Tuning NaYF4 Nanoparticles through Alkaline Earth Doping

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)583-591
Journal / PublicationNanomaterials
Volume3
Issue number4
Online published24 Oct 2013
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013

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Abstract

Phase and size of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles are the most important characteristics that dictate optical properties of these nanoparticles and affect their technological applications. Herein, we present a systematic study to examine the effect of alkaline earth doping on the formation of NaYF4 upconversion nanoparticles. We show that alkaline earth doping has a dual function of tuning particle size of hexagonal phase NaYF4 nanoparticles and stabilizing cubic phase NaYF4 nanoparticles depending on composition and concentration of the dopant ions. The study described here represents a facile and general strategy to tuning the properties of NaYF4 upconversion nanoparticles.

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  • impurity doping, nanoparticles, phase transformation, upconversion, UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE, NANOCRYSTALS, PHASE, SIZE, FLUORESCENCE, EMISSION, STRATEGY, CELLS, ER3+, TM3+

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Tuning NaYF4 Nanoparticles through Alkaline Earth Doping. / Chen, Xian; Peng, Dengfeng; Wang, Feng.
In: Nanomaterials, Vol. 3, No. 4, 12.2013, p. 583-591.

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