Confining energy migration in upconversion nanoparticles towards deep ultraviolet lasing

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Chen, Xian ^a   Jin, Limin ^b   Kong, Wei ^a   Sun, Tianying ^a   Zhang, Wenfei ^b   Liu, Xinhong ^a   Fan, Jun ^a   Yu, Siu Fung ^b   Wang, Feng ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UPCONVERSION NANOPARTICLE;

ENERGY FLUX; INSULATION; LIGHT EFFECT; NANOPARTICLE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84954152523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10304     Document Type: Article

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