White light emissions through down-conversion of rare-earth doped LaF<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles

doi:10.1364/OE.14.011412

White light emissions through down-conversion of rare-earth doped LaF₃ nanoparticles

Jeffrey R. DiMaio, Baris Kokuoz, and John Ballato »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 23, pp. 11412-11417 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.011412

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Through the use of complex core-shell structures, white light emissions are observed from a single nanoparticle doped with multiple trivalent rare-earth ions. The internal structuring of the nanoparticle to allow for a controlled degree of energy transfer a common excitation wavelength yielding the white light emission is obtained. Emissions with correlated color temperatures ranging from 2700K to 5000K were produced. The stability of the phosphors to excitation wavelength variations was examined.

OCIS Codes
(160.5690) Materials : Rare-earth-doped materials
(230.3670) Optical devices : Light-emitting diodes
(250.5230) Optoelectronics : Photoluminescence
(260.2160) Physical optics : Energy transfer

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Physical Optics

History
Original Manuscript: August 7, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: October 16, 2006
Published: November 13, 2006

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Jeffrey R. DiMaio, Baris Kokuoz, and John Ballato, "White light emissions through down-conversion of rare-earth doped LaF₃ nanoparticles," Opt. Express 14, 11412-11417 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-23-11412

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Bettinelli, M.
Bhat, J. C.
Choi, J. C.
Chow, G.-M.
Collins, D.
Dang, H.
Fletcher, R. M.
Flint, C. D.
Hirosaki, N.
Holcomb, M. O.
Jeon, P. E.
Joshi, B. C.
Jüstel, T.
Kim, G. C.
Kim, J. K.
Kim, J. S.
Liu, W.
Ludowise, M. J.
Martin, P. S.
Mho, S. I.
Mitomo, M.
Nikol, H.
Park, H. L.
Ronda, C.
Rudaz, S. L.
Sakuma, K.
Schubert, E. F.
Shur, M. S.
Sivakumar, S.
Steigerwald, D. A.
Stouwdam, J. W.
Takashi, K.
van Veggel, F. C. J. M.
Wu, Z.
Xie, R.-J.
Yi, G.-S.
Zhang, Z.
Zhou, J.
Žukauskas, A.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

T. Jüstel, H. Nikol, and C. Ronda, "New developments in the field of luminescent materials for lighting and displays," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 37, 3084-3103 (1998). [CrossRef]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

J. S. Kim, P. E. Jeon, J. C. Choi, and H. L. Park, S. I. Mho, and G. C. Kim, "Warm-white-light emitting diode utilizing a single-phase full-color Ba3MgSi2O8:Eu2+,Mn2+ phosphor," Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2931-2933 (2004). [CrossRef]
R.-J. Xie, N. Hirosaki, M. Mitomo, K. Takashi, and K. Sakuma, "Highly efficient white-light-emitting diodes fabricated with short-wavelength yellow oxynitride phosphors," Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 101104 (2006). [CrossRef]

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

S. Sivakumar, F. C. J. M van Veggel, and M. Raudsepp, "Bright white light through up-conversion of a single NIR source from Sol-Gel derived thin film made with Ln3+-Doped LaF3 Nanoparticles," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 12464-12465 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G.-S. Yi and G.-M. Chow, "Colloidal LaF3:Yb, Er, LaF3:Yb,Ho and LaF3:Yb,Tm nanocrystals with multicolor upconversion fluorescence," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 15,4460-4464 (2005)

J. Non-Cryst. Solids

B. C. Joshi, "Enhanced Eu3+ emission by non-radiative energy transfer from Tb3+ in zinc phosphate glass," J. Non-Cryst. Solids 180, 217-220 (1995). [CrossRef]

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter

M. Bettinelli and C. D. Flint, "Non-resonant energy transfer between Tb3+ and Eu3+ in the cubic hexachloroelpasolite crystals Cs2sNaTb1-xEuxCl6 (x = 0.01-0.15)," J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 2, 8417-8426 (1990). [CrossRef]

Langmuir

J. W. Stouwdam and F. C. J. M. van Veggel, "Improvement in the Luminescence properties and processability of LaF3/Ln and LaPO4/Ln Nanoparticles by surface modification," Langmuir 20,11763-11771 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Proceedings of IEEE

M. S. Shur and A. Žukauskas, "Solid-state lighting: toward superior illumination," Proceedings of IEEE 93, 1691-1703 (2005). [CrossRef]

Science

E. F. Schubert and J. K. Kim, "Solid-state light sources getting smart," Science 308, 1274-1278 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Top Quantum Electron.

D. A. Steigerwald, J. C. Bhat, D. Collins, R. M. Fletcher, M. O. Holcomb, M. J. Ludowise, P. S. Martin, and S. L. Rudaz, "Illumination with Solid State Lighting Technology," IEEE J. Sel.Top Quantum Electron. 8, 310-320 (2002). [CrossRef]

Wear

J. Zhou, Z. Wu, Z. Zhang, W. Liu, and H. Dang, "Study on an antiwear and extreme pressure additive of surface coated LaF3 nanoparticles in liquid paraffin," Wear 249, 333-337 (2001). [CrossRef]

Other

J. DiMaio, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, 107 Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, 91 Technology Drive, Anderson, S.C. 29625, and J. Ballato are preparing a manuscript to be called "Controlling Energy Transfer between Multiple Dopants within a Single Nanoparticle."
J. DiMaio, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, 107 Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, 91 Technology Drive, Anderson, S.C. 29625, B. Kokuoz, T. James, and J. Ballato are preparing a manuscript to be called "Structure/Property Effects in Light Emissive Inorganic Nanoparticles with Complex Core-Shell Architectures."

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2005, Sivakumar, J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2005, Yi, J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2005, Shur, Proceedings of IEEE
2005, Schubert, Science
2004, Stouwdam, Langmuir
2004, Kim, Appl. Phys. Lett.
2002, Steigerwald, Top Quantum Electron.
2001, Zhou, Wear
1998, Jüstel, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
1995, Joshi, J. Non-Cryst. Solids
1990, Bettinelli, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter

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