articleThe Journal of Physical Chemistry CAug 24, 2007Closed access

Highly Efficient Multicolor Up-Conversion Emissions and Their Mechanisms of Monodisperse NaYF 4 :Yb,Er Core and Core/Shell-Structured Nanocrystals

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences · State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

This paper comprehensively presents the highly efficient multicolor up-conversion (UC) emissions and related mechanisms of monodisperse NaYF4:Yb,Er core (α- and β-NaYF4:Yb,Er) and core/shell (α-NaYF4:Yb,Er@α-NaYF4 and β-NaYF4:Yb,Er@α-NaYF4) nanocrystals with controlled size (5−14 nm for α-phase nanocrystals and 20−300 nm for β-phase nanocrystals), chemical composition, and surface state. These nanoparticles were synthesized via a unique delayed nucleation pathway using trifluoroacetates as precursors in hot solutions of oleic acid/oleylamine/1-octadecene. With the naked eye and natural light the intense multicolor UC emissions (red, yellow, or green, without filters) can be observed in cyclohexane dispersions…

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