Patterned direct-write and screen-printing of NIR-to-visible upconverting inks for security applications

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2012, Pages

  Blumenthal, Tyler ^a   Meruga, Jeevan ^a   Stanley May, P ^a   Kellar, Jon ^a   Cross, William ^a   Ankireddy, Krishnamraju ^a   Vunnam, Swathi ^a   Luu, Quocanh N ^b  

^a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

^b W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPPING AGENT; DIRECT WRITE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NAKED-EYE; POLYMER STRUCTURE; SECURITY APPLICATION; SECURITY PRINTING; THIN POLYMERS; UP-CONVERSION; UPCONVERSION PHOSPHORS; VISIBLE REGION; WAVELENGTH LASERS;

ERBIUM; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; OLEIC ACID; POLYIMIDES; SCREEN PRINTING; YTTERBIUM;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84859879218     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/18/185305     Document Type: Article

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