Title :
Mechanisms of size-dependent lifetime quenching in luminescent upconverting colloidal NaYF4:Yb, Er nanocrystals
Author :
Zhao, Jiangbo ; Piper, James A. ; Dawes, Judith M. ; Jin, Dayong ; Goldys, Ewa M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astronom, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Upconversion decay rates in colloidal NaYF4:Yb, Er nanocrystals for biolabelling depend on nanoparticle size. Lifetime dependence on various quenching mechanisims is explained using rate equations to describe the evolution of upconverting green and red luminescence.
Keywords :
erbium; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; radiation quenching; sodium compounds; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; biolabelling; lfetime dependence; luminescent upconverting colloidal nanocrystals; rate equations; red luminescence; size-dependent lifetime quenching; upconversion decay rates; upconverting green luminescence; Fluorescence; Green products; Mathematical model; Nanocrystals;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194145