Colloidal Nanoparticles of Ln3+-Doped LaVO4: Energy Transfer to Visible- and Near-Infrared-Emitting Lanthanide Ions

Stouwdam, Jan W. and Raudsepp, Mati and Veggel van, Frank C.J.M. (2005) Colloidal Nanoparticles of Ln3+-Doped LaVO4: Energy Transfer to Visible- and Near-Infrared-Emitting Lanthanide Ions. Langmuir, 21 (15). pp. 7003-7008. ISSN 0743-7463

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Abstract:	Colloidal, organic solvent-soluble Ln3+-doped LaVO4 nanoparticles have been synthesized by a precipitation reaction in the presence of (C18H37O)2PS2- as ligand, that coordinates to the surface of the nanoparticles. The materials are well soluble in chlorinated solvent such as chloroform. Energy transfer of excited vanadate groups has been observed for Ln3+ ions that emit in the visible and the near-infrared (Eu3+, Tm3+, Nd3+, Er3+, Ho3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Pr3+), thus making it a very generic sensitization mechanism. The LaVO4 nanoparticles have a different crystal structure than bulk LaVO4 ones (xenotime instead of monazite), similar to YVO4 nanoparticles. This xenotime crystal structure results in a more asymmetric crystal field around the Ln3+ ions that is advantageous to their luminescence, for it increases the radiative rate constant, thus reducing quenching processes.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2005 American Chemical Society
Research Group:	Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology (SMCT)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/59357
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la0505162
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