Organic core–shell nanostructures: microemulsion synthesis and upconverted emissionElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details; structures of (BT)2Ir(acac) and perylene; formation process of the perylene shells; EDX spectra of the core–shell nanoparticles; absorption and PL spectra of (BT)2Ir(acac) and perylene monomers; PL spectra of pure perylene nanoparticles excited with 500 nm; PL spectra of varisized perylene nanoparticles excited with 385 nm. See DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00347f

Organic core–shell nanostructures with upconverted emission property were synthesized with a microemulsion–assisted chemical reaction method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]