Lanthanide doped upconverting colloidal CaF2 nanoparticles prepared by a single-step hydrothermal method: toward efficient materials with near infrared-to-near infrared upconversion emission

Nanoscale. 2011 Apr;3(4):1456-60. doi: 10.1039/c0nr00860e. Epub 2011 Feb 18.

Abstract

Colloidal Er(3+)/Yb(3+), Tm(3+)/Yb(3+) and Ho(3+)/Yb(3+) doped CaF(2) nanoparticles have been prepared by a one-pot hydrothermal procedure and their upconversion properties have been investigated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium Fluoride / chemistry*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Infrared Rays
  • Lanthanoid Series Elements / chemistry*
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
  • Materials Testing
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Particle Size
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Surface Properties
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Lanthanoid Series Elements
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Water
  • Calcium Fluoride