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Synthesis and photoluminescent properties of nanoerythrocyte-shaped ytterbium orthovanadate and erbium ion-doped ytterbium orthovanadate powders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2013

Youjin Zhang ,
Hongmei He ,
Ao Zheng  and
Yun Fan
Youjin Zhang*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China
Hongmei He
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China
Ao Zheng
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China
Yun Fan
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: zyj@ustc.edu.cn
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Abstract

Nanoerythrocyte-shaped ytterbium orthovanadate (YbVO4) with substantially uniform size have been successfully synthesized by a simple and facile trisodium citrate-assisted hydrothermal method. The erythrocyte-shaped YbVO4 nanocrystals with self-assembled spherical and biconcave structure have a diameter of ∼500 nm, which were characterized by x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence. The luminescent properties of erbium ion-doped ytterbium orthovanadate nanocrystals with different morphologies by different complexing agents were different in the relative intensity under identical measurement conditions, which exhibited the interesting morphology-dependent optical properties. The different energy transfer mechanisms and photoluminescence intensities might be the result of the greatly reduced defect centers.

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optical propertieshydrothermalmorphology
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , 28 March 2013 , pp. 856 - 862
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013

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