Luminescent Ink Based on Upconversion of NaYF4:Er,Yb@MA Nanoparticles: Environmental Friendly Synthesis and Structural and Spectroscopic Assessment

Autor: Quang Vinh Lam, T.T. Van Tran, Sylvia Turrell, T.T. Giang Le, Maurizio Ferrari, T.M. Dung Cao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Molecules
Molecules (Basel, Online) 26 (2021): 1041-1–1041-10. doi:10.3390/molecules26041041
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:T. M. Dung Cao 1,2, T. T. Giang Le 2,3, Sylvia Turrell 4, Maurizio Ferrari 5, Quang Vinh Lam 2 and T. T. Van Tran1,2/titolo:Luminescent Ink Based on Upconversion of NaYF4:Er,Yb@MA Nanoparticles: Environmental Friendly Synthesis and Structural and Spectroscopic Assessment/doi:10.3390%2Fmolecules26041041/rivista:Molecules (Basel, Online)/anno:2021/pagina_da:1041-1/pagina_a:1041-10/intervallo_pagine:1041-1–1041-10/volume:26
Volume 26
Issue 4
Molecules, Vol 26, Iss 1041, p 1041 (2021)
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26041041
Popis: NaYF4:Er,Yb upconversion luminescent nanoparticles (UCNPs) were prepared by hydrothermal methods at 180 °C for 24 h. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and TEM (transmission electron microscopy) images show that the resulting 60 nm UCNPs possess a hexagonal structure. In this work, maleic anhydride (MA) was grafted on the surface of UCNPs to induce hydrophilic properties. The photoluminescence spectra (PL) show upconversion emissions centered around 545 nm and 660 nm under excitation at 980 nm. The luminescent inks, including UCNPs@MA, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), deionized water (DI), and ethylene glycol (EG), exhibit suitable properties for screen printing, such as high stability, emission intensity, and tunable dynamic viscosity. The printed patterns with a height of 5 mm and a width of 1.5 mm were clearly observed under the irradiation of a 980 nm laser. Our strategy provides a new route for the controlled synthesis of hydrophilic UCNPs, and shows that the UCNPs@MAs have great potential in applications of anti-counterfeiting packing.
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