Laboratory of Photochemistry, Imaging and Photonics

Department Head Dr. Nguyễn Vũ	MISSION: Basic research on the fabrication and physical properties of optical, luminescent, optoelectronic and photonic materials based on inorganic, organic, particularly focusing on the inorganic-organic hybrid materials and the materials containing rare earth ions MAIN RESEARCH DIRECTION: Fabrication of materials by using chemical synthesis methods: combustion, precipitation, complexes, sol-gel, hydrothermal, ultrasonic, microwave; study of fabrication technique for getting the materials in different form: thin film, bulk and dispersed in solution for various applications Research on synthesis of nanostructured materials: nanoparticles, nanowires, nanorods, nanotubes..., and fabrication of nano materials with core-shell structures, modified surface Development of functional materials technology: optoelectronic materials for digital imaging and electrophotography, luminescent nanomaterials for labeling, identification applications in security, agriculture, bio-medicine, optical sensor, photonics materials and optical waveguide components used in optical telecommunications Study of new materials such as Metal Organic Framework (MOF), luminescent nanomaterials, photo-catalytic, super absorbtion materials for new applications: developing and using of renewable energy sources, environmental protection and biomedical applications
	nguyenvu@ims.vast.ac.vn	+84 986061002

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Fig. 1. (a) Schematic illustration outlining the preparation of amino-silane-folic acid-UCNPs; (b) The upconversion luminescence (UCL) spectra of the nanophosphors of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺ (1), NaYF₄:Yb3þ,Er3þ@silica (2), NaYF₄:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺@silica-NH₂ (3) and NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@silica-N¼FA (4) under NIR laser excitation at 980 nm.

 

1. L. T. K. Giang, L. Marciniak, T. Q. Huy, N. Vu, N. T. H. Le, N. T. Binh, T. D. Lam, and L. Q. Minh, Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Up-Conversion Luminescence Properties of NaYF₄:Er³⁺,Yb³⁺@MOFs Nanocomposites, Journal of Electronic Materials, 46 (2017) 6063-6069.

2. K. Lenczewska, Y. Gerasymchuk, N. Vu, N.Q. Liem, G. Boulon and D. Hreniak, The size effect on the energy transfer in Bi³⁺-Eu³⁺ co-doped GdVO₄, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5 (2017) 314-323.

3. Hoang Thi Khuyen, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Tran Thu Huong, Pham Thi Lien, Tran Kim Chi,Vu Thi Thai Ha, Do Thi Anh Thu, Ngo Thi Hong Le, Do Khanh Tung,Nguyen Duc Van Le Quoc Minh, and Dinh Xuan Quyen, Synthesis of Multifunctional Fe₃O₄@TESPA/Eu(NTA)₃ Luminescent–Magnetic Nanoparticle and Their Properties, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, 54(6) (2017) 5400304.

4. Ha Thi Phuong, Tran Thu Huong, Hoang Thi  Khuyen, Le Thi Vinh, Do Thi Thao, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Pham Thi Lien and Le Quoc Minh, Synthesis and structural characterization of NaYF₄:Yb³⁺, Er³⁺@Silica-N=Folic Acide nanophosphors for bioimaging, Journal of Rare earth, 37(11) (2019) 1183-1187.

5. Pham Thi Lien,Nguyen Thanh Huong,Tran Thu Huong,Hoang Thi Khuyen, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh,Nguyen Duc Van, Nguyen Ngoc Tuan,Vu Xuan Nghia, and Le Quoc Minh, Optimization of Tb³⁺/Gd³⁺ Molar Ratio for Rapid Detection of NajaAtra Cobra Venom by Immunoglobulin G-Conjugated GdPO₄·nH₂O:Tb³⁺Nanorods, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2019 (2019) Article ID 3858439.

6. Hoang Thi Khuyen, Tran Thu Huong, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Vu Thi Thai Ha , Nguyen Duc Van, Vu Xuan Nghia, Tran Kim Anh, Le Quoc Minh, Luminescence properties of a nanotheranostics based on a multifunctional Fe₃O₄ /Au/Eu[1-(2- naphthoyl)-3,3,3-trifluoroacetone]3 nanocomposite, Optical Materials, Vol. 109 (2020) 110229.

7. Lam Thi Kieu Giang, Trejgis Karolina, Lukasz Marciniak, Nguyen Vu,  Le Quoc Minh, Fabrication and characterization of up-converting β-NaYF:Er,Yb@NaYF core-shell nanoparticles for temperature sensing applications,  Scientific Reports, Vol. 10 (2020) 14672.

8. Khac Khong Minh Ngo, Vu Nguyen, Thi Kieu Giang Lam, Thi Khuyen Hoang, Manh Tien Dinh, Mariusz Stefanski, Karina Grzeszkiewicz, Dariusz Hreniak, Effect of calcination temperature on optical properties of Gd3PO7:Eu3+ nanophosphors synthesized by the combustion method, Int. J. of Nanotechnology, Vol.17, Nos. 6/8/9 (2020) 623 - 635. 

9. Pham Thi Lien, Vu Duc Tu , Lai Ngoc Diep, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Hoang Thi Khuyen, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Vu Xuan Nghia, Tran Kim Anh, Robert Tomala and Le Quoc Minh, Characterization of Gd₂O₃:Eu³⁺ Nanocomplexes Conjugate with IgG for the Identification of CEA Tumor Cells, Materials Transactions, Vol. 61, No. 8 (2020) 1575 - 1579.

10. Lê Quốc Minh, Trần Kim Anh, Nguyễn Thanh Bình, Trần Thu Hương, Nguyễn Thanh Hường, Hoàng Thị khuyên, Nguyễn Đăng Hiền, Lê Thị Luân, Nguyễn Thị Quỳ, Đặng Mai Dung, Trần Thị Bích Hạnh, Nguyễn Nữ Anh Thu. “Quy trình tạo ra công cụ đánh dấu y sinh và công cụ đánh dấu y sinh thu được từ quy trình này”. Bằng độc quyền Giải pháp hữu ích, số 1668, Cấp theo Quyết định số: 14417/QĐ-SHTT, ngày 05/03/2018.

1. Equipment for photochemical reactions using ultraviolet 500W Hg-Xe lamp.

2. Drying ovenVENTICELL 111, digital control, maximum temperature 250^oC.

3. Dipcoating system controled by computer.for thin films fabrication

4. Viscosity Meter CT-500 Canon high-precision, stable and repeatable.

5. Furnace Eurotherm 2416 (CARBOLITE), 5.5 kW, maximum 1500^oC.

6. Six-dimensional high precision positioning stage of KOHZU (3D-motion, 3D-rotation).

7. Alpha-Step IQ Profiler from Klatencor Company.

8. System for refractive index, optical waveguide loss characterization: 2010 Prism Coupler (METRICON).

9. Microwave synthesis Equipment MAS-II.