%0 Journal Article
%T Tuning NaYF4 Nanoparticles through Alkaline Earth Doping
%A Xian Chen
%A Dengfeng Peng
%A Feng Wang
%J Nanomaterials
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/nano3040583
%X Phase and size of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles are the most important characteristics that dictate optical properties of these nanoparticles and affect their technological applications. Herein, we present a systematic study to examine the effect of alkaline earth doping on the formation of NaYF 4 upconversion nanoparticles. We show that alkaline earth doping has a dual function of tuning particle size of hexagonal phase NaYF 4 nanoparticles and stabilizing cubic phase NaYF 4 nanoparticles depending on composition and concentration of the dopant ions. The study described here represents a facile and general strategy to tuning the properties of NaYF 4 upconversion nanoparticles.
%K impurity doping
%K nanoparticles
%K phase transformation
%K upconversion
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/3/4/583