Abstract
Abstract The surface of an up-conversion luminescence material was modified by overcoating with SiO 2, which was synthesized from a hydrolysis progress of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) in alkalescent condition. By analyzing the hydrolyzed mechanism of TEOS, it was found that there was not only physical adsorption but also chemical bonding between the up-conversion material and SiO 2. At the same time, some adsorption bands at 1100, 475, 950, and 3500 cm −1 were found by FI-IR, which were the characteristic bands of Si—OH and Si—O—Si. By analyzing the surface elements of the coated material by XPS, it was found that its surface only included Si, O, and C elements, and not F and Y. In the picture of XRD, there was no additional peak after surface modification, suggesting that the silica shell was amorphous. The small peak at 2θ = 23° in the X-ray diffraction pattern of the coated material was caused by the amorphous SiO 2 shell, and the TEM image also proved that the surface of the material was successfully modified by overcoating with SiO 2. The amount of hydroxyls was then increased on the surface of the material, which made it easy to connect with other active groups.
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