Abstract

Nanospherical upconversion luminescence particles (UCLPs) Gd2O3:Er3+ and Gd2O3:Er3+@ chitosan (CS) were prepared by step-by-step precipitation and calcination of the available nitrate rare Earth sales and chitosan. The morphology and composition of as-prepared samples were characterized by field emission electron spectroscopy (FESEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The synthesized UCLPs were non-agglomerate spheres in uniform nanoscale. The quantitative amount of chitosan was well coated with the gain surface of the UCLPs Gd2O3:Er3+ to obtain Gd2O3:Er3+@CS nanocomposite. The down-conversion luminescent intensity of Gd2O3:Er3+ NSP is lower than Gd2O3:Er3+@CS NSP samples, but luminescent characterizations were non-change. The photoluminescence (PL) of the green emission range of all UCLPs samples with chitosan-coated and -uncoated took the leading position. By using a diode laser excitation with 975 nm of wavelength, the detected intensity of red emission is more remarkably detected than green emissions. The two-photon mechanism for both green and red emissions of nanophosphor was observed. As a result, these might be promising opportunities to conjugate with various bio subjects that could be used in medical applications.

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