Monodisperse Water-Stable Sio2- Coated Fluoride Upconversion Nanoparticles with Tunable Shell Thickness

• Main Authors: Tianxing Ji (Author), Xinqiang (Author), Xindong Wang (Author), Qiang Zhou (Author), Guanying Chen (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: International Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine - Peertechz Publications, 2017-01-20.
• Teme: Research Article
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<p>Monodisperse water-stable silica functionalization of upconversion nanoparticles are important for their applications in bio-imaging and bio-sensing. Here, we report on the uniform silica coating of NaYF4:Yb,Er,Tm upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with a controlled thickness (3-16 nm) thro...