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Upconversion Enhancement in Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles Using Nanoplasmonics

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Rohani, S., Quintanilla, M., Naccache, R., Morandotti, R., Razzari, L., Vetrone, F. (2016). Upconversion Enhancement in Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles Using Nanoplasmonics. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9780-1_100981

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