Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1525122 | Materials Chemistry and Physics | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
NaGdF4:Ce3+ and (Ce,Gd)F3 nanoparticles have been prepared by using a hydrothermal procedure. The hexagonal NaGdF4:Ce3+, cubic NaGdF4:Ce3+, or (Ce,Gd)F3 nanoparticles could be synthesized by controlling different molar ratio of reactants and synthesized temperatures. The emission spectra of the Ce3+ ions in the hexagonal NaGdF4:Ce3+ nanoparticles consisted of two broad bands at 360 nm and 524 nm. Only one broad emission band at 360 nm can be observed in the cubic NaGdF4:Ce3+ nanoparticles and the (Ce,Gd)F3 nanoparticles. The lifetimes of 360 nm emissions of Ce3+ ions varied from nanoseconds at 300 nm excitation to microseconds at 260 nm excitation due to an efficient energy transfer from the Gd3+ ions to Ce3+ ions.
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Authors
Xiaoqing Zhang, Xianping Fan, Xvsheng Qiao, Qun Luo,