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Structural phase and morphology control of tetragonal and hexagonal YPO4:Eu nanoflakes for tunable luminescence properties

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Eu3+-doped tetragonal and hexagonal YPO4 nanocrystals with different phase structures and morphologies were successfully synthesized by a solvothermal method. It was found that the pH value is a crucial factor in determining the phase structures and their morphologies of YPO4:Eu nanocrystals. The crystal structure and the properties of the Eu3+-doped YPO4 nanocrystals were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, UV–Vis spectroscopy.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21201097, 21261011), Key project of Inner Mongolia National Natural Science Foundation (2010Zd03), Application Program from Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Department (113307), and Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-10-0907) and Higher-level Talents of Inner Mongolia (SPH-IMU-Z20100107).

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    Qin Wang, Yingjun Li, Jing Guo, Baocang Liu, Alideertu Dong, Guangran Xu & Jun Zhang

  2. Key Lab of Micro- & Nano-Functional Materials in Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, 010021, People’s Republic of China

    Qin Wang & Jun Zhang

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Wang, Q., Li, Y., Guo, J. et al. Structural phase and morphology control of tetragonal and hexagonal YPO4:Eu nanoflakes for tunable luminescence properties. J Mater Sci 49, 4499–4505 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8147-x

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