Lanthanide ions play a crucial role in cutting-edge technologies due to their rich, ladder-like energy level structures, which enable unique optical properties. One such property is up-conversion - the capability to sequentially absorb and convert two or more low-energy photons into a single higher-energy photon. However, the low efficiency of this process remains a significant drawback that researchers are striving to overcome through the synthesis of materials with varying dimensions (nano-, microparticles or powders), often co-doped with multiple lanthanides or exhibiting complex architectures.
In this talk, possible strategies for enhancing VIS/NIR-to-UV up-conversion in lanthanide-doped materials are discussed, with a strong focus on prospective bioapplications, such as cancer therapy and disinfection. Continued innovation in this field can shift these materials to the forefront of next-generation medical technologies.
Patryk completed his both Master and Engineer studies in the major Materials Engineering with the specialty in Advanced Functional Materials. Since 2020 he is a PhD candidate, affiliated at Doctoral School of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland). His scientific interests are mainly focused on synthesis of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, microcrystals, and powders, exhibiting various photon management processes (e.g. up-conversion, quantum cutting) and their prospective applications in everyday life.
In 2024, Patryk was awarded by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) with the One-Year Grant for Doctoral Candidates to be performed at our chair, in the cooperation with the Functional Materials Group at Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM). In this period he is working on fabrication of novel hybrid structures lanthanide-doped materials – translucent metallic foams for energy neutral VIS-to-UV up-conversion based wastewater treatment and water remediation.
Lanthanide ions play a crucial role in cutting-edge technologies due to their rich, ladder-like energy level structures, which enable unique optical properties. One such property is up-conversion - the capability to sequentially absorb and convert two or more low-energy photons into a single higher-energy photon. However, the low efficiency of this process remains a significant drawback that researchers are striving to overcome through the synthesis of materials with varying dimensions (nano-, microparticles or powders), often co-doped with multiple lanthanides or exhibiting complex architectures.
In this talk, possible strategies for enhancing VIS/NIR-to-UV up-conversion in lanthanide-doped materials are discussed, with a strong focus on prospective bioapplications, such as cancer therapy and disinfection. Continued innovation in this field can shift these materials to the forefront of next-generation medical technologies.
Patryk completed his both Master and Engineer studies in the major Materials Engineering with the specialty in Advanced Functional Materials. Since 2020 he is a PhD candidate, affiliated at Doctoral School of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland). His scientific interests are mainly focused on synthesis of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, microcrystals, and powders, exhibiting various photon management processes (e.g. up-conversion, quantum cutting) and their prospective applications in everyday life.
In 2024, Patryk was awarded by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) with the One-Year Grant for Doctoral Candidates to be performed at our chair, in the cooperation with the Functional Materials Group at Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM). In this period he is working on fabrication of novel hybrid structures lanthanide-doped materials – translucent metallic foams for energy neutral VIS-to-UV up-conversion based wastewater treatment and water remediation.
