Issue 11, 2010

Hydrothermal synthesis and upconversion photoluminescence properties of lanthanide doped YF3 sub-microflowers

Abstract

Yttrium fluoride sub-microflowers were synthesized by facile hydrothermal route without using any expensive or environmental unfriendly agents. The influences of various hydrothermal parameters on the final products were investigated. It was found that the concentration of NH3·H2O had a significant effect on the morphology change of YF3 sub-microcrystals. The growth mechanism of the as-obtained YF3 sub-microflowers was proposed. The multicolor upconversion (UC) photoluminescence (PL) was successfully realized in Yb3+/Tm3+, Yb3+/Ho3+ and Yb3+/Er3+ doped YF3 sub-microflowers when excited by 980 nm laser diode (LD). The pumping power dependence of the fluorescent intensity is investigated to understand the fundamental UC mechanism.

Graphical abstract: Hydrothermal synthesis and upconversion photoluminescence properties of lanthanide doped YF3 sub-microflowers

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Mar 2010
Accepted
01 Jun 2010
First published
30 Jul 2010

CrystEngComm, 2010,12, 3537-3541

Hydrothermal synthesis and upconversion photoluminescence properties of lanthanide doped YF3 sub-microflowers

S. Wang, S. Song, R. Deng, H. Guo, Y. Lei, F. Cao, X. Li, S. Su and H. Zhang, CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 3537 DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00023J

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