Particle size dependence of the dynamic photophysical properties of NaYF4:Yb, Er nanocrystals

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 2309-2316

  Lim, Shuang Fang ^a   Ryu, William S ^a   Austin, Robert H ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ERBIUM; YTTERBIUM;

DECAY RATE; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; GREEN LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTAL SIZES; PARTICLE SIZE DEPENDENCE; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE AREA/VOLUME RATIO;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 76149123565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.002309     Document Type: Article

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