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Preparation and up-conversion fluorescence of rare earth (Er{sup 3+} or Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+})-doped TiO{sub 2} nanobelts

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
OSTI ID:21372523
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  1. College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, 11 Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048 (China)
  2. National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190 (China)

Anatase TiO{sub 2} nanobelts doped with rare earth (RE) ions Yb{sup 3+}, Er{sup 3+} or Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+} have been prepared using layered titanate nanobelts (LTO NBs) with RE ions as the precursor obtained by ion-exchange between LTO NBs and RE ions under hydrothermal process. Various measurement results demonstrate that the RE ions have doped into the lattice of TiO{sub 2}, and the Er{sup 3+} or Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+} doped nanobelts show strong visible up-conversion (UC) fluorescence under 980 nm excitation. The UC emission intensity of LTO NBs embedded with Er{sup 3+} or Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+} is slightly higher than that of the corresponding TiO{sub 2} nanobelts doped with RE ions, whereas higher RE doping content leads to the decrease of UC emission intensity due to the concentration-quenching effect. - Graphical abstract: Anatase TiO{sub 2} nanobelts doped with Er{sup 3+} or Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+} cations were simply synthesized using two-step preparation proceedings of ion-exchange and hydrothermal treatment, and their upconversion emissions were also investigated. SEM images of TiO{sub 2} nanobelts (NBs) doped with Er{sup 3+} (the left) and codoped with Yb{sup 3+}/Er{sup 3+} (the right).

OSTI ID:
21372523
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 183; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English