期刊
NANO RESEARCH
卷 11, 期 12, 页码 6360-6374出版社
TSINGHUA UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-018-2159-9
关键词
upconversion; nanoparticle; quenching; diameter; water; cyclohexane
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资金
- German research council
- DFG [RE 1203/18-1]
- DFG [RE 1203/18-1]
- project NANOHYPE [RE 1203/20-1]
- M-Eranet [RE 1203/20-1]
- BAM
- COST Action [CM1403]
A systematic study of the luminescence properties of monodisperse beta-NaYF4: 20% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with sizes ranging from 12-43 nm is presented utilizing steady-state and time-resolved fluorometry. Special emphasis was dedicated to the absolute quantification of size- and environment-induced quenching of upconversion luminescence (UCL) by high-energy O-H and C-H vibrations from solvent and ligand molecules at different excitation power densities (P). In this context, the still-debated population pathways of the F-4(9/2) energy level of Er3+ were examined. Our results highlight the potential of particle size and P value for color tuning based on the pronounced near-infrared emission of 12 nm UCNPs, which outweighs the red Er3+ emission under strongly quenched conditions and accounts for over 50% of total UCL in water. Because current rate equation models do not include such emissions, the suitability of these models for accurately simulating all (de)population pathways of small UCNPs must be critically assessed. Furthermore, we postulate population pathways for the F-4(9/2) energy level of Er3+, which correlate with the size-, environment-, and P-dependent quenching states of the higher Er3+ energy levels.
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