Construction of self-sensitized LiErF4: 0.5％Tm3+@LiYF4 upconversion nanoprobe for trace water sensing

作者：Ling Zhang; Xiaodan Li; Wang Wang; Xu Zhao; Xu Yan; Chenguang Wang; Haoqiang Bao; Yang Lu; Xianggui Kong; Fengmin Liu; Xiaomin Liu; Geyu Lu

来源：Nano Research, 2020, 13(10): 2803-2811.

• LiErF4
• water detection
• upconversion emission
• sensor
• self-sensitized

LiErF4 was commonly used as a dipolar-coupled antiferromagnet,and was rarely considered as a luminescent material.Herein,we achieved the strong red upconversion emission of LiErF4 simply by an inert shell coating,i.e.,[e-mail] to the unique and intrinsic ladder-like energy levels of EP ions,this LiErF4 core-shell nanostructures present red emission (～ 650 nm) under multi-band excitation in the near-infrared (NIR) region (～ 808,～ 980,and ～ 1,530 nm).A brighter and monochromic red emission can be further obtained via doping 0.5％ Tm3+ into the LiErF4 core,i.e.,LiErF4∶ 0.5％ [e-mail] enriched Er3+ ions and strong monochromic red emission natures make LiErF4∶ 0.5％ Tm3+@LiYF4 nanocrystals very sensitive for trace water probing in organic solvents with detection limit of 30 ppm in acetonitrile,50 ppm in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO),and 58 ppm in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) under excitation of 808 nm.Due to their superior chemical and physical stability,these nanoprobes exhibit excellent antijamming ability and recydability,offering them suitable for real-time and long-term water monitoring.

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  集成光电子学国家重点实验室; 发光学及应用国家重点实验室