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An advanced UV anti-counterfeiting strategy enabled by white-light-powered upconversion of Ho 3+ -doped phosphors

Lu Chen, Jin Chen, Yajing Xu, Yanfang Sun, Chuanen Li, Mina Liu, Yuhan Yao, Yijie Wang, Lianyi Fu, Zhengxiao Wang, Guorui Wang, Jinxin Zhao, Dawei Wang, Xiao-jun Wang

Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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Abstract

White-light-powered upconversion in Ho 3+ -doped phosphors generates 358 nm UV emission when excited using a commercial LED flashlight. Gd 3+ co-doping enables tunable 312 nm output for multispectral anti-counterfeiting labels with hidden patterns.
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OpenAlex topics: Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials · Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods · Terahertz technology and applications

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Affiliations

School of Physics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

High School Attached to Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

School of Advanced Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China

Hebei Ledphor Optoelectronics Technology Co., LTD., Baoding 071020, China

Department of Physics, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Jilin Provincial Scientific and Technological Development Program

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