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Adolfo Speghini

Adolfo Speghini

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Materials Science

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69
Citations
17118
World Ranking
4645
National Ranking
57

Chemistry

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70
Citations
17846
World Ranking
5839
National Ranking
123

Overview

Adolfo Speghini is a researcher affiliated with the University of Verona in Italy. Their academic contributions primarily focus on the field of Materials Science and Engineering, with a specialization in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Ceramics and Composites.

The body of work produced by Speghini centers on key research topics including:

  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Solid State Laser Technologies
  • Glass properties and applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

Speghini's research has been published predominantly in journals such as:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Nanoscale
  • Optical Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Luminescence

Recent publications include:

  • "Unraveling the impact of different thermal quenching routes on the luminescence efficiency of the Y3Al5O12:Ce3+phosphor for white light emitting diodes", 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • "Cubic versus hexagonal - phase, size and morphology effects on the photoluminescence quantum yield of NaGdF4:Er3+/Yb3+ upconverting nanoparticles", 2022, Nanoscale
  • "Lithium-aluminum-zinc phosphate glasses activated with Sm3+, Sm3+/Eu3+ and Sm3+/Tb3+ for reddish-orange and white light generation", 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • "Nanovector-mediated exogenous delivery of dsRNA induces silencing of target genes in very young tomato flower buds", 2022, Nanoscale Advances
  • "From Nanothermometry to Bioimaging: Lanthanide-Activated KY3F10 Nanostructures as Biocompatible Multifunctional Tools for Nanomedicine", 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Their frequent coauthors include Emil Milan, Anna Lucia Pellegrino, Graziella Malandrino, Giacomo Lucchini, and Eros Radicchi, reflecting collaborations that span multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Physical-Chemical Properties of Biogenic Selenium Nanostructures Produced by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SeITE02 and Ochrobactrum sp. MPV1.

    Elena Piacenza;Alessandro Presentato;Emmanuele Ambrosi;Adolfo Speghini

  • Significance of Yb3+ concentration on the upconversion mechanisms in codoped Y2O3:Er3+, Yb3+ nanocrystals

    Fiorenzo Vetrone;John-Christopher Boyer;John A. Capobianco;Adolfo Speghini

  • Colloidal Tm3+/Yb3+-Doped LiYF4 Nanocrystals: Multiple Luminescence Spanning the UV to NIR Regions via Low-Energy Excitation

    Venkataramanan Mahalingam;Fiorenzo Vetrone;Rafik Naccache;Adolfo Speghini

  • NIR-to-NIR Two-Photon Excited CaF2:Tm3+,Yb3+ Nanoparticles: Multifunctional Nanoprobes for Highly Penetrating Fluorescence Bio-Imaging

    Ning-Ning Dong;Marco Pedroni;Fabio Piccinelli;Giamaica Conti

  • Concentration-Dependent Near-Infrared to Visible Upconversion in Nanocrystalline and Bulk Y2O3:Er3+

    Fiorenzo Vetrone;† John-Christopher Boyer;John A. Capobianco;and Adolfo Speghini

  • Enhancement of Red Emission (4F9/2 → 4I15/2) via Upconversion in Bulk and Nanocrystalline Cubic Y2O3:Er3+

    John A. Capobianco;Fiorenzo Vetrone;J. Christopher Boyer;Adolfo Speghini

  • Effect of Yb3+ Codoping on the Upconversion Emission in Nanocrystalline Y2O3:Er3+

    Fiorenzo Vetrone;J. Christopher Boyer;John A. Capobianco;and Adolfo Speghini

  • Variation of Fluorescence Lifetimes and Judd-Ofelt Parameters between Eu3+ Doped Bulk and Nanocrystalline Cubic Lu2O3

    J. C. Boyer;F. Vetrone;J. A. Capobianco;Adolfo Speghini

  • Effect of glass composition on Judd–Ofelt parameters and radiative decay rates of Er3+ in fluoride phosphate and phosphate glasses

    H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem;D. Ehrt;M. Bettinelli;A. Speghini

  • Optical spectroscopy of nanocrystalline cubic Y2O3:Er3+ obtained by combustion synthesis

    J. A. Capobianco;F. Vetrone;T. Dalesio;G. Tessari

  • A Spectroscopic Analysis of Blue and Ultraviolet Upconverted Emissions from Gd3Ga5O12:Tm3+, Yb3+ Nanocrystals

    Fabiano Pandozzi;Fiorenzo Vetrone;† John-Christopher Boyer;Rafik Naccache

  • Growth, spectroscopic characterization, and laser performance of Nd:LuVO 4 , a new infrared laser material that is suitable for diode pumping

    C. Maunier;J. L. Doualan;R. Moncorge;A. Speghini

  • 980 nm excited upconversion in an Er-doped ZnO–TeO2 glass

    Fiorenzo Vetrone;John-Christopher Boyer;John A. Capobianco;Adolfo Speghini

  • Visible upconversion of Er3+ doped nanocrystalline and bulk Lu2O3

    J. A. Capobianco;F. Vetrone;J. C. Boyer;Adolfo Speghini

  • Imaging agents based on lanthanide doped nanoparticles

    L. Prodi;E. Rampazzo;F. Rastrelli;A. Speghini

  • Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 doped with boron and vanadium

    M. Bettinelli;V. Dallacasa;D. Falcomer;P. Fornasiero

  • 1.3 μm emitting SrF2:Nd3+ nanoparticles for high contrast in vivo imaging in the second biological window

    Irene Villa;Anna Vedda;Irene Xochilt Cantarelli;Marco Pedroni

  • Optical Spectroscopy and Upconversion Studies of Ho3+-Doped Bulk and Nanocrystalline Y2O3

    J. A. Capobianco;J. C. Boyer;F. Vetrone;Adolfo Speghini

  • Bright white upconversion emission from Tm3+/Yb3+/Er3+ doped Lu3Ga5O12 nanocrystals

    Venkataramanan Mahalingam;Francesca Mangiarini;Fiorenzo Vetrone;Vemula Venkatramu

  • Downregulation of the Petunia hybrida α-Expansin Gene PhEXP1 Reduces the Amount of Crystalline Cellulose in Cell Walls and Leads to Phenotypic Changes in Petal Limbs

    Sara Zenoni;Lara Reale;Giovanni Battista Tornielli;Luisa Lanfaloni

  • Optical spectra of yttrium phosphate and yttrium vanadate single crystals activated with Dy3

    Enrico Cavalli;Marco Bettinelli;Alessandro Belletti;Adolfo Speghini

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Bettinelli
Marco Bettinelli University of Verona
Fiorenzo Vetrone
Fiorenzo Vetrone Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
John A. Capobianco
John A. Capobianco Concordia University
Daniel Jaque
Daniel Jaque Autonomous University of Madrid
Stefano Polizzi
Stefano Polizzi Ca Foscari University of Venice
Giancarlo C. Righini
Giancarlo C. Righini National Research Council (CNR)
J. García Solé
J. García Solé Autonomous University of Madrid
Carla Cannas
Carla Cannas University of Cagliari
Maurizio Ferrari
Maurizio Ferrari National Research Council (CNR)
Anna Maria Giovanna Musinu
Anna Maria Giovanna Musinu University of Cagliari

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