Synthesis of colour tunable lanthanide-ion doped NaYF4 upconversion nanoparticles by controlling temperature

Wenbin Niu; Suli Wu; Shufen Zhang; Lian Li

doi:10.1039/c002615h

Synthesis of colour tunable lanthanide-ion doped NaYF4 upconversion nanoparticles by controlling temperature

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Jun 14;46(22):3908-10. doi: 10.1039/c002615h. Epub 2010 Apr 22.

Authors

Wenbin Niu¹, Suli Wu, Shufen Zhang, Lian Li

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116012, China.

PMID: 20414492
DOI: 10.1039/c002615h

Abstract

A simple and general method is reported to tune the multicolour output of lanthanide-ion doped NaYF(4) upconversion nanoparticles within a given composition by controlling the reaction temperature in the thermolysis procedure.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Color
Fluorides / chemistry*
Lanthanoid Series Elements / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Temperature
X-Ray Diffraction
Yttrium / chemistry*

Substances

Lanthanoid Series Elements
sodium yttriumtetrafluoride
Yttrium
Fluorides