Single-Component Upconverting Polymeric Nanoparticles

Authors

David C. Thévenaz, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg
Soo Hyon Lee, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of FribourgFollow
Florian Guignard, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg
Sandor Balog, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of FribourgFollow
Marco Lattuada, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of FribourgFollow
Christoph Weder, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of FribourgFollow
Yoan C. Simon, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2016

Department

Polymers and High Performance Materials

Abstract

Low-power light upconversion is a highly desirable feature for a broad range of applications and new materials enabling this process are sought in both bulk and particulate form. Here, the preparation of upconverting nanoparticles is reported from a methacrylic terpolymer bearing diphenylanthracene and meso-phenoxytris(heptyl)porphyrin pendant groups by a microemulsion technique. The use of a terpolymer in which the upconvering dye molecules are covalently attached mitigates some of the drawbacks of triplet–triplet annihilation upconverting nanoparticles made by other techniques, in particular dye leakage from the nanoparticles, and limited control of the sensitizer and emitter concentration within each nanoparticle. Size and morphology of the new upconverting nanoparticles are investigated by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy and elucidated their upconverting properties by luminescence spectroscopy.

Publication Title

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volume

37

Issue

10

First Page

826

Last Page

832

Recommended Citation

Thévenaz, D. C., Lee, S. H., Guignard, F., Balog, S., Lattuada, M., Weder, C., Simon, Y. C. (2016). Single-Component Upconverting Polymeric Nanoparticles. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 37(10), 826-832.
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