Tuning upconversion through a sensitizer/activator-isolated NaYF4 core/shell structure

Nanoscale

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3976-3984

  Ye, Shuai ^a,b   Chen, Guanying ^b,c   Shao, Wei ^b,c   Qu, Junle ^a,b   Prasad, Paras N ^b,d  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ERBIUM; METAL IONS; NANOPARTICLES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLAR CELLS;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; LUMINESCENT COLORS; NANOPARTICLE FORMULATION; PHOTONIC APPLICATION; RARE EARTH IONS; TIME-RESOLVED SPECTRA; UPCONVERSION NANOPARTICLES;

YTTERBIUM;

EID: 84923371512     PISSN: 20403364     EISSN: 20403372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4nr07678h     Document Type: Article

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