complex and advanced materials in condensed matter physics
• Grantee: Ricardo Rodrigues Urbano
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants