Rare earth elements have seen a rise in demand in recent years due to their distinctive
properties and diverse applications. Rare earth-based nanomaterials can be synthesized …

Abstract Lanthanides (Ln 3+) are a unique class of optical materials and are extensively
used as building blocks for optoelectronic device architectures due to their outstanding …

Rare-earth dopants are arguably one of the most studied optical centers in solids, with
applications spanning from laser optoelectronics, biosensing, lighting to displays …

β-NaYF4 microcrystals with a variety of morphologies, such as microrod, hexagonal
microprism, and octadecahedron, have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal route. X …

A strategy has been adopted for simultaneous morphology manipulation and upconversion
luminescence enhancement of β-NaYF4: Yb3+/Er3+ microcrystals by simply tuning the KF …

The present study has devised the sol–gel method using glucose and fructose as two
organic additives so as to synthesize zirconia nanoparticles. The presence of these organic …

With the help of microwave-assisted technique, zirconia (ZrO 2) nanocrystalline powder was
synthesized using a structure directing agent which could be controlled by the nucleation …

Three-dimensional flowerlike Lu2O3 and Lu2O3: Ln3+ (Ln= Eu, Tb, Dy, Pr, Sm, Er, Ho, Tm)
microarchitectures have been successfully synthesized via ethylene glycol (EG)-mediated …

Nearly monodisperse and well-defined one-dimensional (1D) Gd2O3: Eu3+ nanorods and
microrods were successfully prepared through a large-scale and facile hydrothermal method …

Well-shaped Y2O3: Eu hollow microspheres have been successfully prepared on a large
scale via a urea-based homogeneous precipitation technique in the presence of colloidal …