About this eBook
This book will prove to be an invaluable reference work for scientists, engineers, industrial experts, and masters and PhD students working in the field of upconversion and materials science.
- Covers the synthesis and characterization of upconversion nanophosphors and their applications
- Highlights which classes of upconversion materials are suitable for a specific application
- Explores processes to engineer upconversion nanoparticles for state-of-the-art technologies, including upconversion labelling and counterfeiting, highly sensitive and selective biosensing, and upconversion-activated drug delivery
About the author
Professor Sabu Thomas is the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also currently the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrESPARK), Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is a highly committed teacher and a remarkably active researcher well-known nationally and internationally for his outstanding contributions in polymer science and nanotechnology. He has published over 1400 research articles in international refereed journals. and has also edited and written 210 books. His H-index is 140 and total citations are more than 94,000. He has supervised 125 PhD theses. He has received many international and national awards and recognitions. Under the leadership of Prof. Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University has been transformed into a top University in India.
Kanchan Upadhyay is a Post-doc Fellow at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University and received the Govt. Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Award in 2015. Her research interests are analytical chemistry and synthesis and luminescence properties of phosphors.
Raunak Kumar Tamrakar is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Applied Physics at the Bhilai Institute of Technology. He obtained a PhD in Solid State Physics at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University in 2016 and is a lifetime member of the Luminescence Society of India. His main research interests are synthesis and luminescence properties of phosphors.
Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is an Associate Professor at the School of Pure and Applied Physics and Joint Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His research activities involve applications of nanostructured materials, laser plasma, and phase transitions. He is the recipient of research fellowships and associateships from prestigious government organizations such as the Department of Science and Technology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Government of India. He has active collaborations with national and international scientific institutions in India, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He also co-edited nine books of scientific interest and co-authored many book chapters.
