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Karl Krämer is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research focuses on multiple fields within Physics and Materials Science, with significant contributions in Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Radiation.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Krämer has published extensively in various venues, with frequent appearances in the following journals and databases:

  • Journal of Luminescence
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Optical Materials
  • Physical Review B

Notable recent publications include:

  • Size-dependent lanthanide energy transfer amplifies upconversion luminescence quantum yields, 2024, Nature Photonics
  • Yb3+ speciation and energy-transfer dynamics in quantum-cutting Yb3+-doped CsPbCl3 perovskite nanocrystals and single crystals, 2020, Physical Review Materials
  • Synergistic Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma and TiO2-Pillared Montmorillonite on the Degradation of Rhodamine B in an Aqueous Solution, 2020, Catalysts
  • Engineering near-infrared emitting scintillators with efficient Eu2+ → Sm2+ energy transfer, 2020, Journal of Luminescence
  • Notes on thermometric artefacts by Er3+ luminescence band interference, 2020, Journal of Luminescence

Krämer frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Daniel Biner
  • P. Dorenbos
  • Silvio Decurtins
  • Shi-Xia Liu
  • Casper van Aarle

Best Publications

  • Hexagonal Sodium Yttrium Fluoride Based Green and Blue Emitting Upconversion Phosphors

    Karl Krämer;Daniel Biner;Gabriela Claudia Frei;Hans-Ulrich Güdel

  • Novel materials doped with trivalent lanthanides and transition metal ions showing near-infrared to visible photon upconversion

    J.F. Suyver;A. Aebischer;Daniel Biner;P. Gerner

  • Upconversion spectroscopy and properties of NaYF4 doped with Er3+, Tm3+ and/or Yb3+

    J.F. Suyver;J. Grimm;M.K. van Veen;D. Biner

  • Application of NaYF 4 : Er 3 + up-converting phosphors for enhanced near-infrared silicon solar cell response

    A. Shalav;B. S. Richards;T. Trupke;Karl Krämer

  • High-energy-resolution scintillator: Ce3+ activated LaBr3

    E. V. D. van Loef;P. Dorenbos;C. W. E. van Eijk;Karl Krämer

  • Bose–Einstein condensation of the triplet states in the magnetic insulator TlCuCl3

    Ch. Rüegg;N. Cavadini;A. Furrer;Hans-Ulrich Güdel

  • 50th anniversary of the Judd–Ofelt theory: An experimentalist's view of the formalism and its application

    Markus P. Hehlen;Mikhail G. Brik;Karl W. Krämer

  • Scintillation properties of LaBr3:Ce3+ crystals: fast, efficient and high-energy-resolution scintillators

    E.V.D van Loef;P Dorenbos;C.W.E van Eijk;K.W Krämer

  • Highly efficient near-infrared to visible up-conversion process in

    J.F. Suyver;J. Grimm;Karl Krämer;Hans-Ulrich Güdel

  • Enhancement of silicon solar cell efficiency by upconversion: Optical and electrical characterization

    S. Fischer;J. C. Goldschmidt;P. Löper;G. H. Bauer

  • Optical and scintillation properties of pure and Ce3+-doped Cs2LiYCl6 and Li3YCl6 : Ce3+ crystals

    C.M. Combes;P. Dorenbos;C.W.E. van Eijk;K.W. Krämer

  • Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization of Active Sites in a Family of Light-Emitting Sodium Lanthanide Tetrafluorides

    Annina Aebischer;Marc Hostettler;Jürg Hauser;Karl Krämer

  • Origin of the High Upconversion Green Luminescence Efficiency in β-NaYF4:2%Er3+,20%Yb3+

    C. Renero-Lecuna;R. Martín-Rodríguez;R. Valiente;J. González

  • Efficient visible to infrared quantum cutting through downconversion with the Er3+–Yb3+ couple in Cs3Y2Br9

    J. J. Eilers;D. Biner;J. T. van Wijngaarden;K. Krämer

  • Development and characterization of highly efficient new cerium doped rare earth halide scintillator materials

    K. W. Krämer;P. Dorenbos;H. U. Güdel;C. W. E. van Eijk

  • Optical and scintillation properties of cerium-doped LaCl3, LuBr3 and LuCl3

    O. Guillot-Noël;J.T.M. de Haas;P. Dorenbos;C.W.E. van Eijk

  • Highly Efficient IR to NIR Upconversion in Gd2O2S: Er3+ for Photovoltaic Applications

    Rosa Martín-Rodríguez;Stefan Fischer;Aruna Ivaturi;Benjamin Froehlich

  • Improvement of γ-ray energy resolution of LaBr3:Ce3+ scintillation detectors by Sr2+ and Ca2+ co-doping

    M. S. Alekhin;J. T. M. de Haas;I. V. Khodyuk;Karl W. Krämer

  • Scintillation and spectroscopy of the pure and Ce3+-doped elpasolites: Cs2LiYX6 (X = Cl, Br)

    E V D van Loef;P Dorenbos;C W E van Eijk;K W Krämer

  • Quantum and classical criticality in a dimerized quantum antiferromagnet

    P. Merchant;B. Normand;Karl Krämer;M. Boehm

  • Scintillation properties of LaCl/sub 3/:Ce/sup 3+/ crystals: fast, efficient, and high-energy resolution scintillators

    E.V.D. van Loef;L.P. Dorenbos;C.W.E. van Eijk;K. Kramer

  • Visible light emission upon near-infrared excitation in a transparent solution of nanocrystalline β-NaGdF4: Yb3+, Er3+

    Annina Aebischer;Stephan Heer;Daniel Biner;Karl Krämer

  • Photoinduced Nitrosyl Linkage Isomers Uncover a Variety of Unconventional Photorefractive Media

    Dominik Schaniel;Dominik Schaniel;Mirco Imlau;Thomas Weisemoeller;Theo Woike

  • Plasmon enhanced upconversion luminescence near gold nanoparticles–simulation and analysis of the interactions

    Stefan Fischer;Florian Hallermann;Toni Eichelkraut;Gero von Plessen

  • Level location and spectroscopy of Ce3+, Pr3+, Er3+, and Eu2+ in LaBr3

    P. Dorenbos;E.V.D. van Loef;A.P. Vink;E. van der Kolk

  • Scintillation Properties of and Self Absorption in ${ m SrI}_{2}\!:\!{ m Eu}^{2+}$

    M. S. Alekhin;J. T. M. de Haas;K. W. Kramer;P. Dorenbos

Frequent Co-Authors

Pieter Dorenbos
Pieter Dorenbos Delft University of Technology
Silvio Decurtins
Silvio Decurtins University of Bern
Bryce S. Richards
Bryce S. Richards Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jan Christoph Goldschmidt
Jan Christoph Goldschmidt Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Hans U. Güdel
Hans U. Güdel University of Bern
Andries Meijerink
Andries Meijerink Utrecht University
Gerd Meyer
Gerd Meyer University of Cologne
Stefan W. Glunz
Stefan W. Glunz Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Thierry Giamarchi
Thierry Giamarchi University of Geneva
Anja-Verena Mudring
Anja-Verena Mudring Aarhus University

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