Synthesis and characterization of (3-Aminopropyl)trimethoxy-silane (APTMS) functionalized Gd2O3:Eu3+ red phosphor with enhanced quantum yield

Nanotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Jain, Akhil ^a   Hirata, G A ^b   Farias M H ^b   Castillon F F ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

(3 aminopropyl) trimethoxysilane; nanophosphor; quantum yield; surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

EUROPIUM; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT EMISSION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOSPHORS; QUANTUM YIELD; SILANES; SILICA; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ABSOLUTE QUANTUM YIELDS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES; FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES; NANOPHOSPHORS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; TRIMETHOXYSILANE;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84955091016     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/6/065601     Document Type: Article

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