Phase transition induced formation of hollow structures in colloidal lanthanide-doped NaYF4 nanocrystals

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1429-1438

  Shan, Jingning ^a   Yao, Nan ^a   Ju, Yiguang ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloidal; Hollow; Kirkendall effect; Nanocrystals; Nanophosphors; Phase transition; Up conversion

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL; KIRKENDALL EFFECT; KIRKENDALL EFFECTS; NANOPHOSPHORS; UP-CONVERSION;

DIFFUSION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ERBIUM; NANOCRYSTALS; SOLIDS; YTTERBIUM;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; LANTHANIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; TRIOCTYLPHOSPHINE OXIDE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 77955091960     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9702-2     Document Type: Article

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