DocumentCode
1994458
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
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
384
Lastpage
386
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194145
Filename
6194145
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