A Dual‐Excitation Light‐Harvesting System Based on a Flexible Silicon Composite Containing Ca 2 Sr(PO 4 ) 2 : Ce 3+ , Sm 3+ , Designed for Multimodal Anti‐Counterfeiting and Secure Information Encryption
ABSTRACT Advanced anti‐counterfeiting technologies require luminescent materials capable of generating dynamic and difficult‐to‐reproduce optical responses. The research focuses on a dual‐excitation light‐harvesting system based on flexible silicone composites containing Ca 2 Sr(PO 4 ) 2 : Ce 3+ , Sm 3+ phosphors, designed for multimodal anti‐counterfeiting protection and secure information encryption The co‐doped phosphate exhibits excitation‐dependent emission resulting from efficient Ce 3+ → Sm 3+ energy transfer and multisite occupation of dopant ions, enabling tunable luminescence under different excitation wavelengths. Temperature‐dependent studies additionally reveal a phonon‐assisted energy transfer process leading to enhancement of Sm 3+ emission. The combination of excitation‐ and temperature‐controlled luminescence enables reversible color switching and generation of complex optical signatures that are difficult to counterfeit. As a proof of concept, the phosphor is incorporated into a flexible silicone security label displaying distinct emission patterns observable using a simple UV source and camera detection. Furthermore, a novel encoding platform is proposed, enabling message encryption through the selection of material composition and controlled excitation conditions. The developed dual‐excitation composite represents a promising strategy for next‐generation flexible anticounterfeiting systems, adaptive optical labels, and secure data encryption technologies.
Authors
- Dagmara Stefańska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-3761)
- Marek Adaszyński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7051-2170)
- Kacper Adamczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9092-1205)
Institutions
- Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research (PL)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Optical Materials
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.71953
- Primary Topic
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instytut Niskich Temperatur i Badań Strukturalnych PAN