@article{LopezdeGuerenuKurganovaKlierHaubitzetal.2022, author = {L{\´o}pez de Guere{\~n}u Kurganova, Anna and Klier, Dennis Tobias and Haubitz, Toni and Kumke, Michael Uwe}, title = {Influence of Gd3+ doping concentration on the properties of Na(Y,Gd)F-4}, series = {Photochemical \& photobiological sciences / European Society for Photobiology}, volume = {21}, journal = {Photochemical \& photobiological sciences / European Society for Photobiology}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Heidelberg}, issn = {1474-905X}, doi = {10.1007/s43630-021-00161-4}, pages = {235 -- 245}, year = {2022}, abstract = {We present a systematic study on the properties of Na(Y,Gd)F-4-based upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP) doped with 18\% Yb3+, 2\% Tm3+, and the influence of Gd3+ (10-50 mol\% Gd3+). UCNP were synthesized via the solvothermal method and had a range of diameters within 13 and 50 nm. Structural and photophysical changes were monitored for the UCNP samples after a 24-month incubation period in dry phase and further redispersion. Structural characterization was performed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as well as dynamic light scattering (DLS), and the upconversion luminescence (UCL) studies were executed at various temperatures (from 4 to 295 K) using time-resolved and steady-state spectroscopy. An increase in the hexagonal lattice phase with the increase of Gd3+ content was found, although the cubic phase was prevalent in most samples. The Tm3+-luminescence intensity as well as the Tm3+-luminescence decay times peaked at the Gd3+ concentration of 30 mol\%. Although the general upconverting luminescence properties of the nanoparticles were preserved, the 24-month incubation period lead to irreversible agglomeration of the UCNP and changes in luminescence band ratios and lifetimes.}, language = {en} } @article{ZudePflanzSpinellietal.2011, author = {Zude, Manuela and Pflanz, Michael and Spinelli, Lorenzo and Dosche, Carsten and Torricelli, Alessandro}, title = {Non-destructive analysis of anthocyanins in cherries by means of Lambert-Beer and multivariate regression based on spectroscopy and scatter correction using time-resolved analysis}, series = {Journal of food engineering}, volume = {103}, journal = {Journal of food engineering}, number = {1}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0260-8774}, doi = {10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.09.021}, pages = {68 -- 75}, year = {2011}, abstract = {In high-value sweet cherry (Prunus avium), the red coloration - determined by the anthocyanins content - is correlated with the fruit ripeness stage and market value. Non-destructive spectroscopy has been introduced in practice and may be utilized as a tool to assess the fruit pigments in the supply chain processes. From the fruit spectrum in the visible (Vis) wavelength range, the pigment contents are analyzed separately at their specific absorbance wavelengths. A drawback of the method is the need for re-calibration due to varying optical properties of the fruit tissue. In order to correct for the scattering differences, most often the spectral intensity in the visible spectrum is normalized by wavelengths in the near infrared (NIR) range, or pre-processing methods are applied in multivariate calibrations. In the present study, the influence of the fruit scattering properties on the Vis/NIR fruit spectrum were corrected by the effective pathlength in the fruit tissue obtained from time-resolved readings of the distribution of time-of-flight (DTOF). Pigment analysis was carried out according to Lambert-Beer law, considering fruit spectral intensities, effective pathlength, and refractive index. Results were compared to commonly applied linear color and multivariate partial least squares (PLS) regression analysis. The approaches were validated on fruits at different ripeness stages, providing variation in the scattering coefficient and refractive index exceeding the calibration sample set. In the validation, the measuring uncertainty of non-destructively analyzing fruits with Vis/NIR spectra by means of PLS or Lambert-Beer in comparison with combined application of Vis/NIR spectroscopy and DTOF measurements showed a dramatic bias reduction as well as enhanced coefficients of determination when using both, the spectral intensities and apparent information on the scattering influence by means of DTOF readings. Corrections for the refractive index did not render improved results.}, language = {en} }