DOI: 10.1038/nmat3173. Sunlight-activated long-persistent luminescence in the near-infrared from Cr3+-doped zinc gallogermanates

Sunlight-activated long-persistent luminescence in the near-infrared from Cr3+-doped zinc gallogermanates

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Pan, Z., Lu, Y.-Y., & Liu, F. (2011). Sunlight-activated long-persistent luminescence in the near-infrared from Cr3+-doped zinc gallogermanates. Nature Materials, 11(1), 58â63.

Authors 3

Zhengwei Pan (first)
Yi-Ying Lu (additional)
Feng Liu (additional)

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