Post-synthetic modification of semiconductor nanoparticles can generate lanthanide luminophores and modulate the electronic properties of preformed nanoparticles

Inorganic Nanoparticle Luminophore: Design and Application

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Figure 7

The relative energy level that positions the Tb³⁺ energy levels with respect to the valence and conduction bands of the Zn(Tb)S NPs, the NPs with [Zn(Tb)S]:[Cd²⁺] = 1:10⁻⁴–1:10⁻³, the NPs with [Zn(Tb)S]:[Cd²⁺] = 1:10⁻²–1:10, and the Cd(Tb)S NPs are shown in panels (a)–(d), respectively. (Adapted with permission from Reference [105], Copyright 2019 American Chemical Society).