CaF2:Ho3+/Yb3+ nano-particles with intense green up-conversion (UC) luminescence are successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal approach by using NH4F as the fluoride source and Na2EDTA as a chelating rea...CaF2:Ho3+/Yb3+ nano-particles with intense green up-conversion (UC) luminescence are successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal approach by using NH4F as the fluoride source and Na2EDTA as a chelating reagent. Powder X- ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and UC emission spectra are used to characterize the structures, shapes, and luminescent properties of the samples. The effects from fluoride sources and chelating reagents on the formations of CaF2 nano-particles are investigated, and the for- mation process is also deduced. Under the excitation of a 980-nm laser diode, the samples each show a green up-conversion emission centered at 540 nm corresponding to the 5S2/5F4-+518 transitions of Ho3+. Moreover, the UC mechanisms of Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped CaF2 nano-particles are also discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11274251)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China(Grant No.2010CDB01607)+2 种基金the Technology Foundation for Selected Overseas Chinese Scholar,Ministry of Personnel of China(excellent)the Foundation of Shaanxi Educational Committee,China(Grant No.11JK0528)the Foundation of Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Technology in Shaanxi Province,China(Grant No.12JS094)
文摘CaF2:Ho3+/Yb3+ nano-particles with intense green up-conversion (UC) luminescence are successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal approach by using NH4F as the fluoride source and Na2EDTA as a chelating reagent. Powder X- ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and UC emission spectra are used to characterize the structures, shapes, and luminescent properties of the samples. The effects from fluoride sources and chelating reagents on the formations of CaF2 nano-particles are investigated, and the for- mation process is also deduced. Under the excitation of a 980-nm laser diode, the samples each show a green up-conversion emission centered at 540 nm corresponding to the 5S2/5F4-+518 transitions of Ho3+. Moreover, the UC mechanisms of Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped CaF2 nano-particles are also discussed.