Synthesis of high-quality lanthanide oxybromides nanocrystals with single-source precursor for promising applications in cancer cells imaging

Dong Yan; Bo Lei; Bo Chen; Xue-Jun Wu; Zhengqing Liu; Na Li; Juan Ge; Yumeng Xue; Yaping Du; Zhiping Zheng; Hua Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.apmt.2015.06.001

Synthesis of high-quality lanthanide oxybromides nanocrystals with single-source precursor for promising applications in cancer cells imaging

Dong Yan, Bo Lei, Bo Chen, Xue-Jun Wu, Zhengqing Liu, Na Li, Juan Ge, Yumeng Xue, Yaping Du^*, Zhiping Zheng^*, Hua Zhang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Nanocrystals of lanthanide oxybromides (LnOBrs) with low-phonon energy and high chemical stability are of particular interest for lighting and bioimaging applications. Here, for the first time, we report the synthesis of high-quality LnOBr (Ln = La, Eu, Gd, Tb) nanocrystals using the thermal decomposition of single-source precursors. Moreover, this robust and facile method can be used to synthesize optically active ultrathin EuOBr nanosheets and Eu³⁺-doped LaOBr nanocrystals with unique luminescence properties. Importantly, for the first time, the application of Eu³⁺-doped LaOBr nanocrystals in cancer cell imaging has been demonstrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-26
Journal	Applied Materials Today
Volume	1
Issue number	1
Online published	19 Aug 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2015.06.001
Publication status	Published - Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

Research Keywords

Cancer cells imaging
Controlled synthesis
High-quality LnOBr nanocrystals
Lanthanide-containing nanomaterials
Single-source precursor

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