Efficient upconversion luminescence from Ba5Gd8Zn4O21:Yb3+, Er3+ based on a demonstrated cross-relaxation process

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Mi, Chao ^a   Wu, Jianhong ^a   Yang, Yanmin ^a   Han, Boning ^a   Wei, Jun ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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LEISURE; LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84960192277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep22545     Document Type: Article

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