Abstract
Monodisperse La2(MoO4)3:Yb, Tm microarchitectures with uniform waxberry-like morphology have been successfully constructed in large scale by a facile surfactant-assisted hydrothermal route, in which sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) was used as the structure directing agent. It was found that the pH value was a crucial factor controlling the phase composition and purity, which was unaffected by surfactant SLS. The growth process of these waxberry-shaped microarchitectures has been examined in detail, and it was proved that a special dissolution-recrystallization transformation mechanism as well as a preferential adsorption of SLS process was responsible for the morphology evolution of the La2(MoO4) 3:Yb, Tm microarchitectures. A mechanism for the formation of the waxberry-shape La2(MoO4)3:Yb, Tm microarchitectures was put forward. The specially shaped architectures showed blue up-conversion emission properties.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4378-4383 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| State | Published - 20 Mar 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |