• 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