Real-time-monitoring of the synthesis of β-NaYF4:17% Yb,3% Er nanocrystals using NIR-to-visible upconversion luminescence

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13238-13247

  Suter, John D ^a   Pekas, Nicholas J ^a   Berry, Mary T ^a   May, P Stanley ^a  

^a W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YTTERBIUM;

RAPID CONVERSION; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTION MIXTURE; REAL TIME MONITORING; SPECTROSCOPIC MONITORING; SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNATURES; UP-CONVERSION EMISSION; UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84903198004     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp502971j     Document Type: Article

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