Analysis of upconversion fluorescence dynamics in NaYF4 codoped with Er3+ and Yb3+

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-269

  Wang, W ^a   Wu, Mingmei ^b   Liu, G K ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Excited state dynamics; Green phosphor; Unconversion fluorescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947638424     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: 15322289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00387010701247399     Document Type: Article

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