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Up-conversion luminescence properties of YVO4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanospindles prepared by a P123-assisted ultrasonic chemistry route

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YVO4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanospindles were prepared by an ultrasonic chemistry method with the assistance of EO20PO70EO20 (P123) and were characterised by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope. The results showed that the reaction conditions influence the size and morphology of the YVO4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanospindles. With increasing reaction time, the size and morphology of YVO4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanospindles grew. With increasing P123 concentration and ultrasonic power, the size and morphology of YVO4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanospindles become more uniform. With increasing annealing temperature, the morphology of the YVO4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanospindles became irregular. In addition, their up-conversion luminescent properties were studied under increasing ultrasonic power.

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The authors thank, for their financial support: the Programme for Liaoning Excellent Talents in the University (Grant No. LJQ2011047), the Programme for Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents (Grant No. 2014921063), the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (Grant No. 2013023034), the Dalian Municipal Science and Technology Plan Project (Grant No. 2014E14SF179), the Liaoning Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 2015020203), and National Training Programmes for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates (No. 201510150019).

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Yu, H., Lan, X., Tang, Y. et al. Up-conversion luminescence properties of YVO4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanospindles prepared by a P123-assisted ultrasonic chemistry route. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 1651–1657 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8077-x

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