UV/blue/green converted efficient red-NIR photoluminescence in Cr incorporated MgAl2O4 nanocrystals: Site selective emission tailored through cation inversion and intrinsic defects

The UV/Visible activated near-infrared (NIR) phosphors have many applications in solid state lighting, night vision devices and bio-imaging. The early research reported the red-NIR emitting phosphors doped with Cr