The photoluminescence properties of rare-earth (lanthanide) compounds have been
fascinating researchers for decades. 1-14 An attractive feature of luminescent lanthanide …

The synthesis and study of nanostructured materials have become a major interdisciplinary
area of research over the past 20 years. Semiconductor nanoparticles play a major role in …

Triplet excitons are pervasive in both organic and inorganic semiconductors but generally
remain confined to the material in which they originate. We demonstrated by transient …

The book is devoted to three types of laser-based spectroscopy of minerals, namely Laser-
Induced Time-Resolved Luminescence, Laser-Induced Breakdown spectroscopy and Gated …

The paper is devoted to the memory of Brian Wybourne the pioneer in theory of symmetry
and spectra of trivalent rare earths. We evaluate here the influence of site symmetry of the …

Nanocrystalline ZnS and CdS samples have been synthesized in the presence of Eu3+ and
Tb3+ using various techniques (precipitation in water, methanol, or toluene and inverse …

Lanthanide based nanoparticles are receiving great attention ought to their excellent
luminescent and magnetic properties and find challenging biomedical applications. Among …

Sol–gel method for producing glasses or glass films at relatively low temperature allows
incorporation of a large number of inorganic and organic additives during the process of …

Zirconium oxide (ZrO 2) nanoparticles have been prepared and examined by XRD. The
transparent lead alkali borate glass systems of formula x ZrO 2–20PbO 2–(80− x)· Na 2 B 4 …

The basic theories of electronic levels and transition probabilities of lanthanides are
summarized. Their interpretation allows practical preparation of new materials having …