Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1135
Title: Upconversion properties of Tm3+-Er3+ co-doped layered perovskites and in-vitro cytotoxicity of their exfoliated nanomaterials
Authors: Gunay, Bensu
Sariyar, Ece
Unal, Ugur
Karagonlar, Zeynep Firtina
Saglam, Ozge
Keywords: Rare-earth doped materials
Layered perovskites
Single oxide nanosheets
Two-dimensional materials
Upconversion properties
In-vitro cytotoxicity
Rare-Earth
Energy-Transfer
Nanosheet
Luminescence
Nanoparticles
Emission
Photoluminescence
K2la2ti3o10
Fabrication
Lanthanide
Publisher: Elsevier
Abstract: The upconversion behavior of Er3+/Tm3+ co-doped Ruddlesden-Popper type K(2)Ln(2)Ti(3)O(10) layered perovskites was investigated. The lanthanide pair was selected for achieving 980 nm-driven green, red, and NIR emission. The perovskites having different dopant compositions were synthesized by a conventional solid-state procedure by substitution of La3+ ions in the host lattice. Moreover, the single nanosheets having approximately 1.8 nm thickness and 2 mu m lateral size were obtained via chemical exfoliation. The non-doped and co-doped layered materials and the nanosheets derived from these materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy and custom-made experimental set-up of upconversion emission spectroscopy. According to the XRD profiles, the perovskites had the layered orientation and water molecules in the interlayer domain because of their hygroscopic nature. The co-doped layered perovskites presented twophoton excited green and red emissions, identified as S-4(3/2) -> (4)I(15/2 )with H-2(11/2) -> (4)I(15/2 )and F-4(9/2) -> I-4(15/2) of the Er3+ transitions with a NIR emission. The intensity of red to green ratio emission of the materials increased with respect to the co-dopant concentration. The nanosheets' upconversion emission was weak in the visible region compared to their layered morphology. On the other hand, the NIR emission based on H-3(4) -> H-3(6) transition of the Tm3+ ions was preserved despite the acid and solvent treatments to break apart the layered orientation. MTT assay and Calcein/PI staining were conducted to evaluate cytotoxicity of non-doped and Er3+/Tm3+ co-doped K(2)Ln(2)Ti(3)O(10) perovskites and their exfoliated nanosheets on HEK 293 and HepG2 cell lines. Both assays indicated that although cell viability decreases with increasing concentration, good cell viability was observed at even 100 mu g/mL. In addition to their excellent luminescent and optical features, the nanomaterials also demonstrated low cytotoxicity increasing the potential for their use in laser-based biological applications.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.126003
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1135
ISSN: 0927-7757
1873-4359
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