photoluminescence

American  

[foh-tuh-loo-muh-nes-uhns] / ˌfoʊ təˌlu məˈnɛs əns /

noun

Physics.

1. luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.

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photoluminescence British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns /

noun

1. luminescence resulting from the absorption of light or infrared or ultraviolet radiation

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Other Word Forms

• photoluminescent
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of photoluminescence

First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + luminescence

Example Sentences

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photoluminescence

However, the long photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles in the infrared spectrum, from hundreds of microseconds to several milliseconds, restrict the excitation's repetition rate.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

It consists of a high-precision, short-wave infrared imaging technique capable of capturing the photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles in the micro- to millisecond range.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

"For instance, it responds to a wide spectral range, from 900 nm to 1700 nm, allowing photoluminescence to be detected at different wavelengths and/or spectral bands."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

What's more, the photoluminescence lifetime of nanoparticles doped with these ions has the advantage of being minimally affected by external conditions.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

Finally, the operation that allocates the temporal information of photoluminescence to different spatial positions ensures that the entire process of 1D photoluminescence intensity decay can be recorded in a single snapshot, without repeated excitation.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024