DocumentCode
3047581
Title
Synthesis of NIR-to-visible Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles
Author
Zhang, Y. ; Li, Z.Q.
Author_Institution
Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
fYear
2007
fDate
5-8 Nov. 2007
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
41
Abstract
In this work, an efficient and user-friendly method has been developed for synthesis of uniform hexagonal-phase NaYF4 nanocrystals with strong upconversion fluorescence, which may find use in a wide range of biological and clinical applications.
Keywords
biomedical materials; erbium; fluorescence; nanoparticles; sodium compounds; thulium; transmission electron microscopy; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; NIR-visible upconversion fluorescent nanoparticles; NaYF4:Yb,Er; NaYF4:Yb,Tm; TEM; biological applications; clinical applications; uniform hexagonal-phase nanocrystals; Biological materials; Erbium; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Nanocrystals; Nanoparticles; Shape control; Temperature measurement; X-ray diffraction; X-ray scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microprocesses and Nanotechnology, 2007 Digest of papers
Conference_Location
Kyoto
Print_ISBN
978-4-9902472-4-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMNC.2007.4456094
Filename
4456094
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