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F− substitution-induced high-efficiency broadband near-infrared MgAl2O4:Fe3+ phosphors for night-vision and biomedical imaging

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Theoretical design and experimental realization of Fe3+-doped dual-band near-infrared garnet phosphors

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 1383
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Achieving spectrally tunable and thermally stable near-infrared emission in Fe3+-activated spinel phosphors via the cation site modulation strategy

Zhihao Zhou, Hongjun Jiang, Jingwen Wei, Zhuowei Fei, Bozhao Yin, Jianrong Qiu, Zhongmin Yang and Guoping Dong

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Broadband near-infrared luminescence from Fe3+-activated NaScSi2O6 phosphors for luminescence thermometry and night-vision applications

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Dual-emission center ratiometric optical thermometer based on Bi3+ and Mn4+ co-doped SrGd2Al2O7 phosphor

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A ratiometric and lifetime-based luminescent thermometer exploiting the Co3+ luminescence in CaAl2O4:Co3+ and CaAl2O4:Co3+,Nd3+

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 9278
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How to calibrate luminescent crossover thermometers: a note on “quasi”-Boltzmann systems

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 13805
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Manipulating trap distribution and density by chemical unit cosubstitution for near-infrared persistent luminescent Zn1−2xLixGa2+xO4:Cr3+ solid solutions

Shaoxing Lyu, Pengshang Zhou, Jiaren Du, Xiaomeng Wang, Tengyue Wang, Panqin Wang, Henggang Wang, Shan Sun and Hengwei Lin

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Revisiting the reported emission spectrum of Cs2NaBiCl6

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Broadband and High Efficiency Near‐Infrared Emission in Cr3+‐Doped ZnWO4 Phosphors for Spectroscopic Applications

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Crystal structure and luminescence mechanism of novel Fe3+‐doped Mg0.752Al2.165O4 deep red‐emitting phosphors

Fei Qi, Guangsheng Tu, Bingtian Tu, Hao Wang, Jian Zhang, Weimin Wang and Zhengyi Fu

J Am Ceram Soc., 2022, 105, 5783
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Near infrared luminescence enhancement of Fe3+-doped MgGa2O4 phosphor by Li+-Assisted oxygen vacancy repair strategy

Kewen Zhou, Li Zhou, Weilong Chen, Xiaojun Yin, Hao Lin, Chunhong Gao and Shusheng Pan

Optical Materials, 2025, 163, 117034
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Synthesis and luminescent property of Ce3+-doped NaSrY(BO3)2 efficient blue-emitting phosphor as luminescent thermometer

Xinguo Zhang, Xin Chen, Cai Zhou, Jiaqi Fan, Weiying Zhou, Qi Pang, Liya Zhou and Yunrui Hu

Journal of Luminescence, 2022, 251, 119278
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Stability of low-pressure and high-pressure CaGa2O4 polymorphs at elevated temperatures: Raman spectroscopic study

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Environmentally-friendly and low-cost Fe3+-doped broadband NIR light-emitting phosphors

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Near‐Unity Internal Quantum Efficiency in Na2CaHf2Ge3O12: Fe3+ Phosphors via Non‐Stoichiometric Na+ Engineering

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Small Stokes Shift and Two‐Site Occupation in the ANb2O6:Cr3+ (A = Zn/Mg) Phosphors Toward Highly Efficient Ultra‐Broadband Near‐Infrared Emission for Multifunctional Applications

Yining Wang, Mengmeng Shang, Yixin Sun, Yiying Zhu, Xiaole Xing, Peipei Dang and Jun Lin

Advanced Optical Materials, 2024, 12
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Impurity energy level enables Fe3+-activated widely near-infrared II phosphor

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Prominent cryogenic fluorescence temperature sensing and superior room-temperature photochromism in Bi/Eu codoped KNN transparent-ferroelectric ceramics

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Journal of Rare Earths, 2025, 43, 2479
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Broadband NIR emission properties of Fe3+-activated aluminate with double peaks via occupying two sites

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Boosting Near‐Infrared Persistent Luminescence in Gallate Compounds via Energy‐Trap Engineering for Versatile X‐Ray Application

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Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Near-Infrared Long Afterglow in Fe3+-Activated Mg2SnO4 for Self-Sustainable Night Vision

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ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 13186
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Fe3+ doped Y4Al2O9 nanoparticles: A green synthesized multifunctional material for near infrared photoluminescence, electrochemical energy storage, and latent fingerprint visualization

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CoAl₀.₂Fe₁.₈O₄ Thin Films: Synthesis, Structural, Morphological, Optical properties, and Charge Transport Characteristics in CoAl₀.₂Fe₁.₈O₄/p-Si Heterojunctions

M. K. Seddeek and A. M. A. Shamekh

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Uncovering the presence or absence of photoluminescence from iron ions in crystals

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Achieving Broadband NIR Emission in Fe3+‐Activated ALaBB′O6 (A = Ba, Sr, Ca; B–B′ = Li–Te, Mg–Sb) Phosphors via Multi‐Site Ionic Co‐Substitutions

Shikun Su, Chen Hu, Shaolei Ding, Yutong Sun, Lijie Sun, Yanfei Zou, Ronghui Liu, Zonghao Lei, Bing Teng and Degao Zhong

Advanced Optical Materials, 2024, 12
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Transparent and Thermally Stable Rare-Earth-Doped Luminescent Gallate Glass toward Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling Applications

Guanning Chen, Maochen Zhu, Degao Zhong, Jiaen Liu, Yongjian Li, Yinghao Zang, Shouyi Sun, Hao Liu, Shoubo Wang, Yingfei Xin, Xiaoxiong Wang, Chen Hu and Bing Teng

Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63, 21507
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A high sensitivity dual-mode optical thermometry based on charge compensation in ZnTiO3:M (M = Eu3+, Mn4+) hexagonal prisms

Bingjun Zhu, Qianqian Yang, Wenjie Zhang, Shouxin Cui, Bing Yang, Qingru Wang, Shuhong Li and Dong Zhang

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2022, 274, 121101
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Near‐Infrared Persistent Phosphor‐Mediated Smart Sensing Light‐Emitting Diodes for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Shaoan Zhang, Jiawen Zeng, Huacong Ye, Zhenzhang Li, Yang Lv, Liangbin Xiong, Yihua Hu and Yang Li

Advanced Photonics Research, 2023, 4
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Influence of charge compensation on the photoluminescence and temperature sensing of zinc titanate composites

Fengya Hu, Yongjin Wu, Chengmei Sun, Chengcheng Xu, Bingjun Zhu, Qingru Wang, Qiang Shi, Shuhong Li and Dong Zhang

Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 11779
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Spinel-type persistent luminescence nanoparticles: From mechanisms, compositions to applications

Tianqi Zhao, Renagul Abdurahman, Ruxiangul Aiwaili, Shuqi Wu and Xue-Bo Yin

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023, 488, 215171
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Research progress on Fe3+-activated near-infrared phosphor

Bin Sun, Huixian Zhang and Yiming Wang

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Synthesis and luminescence properties of far-red emitting Li1.6Mg1.6Sn2.8O8:Fe3+ phosphor: Plant growth LED applications

Zhenyu Tang, Peichang Ouyang and Yunfang Liu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1032, 181152
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Influence of Mn2+ ions on the structure, spectral characteristics and optical thermometry performances of ZnAl2O4:Cr3+ multifunctional phosphors

Bingjun Zhu, Shiqi Ren, Yunlong Liu, Dong Zhang, Qingru Wang, Shuhong Li, Bing Yang, Wenjun Wang and Bingyuan Zhang

Journal of Luminescence, 2022, 244, 118736
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Broadband near-infrared emission properties of Fe3+ doped β-Mg3Ga2GeO8 phosphor

Renping Cao, Zhiyuan Li, Jingheng Nie, Xiaochun Li, Lei Zhang, Ruirui Yang, Hui Ao, Jingjing Duan and Chenxing Liao

Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 33713
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Boosting Near‐Infrared Emission in Spinel‐Type Phosphor via Oxygen Vacancy Engineering for Versatile Application

Yulong Ye, Yang Ding, Heyi Yang, Qinan Mao, Lang Pei, Meijiao Liu and Jiasong Zhong

Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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Defect Enrichment in Near Inverse Spinel Configuration to Enhance the Persistent Luminescence of Fe3+

Zhihao Zhou, Shuai Zhang, Yakun Le, Hong Ming, Yang Li, Shi Ye, Mingying Peng, Jianrong Qiu and Guoping Dong

Advanced Optical Materials, 2022, 10
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Probing the Influence of Temperature and pH on the Photoluminescence of Benzimidazole Units Immobilized on Mesoporous Silica

Jana Timm, Stefan A. Wagner, Matthias Breuning and Roland Marschall

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Analysis on the microstructure and magnetic properties of MgGaFeO4 spinel compound

Jiyu Hu, Chaocheng Liu, Min Wang, Meiling Wang, Xucai Kan, Ganhong Zheng and Yongqing Ma

J Am Ceram Soc., 2021, 104, 6434
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Two Selective Sites Control of Cr3+‐Doped ABO4 Phosphors for Tuning Ultra‐Broadband Near‐Infrared Photoluminescence and Multi‐Applications

Qianqian Zhang, Dongjie Liu, Peipei Dang, Hongzhou Lian, Guogang Li and Jun Lin

Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2022, 16
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Site preference identification and crystal field analysis of high-efficient and thermal-stable NIR-I emission in NaAl11O17:Fe3+: experimental and DFT investigation

Chunli Li, Linyun Zeng, Irina I. Piyanzina, Ziyi Hong, Wenjia Xie, Peican Chen, Liya Zhou, Chunyan Zhou, Jialiang Pan, Wei Liu, Weitao Ren and Xinguo Zhang

Progress in Solid State Chemistry, 2025, 80, 100551
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Highly efficient Fe3+-doped A2BB′O6 (A = Sr2+, Ca2+; B, B′ = In3+, Sb5+, Sn4+) broadband near-infrared-emitting phosphors for spectroscopic analysis

Dongjie Liu, Guogang Li, Peipei Dang, Qianqian Zhang, Yi Wei, Lei Qiu, Maxim S. Molokeev, Hongzhou Lian, Mengmeng Shang and Jun Lin

Light Sci Appl, 2022, 11
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Structural and optical properties of iron ions doped near-infrared persistent spinel-type phosphors

L. Pan, Y. Wang, L. Yin, M. Zhang, Y. Li, P.D. Townsend and D. Poelman

Journal of Luminescence, 2023, 258, 119822
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Mn2+ ions substitution inducing improvement of optical performances in ZnAl2O4: Cr3+ phosphors: Energy transfer and ratiometric optical thermometry

Bingjun Zhu, Naizhen Li, Shiqi Ren, Yunlong Liu, Dong Zhang, Qingru Wang, Qiang Shi, Qinglin Wang, Shuhong Li, Bingyuan Zhang, Wenjun Wang and Cailong Liu

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2022, 264, 120321
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Broadband emitting Fe3+‐doped double perovskite‐type antimonates phosphors for NIR spectroscopy applications

Xiao He, Yuhui Chen, Chenglong Xia, Kamran Muhammad, Zahra Duaa Syeda, Yue Guo, Siyuan Xie, Xiaoguang Liu and Ling Li

J Am Ceram Soc., 2024, 107, 2371
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Multimode fluorescence intensity ratio thermometer based on synergistic luminescence from Eu3+ to Mn4+ of SrTiO3:Eu3+-ZnTiO3:Mn4+ nanocomposites

Jun Yuan, Guoshuai Zhao, Shiqi Ren, Yongjin Wu, Fengya Hu, Qingru Wang, Qiang Shi, Bing Yang, Shuhong Li and Dong Zhang

Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 17699
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Synergistically achieving ultra-broadband tunable near-infrared emission enhancement through anion substitution and defect passivation for multiple applications

Kunpeng Shi, Junhao Li, Yan Chen, Cang zhang, Yougui Yang, Ling He, Meng Wu, Tong Feng, Dacheng Zhou and Jianbei Qiu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 1055, 186482
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Revisiting Y3Al5−xGaxO12 Solid Solutions Doped with Chromium Ions: Effect of Local Symmetry on Thermal Quenching of Cr3+ and Cr4+ Ions

W. M. Piotrowski, V. Kinzhybalo and L. Marciniak

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A Nontoxic and Environmentally Friendly NIR‐II Phosphor for Night Vision, Bio‐Imaging, Large‐Scale Detection, and Information Anti‐Counterfeiting with High‐Resolution Imaging

Fengmei Zhu, Yuan Gao and Jianbei Qiu

Advanced Optical Materials, 2025, 13
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MgGa2O4:Mn2+, Mn4+: A dual-emitting phosphors with unique optical temperature sensing

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Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 948, 169717
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Tailoring Fe3+‐Activated Broadband NIR Phosphors: Enhancing External Quantum Efficiency and Spectrum Adjustability Through Crystal Field Engineering in Double Perovskite Antimonate Structures

Xibao Zhang, Xiudi Wu, Yonghui Xu, Shuwen Yin, Chuansheng Zhong, Liang Zhou and Hongpeng You

Advanced Optical Materials, 2024, 12
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Doping concentration dependent photoluminescence and afterglow of Eu2+ doped CaAl2O4 for insight into the afterglow mechanisms

Bao-gai Zhai and Yuan Ming Huang

Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2022, 646, 414284
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Advances in Fe3+-activated luminescent materials for near-infrared light sources

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Enhanced red upconversion luminescence induced by Yb‐Fe dimer for bifunctional biological applications in optical thermometry and photothermics

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Engineering Fe3+ dual-site occupation and lattice regulation in a double perovskite Ba2LuSbO6 phosphor for broadband near-infrared luminescence

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 178253
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Synthesis and luminescent properties of Ca2ScRO6:Fe3+ (R = Nb, Ta) for plant growth lighting

Renping Cao, Kaiqi Qin, Ruirui Yang, Fangrui Cheng, Jingheng Nie, Zhenyu Tang, Peichang Ouyang and Ting Chen

Ceramics International, 2026, 52, 3358
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Luminescence of iron ions in crystals: Site occupancy, valence states, and excited-state properties

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Phys. Rev. B, 2024, 109
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Fe3+-activated BaZrO3 with broadband NIR-II phosphor for large-area Illumination, non-visual and biomedical imaging

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 510, 161473
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Luminescence thermometry with transition metal ions. A review

L. Marciniak, K. Kniec, K. Elżbieciak-Piecka, K. Trejgis, J. Stefanska and M. Dramićanin

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022, 469, 214671
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Recent developments in near-infrared phosphors for broad-band light-emitting diodes light sources

Yulin Hu, Jianwei Qiao, Dehong Li, Chengyan Gao and Zhiguo Xia

Journal of Rare Earths, 2026, 44, 1625
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Near‐unity quantum efficiency wavelength‐tunable NIR phosphors (Sr2−yCay)Sc1−xSbO6: xFe3+ with excellent thermal stability

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J Am Ceram Soc., 2024, 107, 5588
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Dual-emitting from Bi3+/Eu3+ co-activated ZnB2O4 phosphor for high-temperature optical thermometry sensor application

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Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2026, 733, 418567
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