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Synthesis and luminescence investigation of SBA-15/NaYF4:Yb/Er composites

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One of the main approaches toward obtaining efficient up converting materials with practical applications involves the development of composites with synergism between components. Herein, we reported an optical temperature sensing using up-conversion fluorescence emission at 530 and 550 nm in the Er3+/Yb3+-co-doped NaYF4 nanoparticles and SBA-15/NaYF4:Yb,Er composites excited at 976 nm. Nanoparticles and composites were prepared and investigated by X-ray diffractometry, N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and up-conversion photoluminescence. Spherical like NaYF4:Yb,Er nanoparticles exhibited a mixture of hexagonal and cubic phases, while the rare earth ions incorporated inside of SBA-15 mesopores crystallized in a cubic phase. Optical thermometry property was investigated in the temperature range from 30 to 90 °C, and a maximum absolute sensitivity were 0.03/°C and 0.38/°C for nanoparticles and composites, respectively. The lower temperature range makes the composites with potential for application in biological systems.

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  • Rare earth ions incorporated in the SBA-15.

  • Up-conversion of SBA-15/NaYF4:Yb/Er composites.

  • Low temperature and concentration of composite suitable for biological application.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Professor M.C.A Fantini, Dr. A.C.F. Silveira, and Mr. T.M. Germano from LCr-IF-USP for XRD and SA-XRD measurements and BSc C.M. Fukumoto, MSc. R.M. da Silva, and Dr. R. Rodrigues from NIPE-UNIFESP for SEM, EDS, and NAI measurements. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001 and for the scholarship granted to DYT graduate student. This work was supported by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (process number: 465572/2014-6), the FAPESP (process number 2014/50869-6 and 17/17844-8), and CAPES (Education Ministry) (process number 23038.000776/201754) via the projects of the National Institute for Science and Technology on Organic Electronics (INEO).

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    Dante Yugo Takamori, Celso Molina & Tereza Silva Martins

  2. Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil

    Rafaela Teixeira Alves & Artur da Silva Gouveia-Neto

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    Luciano Avallone Bueno

  4. São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo—USP, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

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Takamori, D.Y., Alves, R.T., Gouveia-Neto, A.d.S. et al. Synthesis and luminescence investigation of SBA-15/NaYF4:Yb/Er composites. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 97, 167–177 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-020-05423-8

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