Issue 38, 2012

Dual energy converting nano-phosphors: upconversion luminescence and X-ray excited scintillation from a single composition of lanthanide-doped yttrium oxide

Abstract

We report an upconverting nanomaterial composition, [Y2O3; Yb (2%), Er (1%)], that converts both X-ray and high-fluence NIR irradiation to visible light. This composition is compared to a higher Yb3+ doped composition, [Y2O3; Yb (10%), Er (1%)], that displays diminished visible X-ray scintillation, but shows enhanced red wavelength centered upconversion emission. These nanocrystals have been characterized by TEM, X-ray diffraction, power-dependent upconversion luminescence, and X-ray scintillation spectroscopy. We further demonstrate that lithium ion doping of the [Y2O3; Yb (2%), Er (1%)] nanoscale composition leads to enhanced X-ray and NIR excited emission intensities through the production of nanoparticles that feature slightly enhanced sizes and increased crystallinity.

Graphical abstract: Dual energy converting nano-phosphors: upconversion luminescence and X-ray excited scintillation from a single composition of lanthanide-doped yttrium oxide

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Jul 2012
Accepted
31 Jul 2012
First published
31 Aug 2012

Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 11576-11578

Dual energy converting nano-phosphors: upconversion luminescence and X-ray excited scintillation from a single composition of lanthanide-doped yttrium oxide

I. N. Stanton, J. A. Ayres and M. J. Therien, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 11576 DOI: 10.1039/C2DT31616A

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