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  • Title: Synthesis of uniform rare earth fluoride (NaMF4) nanotubes by in situ ion exchange from their hydroxide [M(OH)3] parents.
    Author: Zhang F, Zhao D.
    Journal: ACS Nano; 2009 Jan 27; 3(1):159-64. PubMed ID: 19206262.
    Abstract:
    In this article, we demonstrate the production of uniform hexagonal sodium rare earth fluoride (beta-NaMF(4)) nanotubes through a hydrothermal in situ ion-exchange reaction by using rare earth hydroxides [M(OH)(3)] as a parent. The trivalent rare earth hydroxides were hydrothermally prepared at 120 degrees C and possessed a quasi-layered structure, which could be formed to be nanotubal morphology through a rolling up process from 2-D sheets. Moreover, the hexagonal structure of rare earth hydroxides [M(OH)(3)] displays a noticeable similarity with beta-NaMF(4). This similarity makes the formation of beta-NaMF(4) with nonlayered structure possible through in situ chemical transformation from M(OH)(3) with a layered structure. The single-crystal beta-NaMF(4) nanotubes were synthesized with well-controlled diameter (80-500 nm), aspect ratio (6-30), wall thickness (25-80 nm), and contents (such as M = Pr, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Er, as well as lanthanide-doped rare earth NaMF(4)). The multicolor upconversion fluorescence has also been successfully realized in the Yb(3+)/Er(3+) (green) and Yb(3+)/Tm(3+) (blue) co-doped beta-NaMF(4) nanotubes by UC excitation in the NIR region. The various UC emission ratios of the samples were investigated as a function of hydrothermal reaction time to research the UC properties of the products and to further demonstrate the hydrothermal in situ ion-exchange process.
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