Rational design of hydrophilic β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ upconverting microprisms and defective TiO2 core–shell systems for improved UV–Vis–NIR Photocatalysis

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M. T. Colomer, Irene Villarejo, D. G. Calatayud, Álvaro Bueno-García, Pablo Molina, T. Jardiel
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2026

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Colomer, M. T., Villarejo, I., Calatayud, D. G., Bueno-García, Á., Molina, P., & Jardiel, T. (2026). Rational design of hydrophilic β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ upconverting microprisms and defective TiO2 core–shell systems for improved UV–Vis–NIR Photocatalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

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Colomer, M. T., Irene Villarejo, D. G. Calatayud, Álvaro Bueno-García, Pablo Molina, and T. Jardiel. “Rational Design of Hydrophilic β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ Upconverting Microprisms and Defective TiO2 Core–Shell Systems for Improved UV–Vis–NIR Photocatalysis.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2026).

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Colomer, M. T., et al. “Rational Design of Hydrophilic β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ Upconverting Microprisms and Defective TiO2 Core–Shell Systems for Improved UV–Vis–NIR Photocatalysis.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2026.

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@article{m2026a,
  title = {Rational design of hydrophilic β-NaYF₄:Yb³⁺/Tm³⁺ upconverting microprisms and defective TiO2 core–shell systems for improved UV–Vis–NIR Photocatalysis},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry A},
  author = {Colomer, M. T. and Villarejo, Irene and Calatayud, D. G. and Bueno-García, Álvaro and Molina, Pablo and Jardiel, T.}
}

Abstract

Pure NIR-to-blue upconverting (UC) β-NaY0.895F4:Yb3+0.1,Tm3+0.005 phosphors with hexagonal prismatic morphology, homogeneous length-to-width aspect ratio (AR) distributions, and intense UV–Vis UC emission were prepared by a mild template-free hydrothermal synthesis. Unlike...