Abstract
Yb 3+-Tm 3+ codoped YF 3 bulk material was synthesized through a facile high-temperature calcinations method. By grinding and selecting, the particles with different desired sizes in microns were obtained. Under 980 nm excitation, optical upconversion (UC) from near-infrared (NIR) to ultraviolet (UV) was studied for each group of particles for the effect of their size on UC. Comparing with the bulk sample, the micro-size particles exhibited strong ability for NIR-to-UV UC. With the particle size decreasing from 800 μm to 20 μm, their UV emission intensities increased rapidly. Two possible mechanisms were proposed and discussed for clarifying the small size effect (SSE).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9584-9587 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Near-Infrared
- Single Particle
- Small Size Effect
- Ultraviolet
- Upconversion