Core-shell NaYF4:Yb,Tm@SiO2@TiO2 NPs were synthesized via a sequential coating method.
Hybrid NaYF4:Yb,Tm@SiO2@TiO2 NPs show NIR-light enhanced photocatalytic activity.
NIR-driven antibacterial performance has been realized with NaYF4:Yb,Tm@SiO2@TiO2 NPs.
Working mechanism of the hybrid photocatalysts as antibacterial agents was proposed.