Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals

Rare earth ions (Ln3+) doped optical materials manifest sharp and tunable emission, high photostability, long luminescent lifetime and low cytotoxicity, and find diverse applications in optics, optoelectronic devices and bio-labelling. Herein, we employed a conventional hydrothermal approach to cont...

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Main Authors: Guo, Y., Cui, Z., Jia, Guohua, Zhao, S., Wang, H., Deng, D., Huang, L., Xu, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44668
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author Guo, Y.
Cui, Z.
Jia, Guohua
Zhao, S.
Wang, H.
Deng, D.
Huang, L.
Xu, S.
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Cui, Z.
Jia, Guohua
Zhao, S.
Wang, H.
Deng, D.
Huang, L.
Xu, S.
author_sort Guo, Y.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Rare earth ions (Ln3+) doped optical materials manifest sharp and tunable emission, high photostability, long luminescent lifetime and low cytotoxicity, and find diverse applications in optics, optoelectronic devices and bio-labelling. Herein, we employed a conventional hydrothermal approach to control the size and tune the phase as well as the morphology of GdF 3:Tb3+,Yb3+ nanocrystals, wherein the effects of the synthetic conditions, such as pH, time, the ratio of the Gd to F and the surfactant, have been detailed investigated, producing sphere, platelet, rice, flower-shaped GdF3 nanoparticles. Diffuse reflectance spectra, photoluminescence emission and excitation spectra, and photoluminescence lifetime measurements were employed to characterize the optical spectroscopic properties of GdF3:Tb3+,Yb3+ nanocrystals. No efficient energy transfer from Tb3+ to Yb3+ is observed in GdF3:Tb3+,Yb3+ nanocrystals and the Yb 3+ shows a concentration quenching effect at high doping levels. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-446682017-09-13T14:13:04Z Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals Guo, Y. Cui, Z. Jia, Guohua Zhao, S. Wang, H. Deng, D. Huang, L. Xu, S. Rare earth ions (Ln3+) doped optical materials manifest sharp and tunable emission, high photostability, long luminescent lifetime and low cytotoxicity, and find diverse applications in optics, optoelectronic devices and bio-labelling. Herein, we employed a conventional hydrothermal approach to control the size and tune the phase as well as the morphology of GdF 3:Tb3+,Yb3+ nanocrystals, wherein the effects of the synthetic conditions, such as pH, time, the ratio of the Gd to F and the surfactant, have been detailed investigated, producing sphere, platelet, rice, flower-shaped GdF3 nanoparticles. Diffuse reflectance spectra, photoluminescence emission and excitation spectra, and photoluminescence lifetime measurements were employed to characterize the optical spectroscopic properties of GdF3:Tb3+,Yb3+ nanocrystals. No efficient energy transfer from Tb3+ to Yb3+ is observed in GdF3:Tb3+,Yb3+ nanocrystals and the Yb 3+ shows a concentration quenching effect at high doping levels. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44668 10.1016/j.jlumin.2014.02.023 restricted
spellingShingle Guo, Y.
Cui, Z.
Jia, Guohua
Zhao, S.
Wang, H.
Deng, D.
Huang, L.
Xu, S.
Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals
title Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals
title_full Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals
title_fullStr Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals
title_full_unstemmed Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals
title_short Optical spectroscopic studies on GdF3:Tb3+,Yb 3+ nanocrystals
title_sort optical spectroscopic studies on gdf3:tb3+,yb 3+ nanocrystals
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44668