Science and application of oxyorthosilicate nanophosphors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1532-1535

  Muenchausen, Ross E ^a   McKigney, Edward A ^a   Jacobsohn, Luiz G ^a   Blair, Michael W ^a   Bennett, Bryan L ^a   Cooke, D Wayne ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration quenching; Fluorescence lifetime; Luminescence; Nanophosphor; Oxyorthosilicates

Indexed keywords

NANO PHOSPHORS; NANO-PHOSPHORS;

EID: 45849087331     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2008.922844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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