Luminescence Thermometry: Methods, Materials, and Applications Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials | 1 Edition

Details about Luminescence Thermometry: Methods, Materials, and Applications Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials:

Luminescence Thermometry: Methods, Materials, and Applications presents the state-of-the art applications of luminescence thermometry, giving a detailed explanation of luminescence spectroscopic schemes for the read-out of temperature, while also describing the diverse materials that are capable of sensing temperature via luminescence. Chapters cover the fundamentals of temperature, traditional thermometers and their figures of merit, a concise description of optical thermometry methods, luminescence and instrumentation, and an explanation of the ways in which increases in temperature quench luminescence.

Additional sections focus on materials utilized for luminescence thermometry and the broad range of applications for luminescence thermometry, including temperature measurement at the nanoscale and the application of multifunctional luminescent materials.

• Provides an overview of luminescence thermometry applications, including high-temperature, biomedical, nanoscale and multifunctional
• Delves into luminescence thermometry by materials group, including Rare-earth and transition Metal Ion Doped, Semiconductors, Quantum Dots and Organic materials
• Gives a concise introduction of the latest methods of temperature measurement, including luminescence spectroscopic schemes and methods of analysis