Controlled construction of Monodisperse La2(MoO 4)3:Yb, Tm microarchitectures with upconversion luminescent property

  • Zhenxing Chen
  • , Wenbo Bu*
  • , Na Zhang
  • , Jianlin Shi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4378-4383
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume112
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Mar 2008
Externally publishedYes

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