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Efficient Quantum Cutting In Hexagonal Nagdf4:Eu3+ Nanorods, Pushpal Ghosh, Sifu Tang, Anja V. Mudring
Efficient Quantum Cutting In Hexagonal Nagdf4:Eu3+ Nanorods, Pushpal Ghosh, Sifu Tang, Anja V. Mudring
Anja V. Mudring
An ionic liquid (IL) assisted solvothermal method is employed to prepare single phase, oxygen free, hexagonal NaGdF4:Eu3+ (2 mol%) nanorods with a visible quantum efficiency of 187%. In contrast, for mixed materials containing cubic and hexagonal NaGdF4:Eu3+, the quantum efficiency is much less (127%). Thus, synthesis parameters have to be carefully chosen in order to get the high performance hexagonal material. Not only the influence of the IL but also of the Gd : F ratio during synthesis as well as the temperature were studied. It is found that the IL stabilizes the formation of hexagonal NaGdF4:Eu3+, likewise a fluoride …
Stability And Growth Behavior Of Transition Metal Nanoparticles In Ionic Liquids Prepared By Thermal Evaporation: How Stable Are They Really?, Kai Richter, Alexander Birkner, Anja V. Mudring
Stability And Growth Behavior Of Transition Metal Nanoparticles In Ionic Liquids Prepared By Thermal Evaporation: How Stable Are They Really?, Kai Richter, Alexander Birkner, Anja V. Mudring
Anja V. Mudring
Recently we developed an access to metal- and metal-oxide colloids based on thermal evaporation of metals into ionic liquids (ILs). Here we present systematic studies on the long-time stability of gold and copper nanoparticles (NPs) in different ILs. The influence of metal concentration and temperature on the ripening of the as-prepared gold NPs in different ILs was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-vis absorption measurements. Short alkyl chain-length-methyl-imidazolium salts with weakly coordinating perfluorinated counter anions (PF6, BF4 or Tf2N, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide) were found to be better stabilizers compared to ILs with cations bearing long alkyl chains (trihexyltetradecylphosphonium, 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium) and …
Europium(Iii) Fluoride Nanoparticles From Ionic Liquids: Structural, Morphological, And Luminescent Properties, Chantal Lorbeer, Joanna Cybinska, Anja V. Mudring
Europium(Iii) Fluoride Nanoparticles From Ionic Liquids: Structural, Morphological, And Luminescent Properties, Chantal Lorbeer, Joanna Cybinska, Anja V. Mudring
Anja V. Mudring
Inorganic luminescent materials (phosphors) find widespread scientific and industrial applications. For potential applications, nanoscale phosphors are favored because of the reduced scattering and the possibility to miniaturize devices. In such materials, the optical behavior is strongly dependent on impurities or defects in the crystal lattice, so that a well-defined reaction protocol with fixed parameters is compulsory to ensure the quality of the obtained material. The fast and facile conversion of europium acetate via microwave radiation with and in different tetrafluoroborate ionic liquids to oxygen-free, hexagonal EuF3 nanoparticles is investigated in detail. The study of the influence of the different reaction …