Colloidal LaF3:Yb,Er, LaF3:Yb,Ho and LaF3:Yb,Tm nanocrystals with multicolor upconversion fluorescence
- 7 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry
- Vol. 15 (41), 4460-4464
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b508240d
Abstract
The IR-to-visible upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals, Yb–Er, Yb–Ho and Yb–Tm co-doped LaF3 were chemically synthesized and investigated. The ligand-capped nanocrystals were easily dispersed in organic solutions and subsequently formed a transparent colloidal solution. Under 980 nm IR excitation, green, red and blue emission bands were observed from these colloidal solutions, respectively. Compared with the recently reported colloidal NaYF4 :Yb,Er nanocrystals, our nanocrystals produced a fluorescence output which was 5 times higher. These nanocrystals have potential applications as bio-probes and displays.Keywords
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