Rapid microwave-enhanced hydrothermal synthesis and shape evolution of uniform NaGdF 4:Yb, Er (Tm/Ho) nanocrystals with upconversion and paramagnetic properties

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Dong ^a   Ren, Lei ^a   Zhou, Xi ^a   Wang, Xiao Zhong ^a   Zhou, Jun ^a   Han, Yu ^a   Kang, Ning ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC GROWTH; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HYDROTHERMAL ROUTES; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; PARAMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; RAPID SYNTHESIS; SHAPE EVOLUTION; UP-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE;

ERBIUM; NANOCRYSTALS; PARAMAGNETISM; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; YTTERBIUM;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84861085238     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/22/225705     Document Type: Article

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