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- Intense ultraviolet light emission has been detected in tiny rhombic-shaped nanodisks made of YF3, which measure about 14 nm on each side and 2.5 nm thick.
- These nanodisks are co-doped with Yb(3+) ions which act as a sensitizer and Tm(3+) ions which serve as an activator.
- The emission occurs when these nanodisks are excited using light at approximately 980 nm.
Article Abstract
Intense ultraviolet upconversion emission has been observed in water-dispersed uniform rhombic nanodisks (side length of ~14 nm and thickness of ~2.5 nm) of YF3 co-doped with Yb(3+) sensitizer and Tm(3+) activator ions, when excited at ~980 nm.
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