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Nanothermometry is the study of temperature at the submicron scale with a broad range of potential applications, such as cellular studies or electronics. Molecular luminescent‐based nanothermometers offer a non‐contact means to record these temperatures with high spatial resolution and thermal sensitivity. A luminescent‐based molecular thermometer comprised of visible‐emitting Ga3+/Tb3+and Ga3+/Sm3+metallacrowns (MCs) achieved remarkable relative thermal sensitivity associated with very low temperature uncertainty of
- Award ID(s):
- 1664964
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10256342
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry – A European Journal
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 61
- ISSN:
- 0947-6539
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 13792-13796
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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