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The rare-earth doped micro/nano core-shell structure not only is beneficial to enhancing the upconversion emission intensity, but also can realize the fine control of luminescence color through the spatial separation of ions. In this work, a series of NaYF4@NaYF4 core-shell (CS) microcrystals doped with different ion concentrations is constructed by using the epitaxial growth technology. The structure and morphology for each of the prepared microcrystals are characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The experimental results show that the prepared CS structures each have a pure hexagonal-phase crystal structure, and exhibit a disk-like shape. Under the excitation of 980 nm laser, the energy transfer characteristics of doped ions in single CS microcrystal are carefully studied by using a confocal microscope spectroscopy test system and changing the excitation position. The study shows that the ions doped in different regions of the CS microdisks exhibit different spectral characteristics when the excitation position is changed, which is mainly due to the different directions of excitation energy transfer in the CS structure. Based on the emission spectra of different positions and power variation spectra, it is proved that the excitation energy of the micron CS is mainly transmitted from outside to inside. Meanwhile, the colorful emission pattern of the CS microdisk is revealed by the corresponding optical waveguide model, which is mainly due to the optical waveguide effect. Therefore, by constructing different micron core-shell structures, the luminescence characteristics of microcrystals can be controlled and adjusted, which can provide important experimental reference for the applications of microcrystals in optoelectronic devices, optical coding and multicolor display.
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Keywords:
- single particle /
- micron core-shell structure /
- upconversion luminescence regulation /
- energy transfer /
- optical waveguide effect
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图 3 NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+微米晶体及包覆不同核壳结构的SEM及其相应的元素映射图 (a) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+; (b) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+ @ NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+; (c) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+ @ NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+@ NaYbF4
Figure 3. The SEM images and element mappings of NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+ microcrystals with corresponding CS structures: (a) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+; (b) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+ @ NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+; (c) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+ @ NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+@ NaYbF4.
图 5 在980 nm激发下, 单个NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+核壳微米盘在不同激发位置的 (a)上转换发射光谱(插图为不同激发位置下对应的发光照片), (b)蓝光、绿光和红光的发射峰面积, (c)增强倍数和(d)红绿比和红蓝比
Figure 5. (a) The UC emission spectra (The insert is corresponding optical micrographs at different excitation positions), (b) the peak area of the bule, green and red emission intensity, (c) enhancement and (d) R/G ratio and R/B ratio of the single NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@ NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+ CS microdisk at different excitation positions under the excitation of a 980 nm near-infrared (NIR) laser.
图 6 在980 nm激发下, 单个NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+@NaYbF4核-壳-壳微米盘在不同激发位置的 (a)上转换发射光谱(插图为不同激发位置下对应的发光照片), (b)蓝光、绿光和红光的发射峰面积, (c)增强倍数和(d)红绿比和红蓝比
Figure 6. (a) The UC emission spectra (The insert is corresponding optical micrographs at different excitation positions), (b) the peak area of the bule, green and red emission intensity, (c) enhancement and (d) R/G ratio and R/B ratio of the single NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@ NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+@NaYbF4 core-shell-shell (CSS) microdisk at different excitation positions under the excitation of a 980 nm NIR laser.
图 7 在980 nm激发下, 单个NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+@NaYbF4核-壳-壳微米盘中Yb3+, Tm3+和Er3+离子在不同核壳体系之间所对应的能级图及跃迁机制图(插图为核-壳-壳微米盘的模型, 白点、绿点、蓝点和紫点分别代表Yb3+离子、Er3+离子、Tm3+离子和表面猝灭点)
Figure 7. The corresponding energy level diagrams and transition mechanism diagrams of Yb3+, Tm3+ and Er3+ ions between different CS systems in a single NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@ NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+@NaYbF4 CSS microdisk under the excitation of a 980 nm NIR laser. (The inset is a model of a CSS microdisk, and the white, green, blue, and purple dots represent Yb3+ ions, Er3+ ions, Tm3+ ions, and surface quenching points, respectively.)
图 8 在980 nm不同激发功率下, 单个(a) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+和(c) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+微米盘在激发位置d的上转换发射光谱(插图为其对应的发光照片); (b), (d) 其蓝光, 绿光和红光发射强度与泵浦功率间的依赖关系
Figure 8. The UC emission spectra of a single (a) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+ and (c) NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+ microdisk at excitation position d under different excitation powers of a 980 nm NIR laser (The insert is corresponding optical micrographs); (b), (d) the dependence of its blue, green and red emission intensity on pump power.
图 9 (a)—(d) 在980 nm激发下, 单个NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@NaYbF4核-壳-壳微米盘分别在激发位置a, b, c, d的发光图案及其光波导模型
Figure 9. (a)–(d) The Luminescence patterns and optical waveguide models of a single NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Tm3+@NaYF4:20%Yb3+/2%Er3+@NaYbF4 CSS microdisk at excitation positions a, b, c, d respectively under the excitation of a 980 nm NIR laser.
表 1 水热法制备微米晶体的药品详细参数
Table 1. Detailed parameters of medicines for the preparation of microcrystals by hydrothermal method.
样品 核(核/壳)体积/mL m(EDTA-2Na)/g V(RE(NO3)3)/mL V(NaF)
/mLNaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ — 0.282 1.5 11.0 NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ 5.0 0.282 1.5 11.0 NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@NaYbF4 5.0 0.282 1.5 11.0 注: RE(NO3)3和NaF溶液均为0.5 mol/L水溶液. -
[1] Gnach A, Bednarkiewicz A 2012 Nano Today 7 532Google Scholar
[2] Bettinelli M, Carlos L, Liu X G 2015 Phys. Today 68 38
[3] Mandl G A, Cooper D R, Hirsch T, Seuntjens J, Capobianco J A 2019 Methods Appl. Fluoresc. 7 012004Google Scholar
[4] Zhang H X, Chen Z H, Liu X, Zhang F 2020 J. Nano Res. 13 1795Google Scholar
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[7] Li Y, Chen C, Liu F F, Liu J L 2022 Mikrochim. Acta 189 109Google Scholar
[8] Xu M M, Ge W Y, Zhang X M, Li Y X 2022 Opt. Laser Technol. 145 107529Google Scholar
[9] Alkahtani M, Almuqhim A A, Qasem H, Alsofyani N, Alfahd A, Alenzi S M, Aljuwayr A, Alzahrani Y A, Al-Badri A, Alotaibi M H, Bagabas A, AlHazaa A N, Hemmer P R 2021 Nanomaterials 11 2909Google Scholar
[10] Liu B T, Huang T H, Wang T L, Hsu C C 2021 Sol Energy 227 1Google Scholar
[11] Dong H, Sun L D, Yan C H 2021 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143 20546Google Scholar
[12] Wang J, Sun X Y, Han Y D, Cheng Z Z, Liu T G 2021 Opt. Commun. 483 126663Google Scholar
[13] 董军, 张晨雪, 程小同, 邢宇, 韩庆艳, 严学文, 祁建霞, 刘继红, 杨祎, 高伟 2021 70 154208Google Scholar
Dong J, Zhang C X, Cheng X T, Xing Y, Han Q Y, Yan X W, Qi J X, Liu J H, Yang Y, Gao W 2021 Acta Phys. Sin. 70 154208Google Scholar
[14] Wang Y, Low J X, Bi Y F, Bai Y, Jiang Y W, Wang H H, Liu W Y, Ma Y Q, Chen Y N, Long R, Xiong Y J 2022 Chin. Chem. Lett. 33 1087Google Scholar
[15] Jia H, Li D G, Zhang D, Dong Y H, Ma S T, Zhou M, Di W H, Qin W P 2021 ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 13 4402Google Scholar
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[17] Jiao X F, Ye W H, Huang Q Y, Luo G, Yu L L, Liu X T 2020 J. Rare Earths 38 697Google Scholar
[18] Ju D D, Gao X L, Zhang S C, Li Y, Cui W J, Yang Y H, Luo M Y, Liu S J 2021 CrystEngComm 23 3892Google Scholar
[19] Gao W, Sun Z Y, Han Q Y, Han S S, Cheng X T, Wang Y K, Yan X W, Dong J 2021 J. Alloys Compd. 857 157578Google Scholar
[20] Gao W, Zhang C X, Han Q Y, Lu Y R, Yan X W, Wang Y K, Yang Y, Liu J H, Dong J 2022 J. Lumin. 241 118501Google Scholar
[21] Felsted R G, Pant A, Bard A B, Xia X J, Luntz-Martin D R, Dadras S, Zhang S, Vamivakas A N, Pauzauskie P J 2022 Cryst. Growth Des. 22 3605Google Scholar
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[31] 张翔宇, 王丹, 石焕文, 王晋国, 侯兆阳, 张力东, 高当丽 2018 67 084203Google Scholar
Zhang X Y, Wang D, Shi H W, Wang J G, Hou Z Y, Zhang L D, Gao D L 2018 Acta Phys. Sin. 67 084203Google Scholar
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