Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA)
2025-07-08
We report a one-step synthesis of lanthanoid-doped BiVO4 microswimmers that integrate photon upconversion and light-driven propulsion within a single particle. Yb3+/Er3+ doping enables near-infrared-to-visible upconversion, while BiVO4 provides photocatalytic propulsion. This straightforward strategy avoids multi-component assembly and opens up new opportunities for designing multifunctional photoactive microswimmers with intrinsic luminescence for potential use in environmental and biomedical applications.
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European Union (ERC, PhotoSwim, 101076680)
2023 Leonardo Grant (LEO23-2-10594-CBB-QUI-106, RobotsFun) for Researchers and Cultural Creators, BBVA Foundation.
J. M. G. thanks the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the MSCA Grant Agreement no. 101148668
Y. C. acknowledges the support from “Juan de la Cierva Grant” JDC2023-051508-I, funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.
L. N. C. U. acknowledges the IVORI master's programme.
ICIQ is supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) through the Severo Ochoa Excellence Accreditation CEX2024-001469-S; and by the CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya.
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