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Pure tetragonal phase, uniform and well-crystallized sodium gadolinium molybdate (NaGd(MoO 4 ) 2 ) nanocrystals with diverse morphologies, e.g. nanocylinders, nanocubes and square nanoplates have been selectively synthesized  via  oleic acid-mediated hydrothermal method. The phase, structure, morphology and composition of the as-synthesized products are studied. Contents of both sodium molybdate and oleic acid of the precursor solutions are found to affect the morphologies of the products significantly, and oleic acid plays a key role in the morphology-controlled synthesis of NaGd(MoO 4 ) 2  nanocrystals with diverse morphologies. Growth mechanism of NaGd(MoO 4 ) 2  nanocrystals is proposed based on time-dependent morphology evolution and X-ray diffraction analysis. Morphology-dependent down-shifting photoluminescence properties of NaGd(MoO 4 ) 2 : Eu 3+  nanocrystals, and upconversion photoluminescence properties of NaGd(MoO 4 ) 2 : Yb 3+ /Er 3+  and Yb 3+ /Tm 3+  nanoplates are investigated in detail. Charge transfer band in the down-shifting excitation spectra shows a slight blue-shift, and the luminescence intensities and lifetimes of Eu 3+  are decreased gradually with the morphology of the nanocrystals varying from nanocubes to thin square nanoplates. Upconversion energy transfer mechanisms of NaGd(MoO 4 ) 2 : Yb 3+ /Er 3+ , Yb 3+ /Tm 3+  nanoplates are proposed based on the energy level scheme and power dependence of upconversion emissions. Thermometric properties of NaGd(MoO 4 ) 2 : Yb 3+ /Er 3+  nanoplates are investigated, and the maximum sensitivity is determined to be 0.01333 K −1  at 285 K.

NaGd(MoO4)2 nanocrystals with diverse morphologies: controlled synthesis, growth mechanism, photoluminescence and thermometric properties