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Simultaneous size and luminescence control of KZnF3:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles by incorporation of Mn2+

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A strategy is demonstrated for simultaneous size and color tuning of KZnF3:Yb3+/Er3+ nanocrystals through transition metal Mn2+ doping. The experimental results indicate that the introduction of Mn2+ into the KZnF3:Yb3+/Er3+ reaction system facilitates the decrease of the crystal size. Moreover, in the case of a high concentration of Mn2+ doping, the downshifting (DS) and upconversion (UC) luminescence all show a single red band emission. In this work, we mainly investigate the DS and UC energy transfer process among Mn2+/Yb3+/Er3+ in KZnF3 nanocrystals by the detection and analysis of the absorption, excitation, emission, and transient fluorescence spectra. The results show that both Mn2+ and Yb3+ ions can decrease the green emission while improving the red luminescence of Er3+. This DS and UC single red color tuning is significant for the application of nanoparticles in light conversion, biological labeling, or plant photosynthesis.

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This work is supported by the Program for Science and Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (No. 16HASTIT043), the Science and Technology Research Project of Henan Province (No. 142102210389), and the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21103043).

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  1. School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China

    Zhangyu Huang, Mengji Yi, Huiping Gao, Zhenlong Zhang & Yanli Mao

  2. Institute for Computational Materials Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China

    Zhangyu Huang, Mengji Yi, Huiping Gao, Zhenlong Zhang & Yanli Mao

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Huang, Z., Yi, M., Gao, H. et al. Simultaneous size and luminescence control of KZnF3:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles by incorporation of Mn2+ . J Mater Sci 52, 2673–2683 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0558-4

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