An efficient and user-friendly method for the synthesis of hexagonal-phase NaYF4:Yb, Er/Tm nanocrystals with controllable shape and upconversion fluorescence

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 34, 2008, Pages

  Li, Zhengquan ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; SODIUM; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 48249130083     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/34/345606     Document Type: Article

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