Shan, Guobin and Andrews, Mark P. and Gonzalez, Timothy and Djeghelian, Hagop (2008) A simple, low-temperature route to synthesize aqueous-dispersible Yb3+-Er3+ co-doped hexagonal LaF3 nano-crystals for up-conversion fluorescence. Materials Letters, 62 (26). 4187 - 4190.
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Abstract
Aqueous-dispersible Yb3+-Er3+ co-doped hexagonal LaF3 nano-crystals were synthesized by a low-temperature aqueous phase approach in the presence of D-glucose. These nano-crystals are about 15-20 nm in rectangular shape and are easily dispersed in water, producing a transparent colloidal solution; they can also be precipitated and separated by the addition of NaOH. The morphology, crystal structure, fluorescence properties of these nano-crystals were analyzed by TEM, XRD, and spectroscopy, respectively. Furthermore, these nano-crystals exhibit red and green fluorescence in the visible spectral region when they are excited at 980 nm. The nano-crystals can be coated by a silica shell and their shape is not changed, which will be useful in the application of biological labeling.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Silica shell |
| Subjects: | Material Science > Nanofabrication processes and tools Material Science > Nanostructured materials |
| ID Code: | 6619 |
| Deposited By: | SPI |
| Deposited On: | 10 Feb 2010 14:29 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2010 14:29 |
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