resumo
Luminescence nanothermometry is nowadays a highly-dynamic research topic that is being driven by the challenging demands arising from dissimilar areas such as microelectronics, microfluidics and nanomedicine. Although the technique is rapidly evolving from the initial breakthrough to real applications, there are still major challenges regarding the conciliation of nanometric probes with the high sensitivity and predictability of the thermal response of the system. In the past five years, luminescent thermometers operating at the nanoscale, where the conventional methods are ineffective, have emerged as a very active field of research. Luminescent silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) are a promising choice for nanothermometry, combining the Si biocompatibility with the compatibility with the current microelectronic technology. Here, the thermal dependence of the emission peak position of SiNPs, used as the thermometric parameter, is well-described by the Varshni's law, enabling the development of a self-calibrated nanothermometer with a calibration curve predicted by a well-stablished state equation, avoiding new calibration procedures whenever the thermometer operates in different media. For the first time, temperature sensing using SiNPs-based luminescent thermometers in different media without the need of new calibration procedures is demonstrated. The thermometer reveals reversibility and repeatability higher than 99.98%, and a maximum relative sensitivity of 0.04% K-1.
palavras-chave
UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL SENSORS; LIVING CELLS; TEMPERATURE; NANOTHERMOMETERS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; NANOSCALE; EMISSION; RANGE
categoria
Chemistry; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Materials Science
autores
Botas, AMP; Brites, CDS; Wu, J; Kortshagen, U; Pereira, RN; Carlos, LD; Ferreira, RAS
nossos autores
Alexandre Manuel Pedroso Botas
Bolseiro de pós-Doutoramento
Carlos Brites
Professor associado
Luís Carlos
Professor Catedrático
Maria Rute de Amorim e Sá Ferreira André
Professor CatedráticoGrupos
G2 - Materiais Fotónicos, Eletrónicos e Magnéticos
G3 - Materiais Eletroquímicos, Interfaces e Revestimentos
agradecimentos
This work was in part developed in the scope of the projects CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials (UID/CTM/50011/2013) and I3N (UID/CTM/50025/2013), financed by national funds through the Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia/Ministerio da Educacao e Ciencia (FCT/MEC) and cofinanced by FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement. A.M.P.B. (SFRH/BD/104789/2014) and C.D.S.B. (SFRH/BPD/89003/2012) thank FCT for Ph.D. and post-doctoral grants, respectively. U.K. and J.W. acknowledge primary support by the MRSEC program of the National Science Foundation under Award No. DMR-1420013.