Reversible structural transformation and redox properties of Cr-loaded iron oxide dendrites studied by in situ XANES spectroscopy

Hirosuke Matsui, Nozomu Ishiguro, Youya Suzuki, Kouhei Wakamatsu, Chiharu Yamada, Kanako Sato, Naoyuki Maejima, Tomoya Uruga and Mizuki Tada

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 28093
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP04416D

Synthesis and characterization of a near-infrared persistent luminescent Cr-doped zinc gallate–calcium phosphate composite

Wai-Tung Shiu, Lo-Yueh Chang, Yingying Jiang, Mohsen Shakouri, Yu-Hao Wu, Bi-Hsuan Lin and Lijia Liu

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 21131
DOI: 10.1039/D2CP03431J

Enhanced near infrared persistent luminescence of Zn2Ga2.98Ge0.75O8:Cr0.023+ nanoparticles by partial substitution of Ge4+ by Sn4+

Ting Song, Meng Zhang, Yuxue Liu, Jian Yang, Zheng Gong, Hong Yan, Hancheng Zhu, Duanting Yan, Chunguang Liu and Changshan Xu

RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 10954
DOI: 10.1039/C8RA01036F

Deciphering the loss of persistent red luminescence in ZnGa2O4:Cr3+upon Al3+substitution

Erin Finley and Jakoah Brgoch

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 2005
DOI: 10.1039/C8TC06373G

Regulating the trap distribution of ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ by Li+/Ga3+ doping for upconversion-like trap energy transfer NIR persistent luminescence

Junqing Xiahou, Qi Zhu, Fan Li, Minghui Jin, Lin Zhu, Sai Huang, Tao Zhang, Xudong Sun and Ji-Guang Li

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 2174
DOI: 10.1039/D3QI00184A

Unlocking the key to persistent luminescence with X-ray absorption spectroscopy: a local structure investigation of Cr-substituted spinel-type phosphors

Erin Finley, Michael W. Gaultois and Jakoah Brgoch

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 19349
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP02655J

High performance optical temperature sensingviaselectively partitioning Cr4+in the residual SiO2-rich phase of glass-ceramics

Zhanwen Zhang, Xinfang Li, Changjian Wang and Xvsheng Qiao

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 17047
DOI: 10.1039/C9CP03929E

Turning-on persistent luminescence out of chromium-doped zinc aluminate nanoparticles by instilling antisite defects under mild conditions

Xiaodan Huang, Xiaojun Wei, Yan Zeng, Lihong Jing, Haoran Ning, Xiaodan Sun, Yingying Li, Di Li, Yuanping Yi and Mingyuan Gao

Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 8514
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR08267H

Recent progress in high-performance environmental impacts of the removal of radionuclides from wastewater based on metal–organic frameworks: a review

Sheta M. Sheta, Mohamed A. Hamouda, Omnia I. Ali, A. T. Kandil, Reda R. Sheha and Said M. El-Sheikh

RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 25182
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA04177H

Long persistent phosphors—from fundamentals to applications

Yang Li, Mindaugas Gecevicius and Jianrong Qiu

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, 45, 2090
DOI: 10.1039/C5CS00582E

Controlling disorder in the ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ persistent phosphor by Mg2+ substitution

Neelima Basavaraju, Kaustubh R. Priolkar, Aurélie Bessière, Suchinder K. Sharma, Didier Gourier, Laurent Binet, Bruno Viana and Shuichi Emura

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 1369
DOI: 10.1039/C6CP06443D

Trap distribution and mechanism for near infrared long-afterglow material AlMgGaO4:Cr3+

Keliang Qiu, Panlai Li, Xiangyu Meng, Jinjin Liu, Qi Bao, Yuebin Li, Xue Li, Zhipeng Wang, Zhiping Yang and Zhijun Wang

Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 618
DOI: 10.1039/C8DT04399J

In-situ formation of oleic acid amide ligand boosts persistent luminescence of zinc gallate nanoparticles toward efficient latent fingermark detection

T. Hu, H. Cheng, D. Yang, K. Shao, Y. Teng and Z. Pan

Materials Today Chemistry, 2023, 30, 101485
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101485

Molten Salt Synthesis of Persistent Luminescent/Magnetic Cr3+-Doped Zinc Gallogermanate Particles

Xiaojun Wei, Haoran Ning, Xiaodan Huang, Collin F. Perkinson, Chunyan Liu, Zhuoyao Dong, Lihong Jing and Mingyuan Gao

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2023, 127, 3733
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c08045

Long term in vivo imaging with Cr3+ doped spinel nanoparticles exhibiting persistent luminescence

B. Viana, S.K. Sharma, D. Gourier, T. Maldiney, E. Teston, D. Scherman and C. Richard

Journal of Luminescence, 2016, 170, 879
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.09.014

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
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202101669

Positive effect of codoping Yb3+ on the super-long persistent luminescence of Cr3+-doped zinc aluminum germanate

Yi Zhang, Rui Huang, Zhenxu Lin, Hongliang Li, Dejian Hou, Jie Song, Shaomin Lin, Chao Song, Huihong Lin and Zewen Lin

Ceramics International, 2018, 44, 17377
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.06.202

Mg doping induced enhancement of persistent luminescence of ZGGO: Cr3+ nanoparticles for time-gate optical encryption

Xiaoxuan Song, Jian Yang, Shuai Wang, Jia Song, Biying Bao, Hancheng Zhu, Duanting Yan, Changshan Xu and Yuxue Liu

Optical Materials, 2024, 154, 115774
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.115774

Luminescence properties of Cr-doped ZnAl2O4 transparent ceramics for radiation detection

Satoshi Honjo, Kensei Ichiba, Daiki Shiratori, Akihiro Nishikawa, Takumi Kato, Daisuke Nakauchi, Noriaki Kawaguchi and Takayuki Yanagida

Journal of Luminescence, 2026, 293, 121817
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2026.121817

XAFS as a Tool for Study of Persistent Luminescence Biomarkers

K. R. Priolkar

Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society, 2017, 76, 85
DOI: 10.1080/0371750X.2017.1323677

Germanium substitution endowing Cr3+-doped zinc aluminate phosphors with bright and super-long near-infrared persistent luminescence

Yi Zhang, Rui Huang, Hongliang Li, Dejian Hou, Zhenxu Lin, Jie Song, Yuzheng Guo, Huihong Lin, Chao Song, Zewen Lin and John Robertson

Acta Materialia, 2018, 155, 214
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.06.020

Enhanced Photoluminescence of Gd3Al4GaO12: Cr3+ by Energy Transfers from Co-Doped Dy3+

Yu Zhang, Xiang Li, Dahai Hu, Qier Sa, Xinran Wang, Fengxiang Wang, Kaixuan Wang, Xuelian Zhou, Zhiqiang Song, Yongfu Liu and Kefu Chao

Nanomaterials, 2022, 12, 4183
DOI: 10.3390/nano12234183

Blue light emitting Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+ nanophosphor for latent fingerprint, anti-counterfeiting and near UV-LED applications

P.R. Srinivasa, B.R. Radha Krushna, J. Malleshappa, S.C. Sharma, K. Manjunatha, Sheng Yun Wu, B. Daruka Prasad, P.F. Karthikeyan, Femila Komahal and H. Nagabhushana

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2023, 674, 131857
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131857

Enhanced near-infrared mechanoluminescence through energy transfer between Tb3+-Cr3+ pairs in smart oxides

Yu Zhang, Kai Li, Ze Wang, Sur Lig, Hala Muji, Qixu Tian, Yuansong Gao, Nari Mai, Xinyu Gu, Fengqi Zhao, Kefu Chao and Dengfeng Peng

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 522, 167544
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.167544

Synergy between Defects and Lattice Distortion Drives Self‐Powered Elastico‐Near‐Infrared Mechanoluminescence in Cr3+‐Doped Spinel Oxides

Yao Xiao, Kang Chen, Mingzi Sun, Puxian Xiong, Bolong Huang, Yongsheng Sun, Dongdan Chen, Jiulin Gan and Zhongmin Yang

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202510848

Longer and Stronger: Improving Persistent Luminescence in Size-Tuned Zinc Gallate Nanoparticles by Alcohol-Mediated Chromium Doping

Xiaojun Wei, Xiaodan Huang, Yan Zeng, Lihong Jing, Wen Tang, Xiaona Li, Haoran Ning, Xiaodan Sun, Yuanping Yi and Mingyuan Gao

ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 12113
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05655

Emission properties of Zinc Gallate nanophosphors

Mun Keun LEE and Shinhoo KANG

J. Ceram. Soc. Japan, 2018, 126, 382
DOI: 10.2109/jcersj2.17204

Transition metal ion activated near-infrared luminescent materials

Xu Feng, Liting Lin, Rui Duan, Jianrong Qiu and Shifeng Zhou

Progress in Materials Science, 2022, 129, 100973
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2022.100973

Increase the inversion degree in Er-doped MgGa2O4 spinel nanofilms to obtain strong electroluminescence

Xinliang Guo, Hongyi Jin, Zejun Ye, Zhimin Yu, Yang Yang and Jiaming Sun

Materials Today Chemistry, 2024, 40, 102278
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.102278

Rapid annealing: A novel processing technique for Cr:ZnAl2O4 nanoparticles

Samvit G. Menon, K.S. Choudhari, S.A. Shivashankar, C. Santhosh and Suresh D. Kulkarni

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 728, 484
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.026

Defect cluster engineering in ZnGa2−x(Mg/Ge)xO4:Cr3+ nanoparticles for remarkably improved NIR persistent luminescence

Qi Zhu, Junqing Xiahou, Xiaodong Li, Xudong Sun and Ji‐Guang Li

J Am Ceram Soc, 2021, 104, 4594
DOI: 10.1111/jace.17864

Synergistic octahedral distortion regulation to boost high-performance Fe-activated spinel phosphors for non-invasive lactate detection

Lu Chen, Chenxi Kang, Meng Sun, Shuai Tang, Tao Zhang, Ji-Guang Li and Qi Zhu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 529, 172672
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.172672

Near‐Infrared Mechanoluminescence from Cr3+‐Doped Spinel Nanoparticles for Potential Oral Diseases Detection

Peishan Shao, Dongdan Chen, Zhenjie Lun, Yafen Wu, Zhicong Chen, Yao Xiao, Puxian Xiong, Shouping Wang, Bruno Viana, Won Bin Im and Zhongmin Yang

Small, 2024, 20
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402352

Trends in Cr3+ red emissions from ZnGa2O4 nanostructures produced by pulsed laser ablation in a liquid medium

M.S. Relvas, M.R.N. Soares, S.O. Pereira, A.V. Girão, F.M. Costa and T. Monteiro

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2019, 129, 413
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2019.01.022

The influence of hydrothermal synthesis temperature on the electronic structure and luminescence property of Cr-doped ZnGa2O4 nanoparticles

Wai-Tung Shiu, Xincheng Li, Lo-Yueh Chang, Jeng-Lung Chen, Yung-Yang Lin, Bi-Hsuan Lin, George E. Sterbinsky, Tianpin Wu, John A. McLeod and Lijia Liu

Journal of Luminescence, 2023, 263, 120113
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2023.120113

Enhancing near infrared persistent luminescence from Cr^3+-activated zinc gallogermanate powders through Ca^2+ doping

Hu Xu and Guanying Chen

Opt. Mater. Express, 2017, 7, 2783
DOI: 10.1364/OME.7.002783

Recent development of elastico-mechanoluminescent phosphors

Hao Zhang, Yang Wei, Xiao Huang and Wei Huang

Journal of Luminescence, 2019, 207, 137
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.10.117

Tuning the decay of Mn2+ emission via magnetically coupling with Cr3+ in ZnGa2O4

Jun Su, Yuhong Han, Suqian Meng, Xiaobao Yang, Shi Ye and Qinyuan Zhang

Journal of Applied Physics, 2018, 124
DOI: 10.1063/1.5040446

Oxygen‐Vacancy‐Driven Persistent Luminescence in Mn2+‐Doped MgGeO3: Insights from X‐Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy

Sherry Cao, Yihong Liu, Ruoxin Deng, Clement Lee and Lijia Liu

ChemPhysChem, 2025, 26
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202500207

First-Principles Study of Antisite Defect Configurations in ZnGa2O4:Cr Persistent Phosphors

Arthur De Vos, Kurt Lejaeghere, Danny E. P. Vanpoucke, Jonas J. Joos, Philippe F. Smet and Karen Hemelsoet

Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 2402
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02805

Ab Initio Studies of Work Function Changes Induced by Single and Co-Adsorption of NO, CO, CO2, NO2, H2S, and O3 on ZnGa2O4(111) Surface for Gas Sensor Applications

Jen-Chuan Tung, Guan-Yu Chen, Chao-Cheng Shen and Po-Liang Liu

Sensors, 2026, 26, 415
DOI: 10.3390/s26020415

Modification of the crystallinity and electroluminescence properties of Er-doped MgGa2O4 spinel nanofilms by inserting Al2O3 nanolayers

Xinliang Guo, Zengxin Yan, Zejun Ye, Yang Yang and Jiaming Sun

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1032, 181230
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.181230

Li5Zn8Ga5Ge9O36: Cr3+, Ti4+: A Long Persistent Phosphor Excited in a Wide Spectral Region from UV to Red Light for Reproducible Imaging through Biological Tissue

Xinquan Zhou, Guifang Ju, Tiansong Dai, Yang Li, Haoyi Wu, Yahong Jin and Yihua Hu

Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2019, 14, 1506
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900158

Enhanced near-infrared persistent luminescence in MgGa2O4:Cr3+ through codoping

Ying Zhao, Jiaren Du, Xiuwen Wu, Yafang Wang and Dirk Poelman

Journal of Luminescence, 2020, 220, 117035
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2020.117035

Enhanced persistent luminescence of MgGa2O4:Cr3+ near-infrared phosphors by codoping Nb5+

Yamin Xu, Weichao Huang and Chaoyong Deng

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2022, 33, 5325
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-022-07724-w

Influence of oxygen vacancy on persistent luminescence in ZnGa_2O_4:Cr^3+ and identification of electron carriers

J. Su, S. Ye, X. Yi, F. Q. Lu, X. B. Yang and Q. Y. Zhang

Opt. Mater. Express, 2017, 7, 734
DOI: 10.1364/OME.7.000734

Persistent luminescence induced by near infra-red photostimulation in chromium-doped zinc gallate for in vivo optical imaging

Suchinder K. Sharma, Didier Gourier, Eliott Teston, Daniel Scherman, Cyrille Richard and Bruno Viana

Optical Materials, 2017, 63, 51
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.06.053

Magnetic-NIR Persistent Luminescent Dual-Modal ZGOCS@MSNs@Gd2O3 Core–Shell Nanoprobes For In Vivo Imaging

Rui Zou, Shuming Gong, Junpeng Shi, Ju Jiao, Ka-Leung Wong, Hongwu Zhang, Jing Wang and Qiang Su

Chem. Mater., 2017, 29, 3938
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b00087

Optimization of Chromium-Doped Zinc Gallate Nanocrystals for Strong Near-Infrared Emission by Annealing

Mátyás M. Rudolf, Gábor Bortel, Bence G. Márkus, Nikoletta Jegenyes, Vladimir Verkhovlyuk, Katalin Kamarás, Ferenc Simon, Adam Gali and David Beke

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2022, 5, 8950
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c01156

Ba2+-driven site-selective substitution of Mn2+ ions and persistent luminescence of Sr1-xBaxGa2Si2O8:Mn2+ phosphors

Hongliang Li, Yi Zhang, Rui Huang, Zhenxu Lin, Jie Song, Wenxing Zhang, Chao Song, Zewen Lin, Qing Yang, Jing Yao, Shan Zhang and Yanqing Guo

Opt. Mater. Express, 2021, 11, 2599
DOI: 10.1364/OME.433797

Tunable Spinel Structure Phosphors: Dynamic Change in Near‐Infrared Windows and Their Applications

Wen‐Tse Huang, Kuan‐Chun Chen, Ming‐Hsuan Huang and Ru‐Shi Liu

Advanced Optical Materials, 2023, 11
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202301166

Large-scale irrigation of Cr3+ into different octahedra of zinc aluminate toward continual broadband near-infrared emission

Lu Chen, Sisi Yu, Guichang Shen, Shuai Tang, Tao Zhang, Ji-Guang Li and Qi Zhu

Ceramics International, 2024, 50, 1956
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.10.299

Chromium doped ZnGa2O4 thin films: An X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and X-ray excited optical luminesce (XEOL) study

Federica Mian, Gregorio Bottaro, Zhiqiang Wang, Yun-Mui Yiu, Marzio Rancan, Tsun-Kong Sham and Lidia Armelao

Applied Surface Science, 2022, 577, 151896
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151896

Persistent luminescent nanophosphors for applications in cancer theranostics, biomedical, imaging and security

Umer Mushtaq, Irfan Ayoub, Vijay Kumar, Vishal Sharma, Hendrik C. Swart, Elham Chamanehpour, Horst-Günter Rubahn and Yogendra Kumar Mishra

Materials Today Bio, 2023, 23, 100860
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100860

Deep Trap Quaternary Complex Spinel for Temperature‐Gated Decryption: Inducing High Storage Capacity by Cation Intermediate Occupancy

Kangwei Zhu, Cong Zhang, Kai Wang, Yanzheng Wu, Qiaoling Chen, Tianyu Hu, Yuanjie Teng, Kang Shao, Chang‐Kui Duan and Zaifa Pan

Advanced Optical Materials, 2026, 14
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202502262

Effective electron trap regulation in near-infrared persistent phosphor of ZnAl2O4:Cr3+ for round-the-clock plant lighting

Lu Chen, Peiyang Li, Guichang Shen, Xingbo Kang, Shuai Tang, Tao Zhang and Qi Zhu

Materials Today Chemistry, 2024, 40, 102204
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.102204

Improved luminescence of CaAl12-Ga O19:Cr3+ near-infrared phosphor based on Sr2+ and Ga3+ substitution

Yu Zhang, Kai Li, Xuelian Zhou, Kaixuan Wang, Ze Wang, Sur Lig, Kefu Chao and Fengqi Zhao

Materials Research Bulletin, 2024, 172, 112669
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2023.112669

Optimization method for blue Sr2MgSi2O7:Eu2+, Dy3+ phosphors produced by microwave synthesis route

Liupeng Pan, Shunli Liu, Xiaolu Zhang, Olayinka Oderinde, Fang Yao and Guodong Fu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, 737, 39
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.343

Local structure investigations of accumulated damage in irradiated MgAl2O4

Satoru Yoshioka, Konosuke Tsuruta, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Yasuda, Syo Matsumura, Takeharau Sugiyama, Yojiro Oba, Norito Ishikawa, Eiichi Kobayashi and Koji Okudaira

J Am Ceram Soc, 2020, 103, 4654
DOI: 10.1111/jace.17101