Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Defect originated photoluminescence tuning of silica nanoparticles prepared by electron beam irradiation and their applications Subject The topic of the resource Defects; Nanocomposites; Optical properties; Silica Description An account of the resource Considering the imminent importance of Silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs), a highly rapid and one-pot scalable approach is being reported for their preparation. Electron-beam was used to derive the formation of SiO2 NPs, while in situ functionalization was carried out by ?-Cyclodextrin (?-CD). XRD pattern of as prepared ?-CD functionalized SiO2 NPs (i.e., ?-CD@SiO2 NPs) revealed their amorphous nature, while imaging studies showed self-assembling of NPs into a porous structure. UVvisible absorption spectra showed multiple peaks at 233, 323, 390 and 455 nm, which signifies the presence of different kind of defects in the as prepared NPs. An interesting aspect of this work is tuning of the photoluminescent properties of NPs from blue to green by simply varying the absorbed dose. This could be attributed to the formation of a particular kind of defects at a proportionate absorbed dose. These defects act as emission centers (ECs) and were analysed through steady state and time-resolved emission studies. Notably, ?-CD played significant role in influencing the composition of the NPs, whilst enhancing their colloidal stability and quantum yield. The prospective applications of ?-CD@SiO2 NPs were explored in latent fingerprinting and thermosensing. 2020 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Guleria A.; Chavan A.P.; Tomy A.; Baby C.M.; Neogy S.; Debnath A.K.; Adhikari S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ceramics International, Vol-47, No. 2, pp. 2649-2655. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.09.113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.09.113</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85091262601&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.ceramint.2020.09.113&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a28be5f3b2b15576aac13e20712ba0f0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85091262601&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.ceramint.2020.09.113&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a28be5f3b2b15576aac13e20712ba0f0</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2728842; CODEN: CINND Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Guleria A., Radiation &amp; Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Chavan A.P., KJSCE, Vidyavihar, Mumbai, 400077, India; Tomy A., Christ University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Baby C.M., Christ University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Neogy S., Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Debnath A.K., Technical Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India; Adhikari S., Radiation &amp; Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India