Nanomaterials Research Group
Department of Biotechnology
University of Verona
Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, Italy
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Nanomaterials activated with luminescent lanthanide ions
- Hybrid organic-inorganic nanostructures
- Multifunctional nanomaterials for biotechnology and nanomedicine
- Optical nanothermometry
- Surface functionalization of inorganic nanoparticles
- Nanoparticle-biomolecule interactions
- Colloidal chemistry
- Nanostructures for drug delivery
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
| 2019 (October) | Full Professor, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy |
| 2006 – 2019 | Associate Professor, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy |
| 2001 – 2004 | Member of the Board of Directors of the University of Verona, Italy. |
| 1997 – 2006 | Researcher, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy |
| 1994 – 1996 | Postdoctoral fellowship, Chemical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy |
| 1990 – 1992 | PhD in Chemistry, University of Padova, Padova, Italy |
| 1984 – 1988 | Master Degree in Chemistry (Summa cum Laude), University of Padova, Padova, Italy |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2013 – 2018 | Departmental Responsible for Student Orientation |
| 2012 – | Association agreement with the Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara”, Italian National Research Council, Florence, Italy |
| 2012 – | Member of the Board of Directors of the Science and Technology of Materials Italian Consortium, Florence, Italy |
| 2012 – 2018 | Chairman of the Academic Board of the PhD Course “Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications”, University of Verona, Italy |
| 2012 – 2014 | Member of the Board of Directors of the Veneto Interuniversity Consortium for Nanotechnology, Venezia, Italy. |
| 2006 – | Associate Professor, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy |
ITALIAN NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC HABILITATION
| 2017 | Full Professor of Physical Chemistry |
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
| 2017- | Physical Chemistry (6 CFU), Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, University of Verona (Verona, Italy) |
| 2014 – 2018 | Chemistry of Nanomaterials (6 CFU), Master’s Degree in Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials, University of Verona (Verona, Italy) and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Venice, Italy) |
| 2001 – | General and Inorganic Chemistry (9 CFU), Bachelor’s degree in Viticultural and Oenological Science and Technology, University of Verona (Verona, Italy) |
| 2000 – 2003 | Analytical Chemistry, Master’s Degree in Biotechnology, University of Verona (Verona, Italy) |
COLLABORATIONS
| Prof. Fiorenzo Vetrone, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec, Varennes, Canada. | |
| Prof. Josè Garcia Solè and Prof. Daniel Jaque, Departamento Fisica de Materiales, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. | |
| Prof. Dariusz Hreniak, Institute of Low Temperatures and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland. |
ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
| 2015 (August) | XXIII International Materials Research Congress, Symposium 6E. Luminescent Materials: Basic Phenomena and Applications (in Celebration of the International Year of Light), Cancun, Mexico (chair). |
| 2012 (August) | 8th International Conference on f-Elements (ICFE8), Udine, Italy (organizing committee member). |
| 2006 (August) | Fourth Italian-Korean Joint Meeting on Inorganic Chemistry (KIMIC IV), Malcesine, Verona, Italy (organizing committee member). |
VISITING SCIENTIST (last 10 years)
| 2013 (October), 2015 (October), 2016 (May), 2017 (August and October) | Université du Québec, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS-EMT) (Varennes, QC, Canada). Host: Prof. Fiorenzo Vetrone. |
| 2013 (September), 2014 (July), 2015 (August), 2017 (September), 2018 (September) | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Host: Prof. Nicola Pinna (Teaching Staff Mobility). |
| 2012 (May), 2014 (August), 2015 (August) | Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico. Host: Prof. Ulises Caldino. |
| 2011 (November) | Munster University, Germany. Host: Prof. Luisa De Cola. |
| 2007 (June), 2010 (April), 2011 (October) | Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Host: Prof. José Garcia Solé. |
| 2007 (September), 2008 (October), 2009 (September), 2010 (September) | Institute of Low Temperatures and Structural Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland. Host: Prof. Wieslaw Strek. |
| 2007 (May, October), 2008 (November), 2009 (May, June) | Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Host: Prof. John Capobianco. |
VISITING PROFESSOR
| 2012 (November) | Université du Québec, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS-EMT) (Varennes, QC, Canada). Host: Prof. Fiorenzo Vetrone. |
INTERNATIONAL REVIEWER ACTIVITY
RESEARCH PROJECTS
| 2018 | Evaluation of research proposals, Executive Government Agency of National Science Centre, Krakow, Poland |
| 2018 | Evaluation of research proposals, ERC Advanced Grant 2017, European Research Council (ERC), EU |
| 2017 | Evaluation of research proposals, ETH Zurich Research Commission, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2016 | Evaluation of research proposals: “Exploratory Research Projects”, UEFISCDI Evaluation Process, Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding, Bucharest, Romania |
| 2016 | Member of the Evaluation Panel (Engineering and Technology) of research projects, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I. P. (FCT), Portuguese Ministry of Science and Education, Lisbon, Portugal. |
| 2015 | Evaluation of research proposals, Executive Government Agency of National Science Centre, Krakow, Poland. |
| 2015 | Evaluation of funding proposals, Canada Foundation for Innovation – Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation, Ottawa, Canada. |
| 2014 | Evaluation of funding proposals (FIR2014) of the University of Catania, Italy. |
| 2013 | Evaluation of research projects Futuro in Ricerca 2013, Italian Ministry of Instruction, University and Research, Italy. |
| 2013 | Evaluation of research proposals, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, China. |
| 2012 | Member of the Evaluation Panel (Physics) of research projects, Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding, Bucarest, Romania. |
| 2010 | Evaluation of a postdoctoral research proposal, Estonian Science Foundation, Estonia. |
| 2010 | Evaluation of research projects FIRB (Futuro in Ricerca), Italian Ministry of Instruction, University and Research, Italy. |
JOURNALS (selected)
| American Chemical Society | ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, ACS Photonics, Biomacromolecules, Chemical Reviews, Chemistry of Materials, Crystal Growth & Design, Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Langmuir, ACS Omega. |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | Chemistry Communications, CrystEngComm, Dalton Transactions, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Nanoscale, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, RSC Advances, Materials Horizons. |
| Elsevier | Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Applied Surface Science, Biomaterials, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Ceramics International, NanoToday, Journal of Luminescence, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Optical Materials, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical |
| Springer | Applied Nanoscience, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Nanoscale Research Letters. |
| Wiley – ChemPubSoc | Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials, Chemistry – A European Journal, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, ChemPhysChem, ChemistrySelect, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
EDITORIAL BOARD
| 2018 – | IET Nanobiotechnology, IET Digital Library (Associate Editor) |
| 2017 – | Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
| 2015 – | Journal of Nanomaterials, Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
| 2013 – | Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Springer Science (Associate Editor) |
INVITED TALKS/LECTURES
| 2018, October | Asian Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Quingdao, China, (Keynote). |
| 2018, July | International Conference on Energy, Materials and Photonics, EMP18, Montreal, Canada. |
| 2017, October | Invited Talk “Lanthanide activated alkaline-earth fluoride nanoparticles: biocompatible and multifunctional materials for nanomedicine”, National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS), University of Quebec, Varennes, Canada. |
| 2017, August | 7th International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology, (ChinaNANO), Beijing, China, (Keynote). |
| 2016, October | Materials Science & Technology 2016 (MS&T16) Conference, Symposium on “Nanomaterials Working in the Near-Infrared: Biomedical Applications”, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. |
| 2016, June | 6th International Workshop on Photoluminescence in Rare-Earths: Photonic Materials and Devices (PRE’16), Greenville, South Carolina, USA. |
| 2016, May | Emerging Technologies: Communications, Microsystems, Optoelectronics, Sensors (ETCMOS) Conference, Montreal, Canada. |
| 2014, August | Symposium on “Lanthanide-Doped Materials”, International Materials Research Congress (IMRC), Cancun, Mexico. |
| 2014, June | 1st International Conference on “Fluorescent Up-converting Nanoparticles: a Platform for Energy and Biological Applications” (FUN-BIOENERGY), Torremolinos, Spain. |
| 2013, October | Materials Science & Technology 2013 (MS&T13) Conference, Symposium on “Optical Nanomaterials for Photonics/Biophotonics”, Montreal, Canada. |
| 2013, May | XIIIth International Krutyn Summer School 2013 – “Advanced photo- and electrically active molecular and nano-materials at the interface with living systems: challenges and promises for the future bio-medicine” , Krutyn, Poland. |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (NANOMATERIALS)
BOOK CHAPTERS
Speghini, M. Pedroni, N. Zaccheroni and E. Rampazzo, Synthesis of upconverting nanomaterials: Designing the composition and the nanostructure, in Upconverting Nanomaterials, C. Altavilla Ed., CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2016, pp. 37-68.
ARTICLES
(1) Dal Cortivo, G.; Wagner, G. E.; Cortelletti, P.; Das, K. M. P.; Zangger, K.; Speghini, A.; Dell’Orco, D.; Meyer, N. H. Luminescent and Paramagnetic Properties of Nanoparticles Shed Light on Their Interactions with Proteins. Sci. Rep. 2018, 8.
(2) Cortelletti, P.; Skripka, A.; Facciotti, C.; Pedroni, M.; Caputo, G.; Pinna, N.; Quintanilla, M.; Benayas, A.; Vetrone, F.; Speghini, A. Tuning the Sensitivity of Lanthanide-Activated NIR Nanothermometers in the Biological Windows. Nanoscale 2018, 10 (5), 2568–2576.
(3) Cortelletti, P.; Pedroni, M.; Boschi, F.; Pin, S.; Ghigna, P.; Canton, P.; Vetrone, F.; Speghini, A. Luminescence of Eu3+ Activated CaF2 and SrF2 Nanoparticles: Effect of the Particle Size and Codoping with Alkaline Ions. Cryst. Growth Des. 2018, 18 (2), 686–694.
(4) Srivastava, A. K.; Singh, A. K.; Kumari, N.; Yadav, R.; Gulino, A.; Speghini, A.; Nagarajan, R.; Mishra, L. Pyridyl Substituted 4-(1,3-Dioxo-1H,3H-Benzo[de]isoquinolin-2-Ylmethyl)-Benzamides with Aggregation Enhanced Emission and Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Properties. J. Lumin. 2017, 182.
(5) Pellegrino, A. L.; Cortelletti, P.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Malandrino, G. Nanostructured CaF2:Ln3+ (Ln3+ = Yb3+/Er3+, Yb3+/Tm3+) Thin Films: MOCVD Fabrication and Their Upconversion Properties. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 1700245.
(6) Pedroni, M.; Cortelletti, P.; Cantarelli, I. X.; Pinna, N.; Canton, P.; Quintanilla, M.; Vetrone, F.; Speghini, A. Colloidal Nanothermometers Based on Neodymium Doped Alkaline-Earth Fluorides in the First and Second Biological Windows. Sensors Actuators, B Chem. 2017, 250, 147–155.
(7) Morgese, G.; Dolcet, P.; Feis, A.; Gellini, C.; Gialanella, S.; Speghini, A.; Badocco, D.; Pastore, P.; Casarin, M.; Gross, S. Room-Temperature Crystallization of CuS Nanostructures for Photothermal Applications through a Nanoreactor Approach. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 2017 (20).
(8) Labrador-Paez, L.; Pedroni, M.; Smits, K.; Speghini, A.; Jaque, F.; Garcia-Sole, J.; Jaque, D.; Haro-Gonzalez, P. Core-Shell Engineering to Enhance the Spectral Stability of Heterogeneous Luminescent Nanofluids. Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 2017, 34 (12).
(9) Cortelletti, P.; Facciotti, C.; Cantarelli, I. X.; Canton, P.; Quintanilla, M.; Vetrone, F.; Speghini, A.; Pedroni, M. Nd3+ Activated CaF2 NPs as Colloidal Nanothermometers in the Biological Window. Opt. Mater. (Amst). 2017, 68, 29–34.
(10) Catalano, M. R.; Pellegrino, A. L.; Rossi, P.; Paoli, P.; Cortelletti, P.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Malandrino, G. Upconverting Er3+,Yb3+ Activated Beta-NaYF4 Thin Films: A Solution Route Using a Novel Sodium Beta-Diketonate Polyether Adduct. New J. Chem. 2017, 41 (12), 4771–4775.
(11) Zanzoni, S.; Pedroni, M.; D’Onofrio, M.; Speghini, A.; Assfalg, M. Paramagnetic Nanoparticles Leave Their Mark on Nuclear Spins of Transiently Adsorbed Proteins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138 (1).
(12) Portioli, C.; Pedroni, M.; Benati, D.; Donini, M.; Bonafede, R.; Mariotti, R.; Perbellini, L.; Cerpelloni, M.; Dusi, S.; Speghini, A.; et al. Citrate-Stabilized Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles: Brain Penetration and Interaction with Immune Cells and Neurons. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology, Biol. Med. 2016, 11 (23).
(13) Marciniak, L.; Hreniak, D.; Strek, W.; Piccinelli, F.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Miritello, M.; Lo Savio, R.; Cardile, R.; Priolo, F. Spectroscopic and Structural Properties of Polycrystalline Y2Si2O7 Doped with Er3+. J. Lumin. 2016, 170, 614–618.
(14) Zanzoni, S.; Assfalg, M.; Singh, R. K.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Fushman, D.; D’Onofrio, M. Ubiquitin-Nanoparticle Interactions by Solution NMR Spectroscopy. Protein Sci. 2015, 24, 25.
(15) Villa, I.; Vedda, A.; Cantarelli, I. X.; Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A.; Quintanilla, M.; Vetrone, F.; Rocha, U.; et al. 1.3 Μm Emitting SrF2:Nd3+ Nanoparticles for High Contrast in Vivo Imaging in the Second Biological Window. Nano Res. 2015, 8 (2), 649–665.
(16) Smecca, E.; Tudisco, C.; Giuffrida, A. E.; Catalano, M. R.; Speghini, A.; Malandrino, G.; Condorelli, G. G. Spatially Confined Functionalization of Transparent NiO Thin Films with a Luminescent (1,10-Phenanthroline)tris(2-Thenoyltrifluoroacetonato)europium Monolayer. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 2015 (7).
(17) Rodriguez-Sevilla, P.; Rodriguez-Rodriguez, H.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Sole, J. G.; Jaque, D.; Haro-Gonzalez, P. Assessing Single Upconverting Nanoparticle Luminescence by Optical Tweezers. Nano Lett. 2015, 15 (8), 5068–5074.
(18) Rodriguez-Rodriguez, H.; Sevilla, P. R.; Rodriguez, E. M.; Ortgies, D. H.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Jaque, D.; Haro-Gonzalez, P. Enhancing Optical Forces on Fluorescent Up-Converting Nanoparticles by Surface Charge Tailoring. Small 2015, 11 (13), 1555–1561.
(19) Prodi, L.; Rampazzo, E.; Rastrelli, F.; Speghini, A.; Zaccheroni, N. Imaging Agents Based on Lanthanide Doped Nanoparticles. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2015, 44 (14), 4922–4952.
(20) Millesi, S.; Lo Nigro, R.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Gulino, A. Photoexcited Porphyrins Functionalizing TiO2 and SnO2 Nanocrystals. J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119 (41), 23743–23751.
(21) Meza-Rocha, A. N.; Huerta, E. F.; Caldiño, U.; Carmona-Téllez, S.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A.; Pelli, S.; Righini, G. C.; Falcony, C. Dependence of the up-Conversion Emission of Li+ Co-Doped Y2O3:Er3+ Films with Dopant Concentration. J. Lumin. 2015, 167, 352–359.
(22) Dolcet, P.; Maurizio, C.; Casarin, M.; Pandolfo, L.; Gialanella, S.; Badocco, D.; Pastore, P.; Speghini, A.; Gross, S. An Effective Two-Emulsion Approach to the Synthesis of Doped ZnS Crystalline Nanostructures. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 2015 (4), 706–714.
(23) Dolcet, P.; Mambrini, A.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Gialanella, S.; Casarin, M.; Gross, S. Room Temperature Crystallization of Highly Luminescent Lanthanide-Doped CaF2 in Nanosized Droplets: First Example of the Synthesis of Metal Halogenide in Miniemulsion with Effective Doping and Size Control. RSC Adv. 2015, 5 (21), 16302–16310.
(24) Del Rosal, B.; Pérez-Delgado, A.; Misiak, M.; Bednarkiewicz, A.; Vanetsev, A. S.; Orlovskii, Y.; Jovanović, D. J.; Dramićanin, M. D.; Rocha, U.; Upendra Kumar, K.; et al. Neodymium-Doped Nanoparticles for Infrared Fluorescence Bioimaging: The Role of the Host. J. Appl. Phys. 2015, 118 (14).
(25) Quintanilla, M.; Cantarelli, I. X. X.; Pedroni, M.; Speghini, A.; Vetrone, F. Intense Ultraviolet Upconversion in Water Dispersible SrF2:Tm3+,Yb3+nanoparticles: The Effect of the Environment on Light Emissions. J. Mater. Chem. C 2015, 3 (13), 3108–3113.
(26) Leto, A.; Piccinelli, F.; Pezzotti, G.; Speghini, A.; Nodari, L.; Polizzi, S.; Bettinelli, M. Single Crystal and Nanocrystalline Pr3+ Doped LuPO4: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, Photo- and Cathodoluminescence. Mater. Res. Bull. 2014, 51, 24–27.
(27) Cantarelli, I. X.; Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Marzola, P.; Boschi, F.; Conti, G.; Sbarbati, A.; Bernardi, P.; Mosconi, E.; Perbellini, L.; et al. Multifunctional Nanoprobes Based on Upconverting Lanthanide Doped CaF2: Towards Biocompatible Materials for Biomedical Imaging. Biomater. Sci. 2014, 2 (9), 1158–1171.
(28) Butturini, E.; Dolcet, P.; Casarin, M.; Speghini, A.; Pedroni, M.; Benetti, F.; Motta, A.; Badocco, D.; Pastore, P.; Diodati, S.; et al. Simple, Common but Functional: Biocompatible and Luminescent Rare-Earth Doped Magnesium and Calcium Hydroxides from Miniemulsion. J. Mater. Chem. B 2014, 20 (38).
(29) Barrera, E. W.; Pujol, M. C.; Carvajal, J. J.; Mateos, X.; Solé, R.; Massons, J.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Cascales, C.; Aguiló, M.; et al. Upconversion Emission in (Ln,Yb):KLu(WO<inf>4</inf>)<inf>2</inf> Nanocrystals for White Light Generation. J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 2014, 480 (1).
(30) Barrera, E. W.; Pujol, M. C.; Carvajal, J. J.; Mateos, X.; Solé, R.; Massons, J.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Cascales, C.; Aguiló, M.; et al. White Light Upconversion in Yb-Sensitized (Tm, Ho)-Doped KLu(WO4)2 Nanocrystals: The Effect of Eu Incorporation. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16 (4), 1679–1686.
(31) Whiffen, R. M. K.; Antic, Z.; Speghini, A.; Brik, M. G.; Bartova, B.; Bettinelli, M.; Dramicanin, M. D. Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of Eu3+ Doped Lu2O3-Gd2O3 Solid Solutions. Opt. Mater. (Amst). 2014, 36 (6), 1083–1091.
(32) Simunekova, M.; Prodius, D.; Mereacre, V.; Schwendt, P.; Turta, C.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A.; Lan, Y. H.; Anson, C. E.; Powell, A. K. Tetradecanuclear Lanthanide-Vanadium “nanochocolates”: Catalytically-Active Cationic Heteropolyoxovanadium Clusters. Rsc Adv. 2013, 3 (18), 6299–6304.
(33) Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Passuello, T.; Polizzi, S.; Ueda, J.; Haro-Gonzalez, P.; Maestro, L. M.; Jaque, D.; Garcia-Sole, J.; Bettinelli, M.; et al. Water (H2O and D2O) Dispersible NIR-to-NIR Upconverting Yb3+/Tm3+ Doped MF2 (M = Ca, Sr) Colloids: Influence of the Host Crystal. Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13 (11), 4906–4913.
(34) Ozen, G.; Erdem, M.; Collins, J.; Bettinelli, M.; Di Bartolo, B.; Piccinelli, F.; Speghini, A. Effect of Spatial Confinement on Luminescence of Y3Al5O12 Nano-Particles Doped with Chromium Ions. J. Lumin. 2013, 144, 191–197.
(35) Dolcet, P.; Latini, F.; Casarin, M.; Speghini, A.; Tondello, E.; Foss, C.; Diodati, S.; Verin, L.; Motta, A.; Gross, S. Inorganic Chemistry in a Nanoreactor: Doped ZnO Nanostructures by Miniemulsion. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, No. 13.
(36) Passuello, T.; Piccinelli, F.; Trevisani, M.; Giarola, M.; Mariotto, G.; Marciniak, L.; Hreniak, D.; Guzik, M.; Fasoli, M.; Vedda, A.; et al. Structural and Optical Properties of Vernier Phase Lutetium Oxyfluorides Doped with Lanthanide Ions: Interesting Candidates as Scintillators and X-Ray Phosphors. J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22 (21).
(37) Pin, S.; Piccinelli, F.; Kumar, K. U.; Enzo, S.; Ghigna, P.; Cannas, C.; Musinu, A.; Mariotto, G.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A. Structural Investigation and Luminescence of Nanocrystalline Lanthanide Doped NaNbO3 and Na(0.5)K(0.)5NbO(3). J. Solid State Chem. 2012, 196, 1–10.
(38) Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Polizzi, S.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Haro-González, P. Upconverting Ho-Yb Doped Titanate Nanotubes. Mater. Lett. 2012, 80.
(39) Passuello, T.; Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Polizzi, S.; Marzola, P.; Tambalo, S.; Conti, G.; Benati, D.; Vetrone, F.; Bettinelli, M.; et al. PEG-Capped, Lanthanide Doped GdF3 Nanoparticles: Luminescent and T2 Contrast Agents for Optical and MRI Multimodal Imaging. Nanoscale 2012, 4 (24), 7682–7689.
(40) Kumar, K. U.; Linganna, K.; Babu, S. S.; Piccinelli, F.; Speghini, A.; Giarola, M.; Mariotto, G.; Jayasankar, C. K. Synthesis, Structural Properties and Upconversion Emission of Er3+ and Er3+/Yb3+ Doped Nanocrystalline NaNbO3. Sci. Adv. Mater. 2012, 4 (5–6), 584–590.
(41) Speghini, A.; Piccinelli, F.; Bettinelli, M. Synthesis, Characterization and Luminescence Spectroscopy of Oxide Nanopowders Activated with Trivalent Lanthanide Ions: The Garnet Family. Opt. Mater. (Amst). 2011, 33 (3), 247–257.
(42) Rodriguez, E. M.; Kumar, K. U.; Speghini, A.; Piccinelli, F.; Nodari, L.; Cannas, C.; Bettinelli, M.; Jaque, D.; Sole, J. G. Non-Linear Niobate Nanocrystals for Two-Photon Imaging. Opt. Mater. (Amst). 2011, 33 (3), 258–266.
(43) Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Passuello, T.; Giarola, M.; Mariotto, G.; Polizzi, S.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A. Lanthanide Doped Upconverting Colloidal CaF2 Nanoparticles Prepared by a Single-Step Hydrothermal Method: Toward Efficient Materials with near Infrared-to-near Infrared Upconversion Emission. Nanoscale 2011, 3 (4).
(44) Passuello, T.; Piccinelli, F.; Pedroni, M.; Polizzi, S.; Mangiarini, F.; Vetrone, F.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A. NIR-to-Visible and NIR-to-NIR Upconversion in Lanthanide Doped Nanocrystalline GdOF with Trigonal Structure. Opt. Mater. (Amst). 2011, 33 (10), 1500–1505.
(45) Passuello, T.; Piccinelli, F.; Pedroni, M.; Bettinelli, M.; Mangiarini, F.; Naccache, R.; Vetrone, F.; Capobianco, J. A. A.; Speghini, A. White Light Upconversion of Nanocrystalline Er/Tm/Yb Doped Tetragonal Gd4O3F6. Opt. Mater. (Amst). 2011, 33 (4), 643–646.
(46) Hreniak, D.; Marciniak, L.; Strek, W.; Piccinelli, F.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M. Comment on “Colossal Dielectric and Magnetodielectric Effect in Er2O3 Nanoparticles Embedded in a SiO2 Glass Matrix.” Phys. Rev. B 2011, 84 (5), 56102.
(47) Hreniak, D.; Doskocz, J.; Guchowski, P.; Lisiecki, R.; Strȩk, W.; Vu, N.; Loc, D. X.; Anh, T. K.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A. Enhancement of Luminescence Properties of Eu3+:YVO4 in Polymeric Nanocomposites upon UV Excitation. J. Lumin. 2011, 131 (3), 473–476.
(48) Haro-Gonzalez, P.; Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Martin, L. L.; Polizzi, S.; Giarola, M.; Mariotto, G.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Martin, I. R. Synthesis, Characterization and Optical Spectroscopy of Eu3+ Doped Titanate Nanotubes. J. Lumin. 2011, 131 (12), 2473–2477.
(49) Dong, N. N.; Pedroni, M.; Piccinelli, F.; Conti, G.; Sbarbati, A.; Ramírez-Hernández, J. E.; Maestro, L. M.; Iglesias-De La Cruz, M. C.; Sanz-Rodriguez, F.; Juarranz, A.; et al. NIR-to-NIR Two-Photon Excited CaF2:Tm3+,Yb3+nanoparticles: Multifunctional Nanoprobes for Highly Penetrating Fluorescence Bio-Imaging. ACS Nano 2011, 5 (11), 8665–8671.
(50) Venkatramu, V.; Giarola, M.; Mariotto, G.; Enzo, S.; Polizzi, S.; Jayasankar, C. K.; Piccinelli, F.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A. Nanocrystalline Lanthanide-Doped Lu3Ga5O12 Garnets: Interesting Materials for Light-Emitting Devices. Nanotechnology 2010, 21 (17), 175703.
(51) Mangiarini, F.; Naccache, R.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Vetrone, F.; Capobianco, J. A. A. Upconversion in Er3+-Doped Gd2O3 Nanocrystals Prepared by Propellant Synthesis and Flame Spray Pyrolysis. Mater. Res. Bull. 2010, 45 (8), 927–932.
(52) Lupo, F.; Fragalà, M. E. E.; Gupta, T.; Mamo, A.; Aureliano, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Speghini, A.; Gulino, A. Luminescence of a Ruthenium Complex Monolayer, Covalently Assembled on Silica Substrates, upon CO Exposure. J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114 (32), 13459–13464.
(53) Ghigna, P.; Pin, S.; Speghini, A.; Bettinelli, M.; Tsuboi, T. Unusual Ln3+ Substitutional Defects: The Local Chemical Environment of Eu3+ and Er3+ in Nanocrystalline Nb2O5 by Ln-K Edge EXAFS. J. Phys. Chem. Solids 2010, 71 (3), 400–403.
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