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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 422, Issue -, Pages 58-64Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.02.014
Keywords
Rare-earth-ion-doped nanoparticle; Wettability-patterned surface; Two-photon absorption; Upconversion luminescence; Near-infrared fluorescence; Flexible device; Dip-coating
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- JSPS KAKENHI [24750185]
- Futaba Electronics Memorial Foundation
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24750185] Funding Source: KAKEN
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We demonstrate a patterning technique of rare-earth-ion-doped (RE) nanoparticle films directly on wettability-patterned surfaces fabricated on plastic sheets in one step. Self-assembled monolayers consisting of silane-coupling agent with hydrophobic groups were fabricated on plastic sheets. UV-ozone treatments were performed through a metal mask to selectively remove the self-assembled monolayers in a patterned manner, resulting in the formation of wettability-patterned surfaces on plastic sheets. Using a water dispersion of Er3+ and Yb3+-codoped Y2O3 nanoparticles at a diameter of 100 nm, RE-nanoparticle films were fabricated on the wettability-patterned surfaces by a dip-coating technique. By adjusting the concentration of RE-nanoparticle dispersion, withdrawal speed, and withdrawal angle, amount of REnanoparticles, we were able to control the structures of the RE-nanoparticle films. Fluorescence microscope observations demonstrate that visible upconversion luminescence and near-infrared fluorescence were emitted from the RE-nanoparticle films on the wettability-patterned surfaces. This technique allows for the fabrication of flexible emitting devices with long-operating life time with minimized material consumption and few fabrication steps, and for the application to sensors, emitting devices, and displays in electronics, photonics, and bionics in the future. (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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