Open AccessUpconversion Emission Modification and White Light Generation in NaYF 4:Yb 3+, Er 3+, Tm 3+ Nanocrystals/Opal Photonic Crystal Composites
Author(s) -
Z. W. Yang,
Y. D. Wang,
J. Y. Liao,
J. Z. Yang,
J. B. Qiu,
Z. G. Song
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ieee photonics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1943-0655
pISSN - 1943-0647
DOI - 10.1109/jphot.2015.2500886
Subject(s) - engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas , photonics and electrooptics
In this paper, we fabricated NaYF 4:Yb3+, Er3+, Tm3+ nanocrystal/opal photonic crystal composites by depositing NaYF 4:Yb3+, Er3+, Tm3+ nanocrystals on the surface of opal photonic crystals, and we investigated the influence of photonic bandgaps on upconversion (UC) emission properties of NaYF 4:Yb3+, Er3+, Tm 3+ nanocrystals. When the photonic bandgaps overlapped with the UC emission bands of NaYF 4:Yb3+, Er3+, Tm3+ nanocrystals on the opal photonic crystal surfaces, the suppression or enhancement of UC emissions was observed due to the Bragg reflection effect of photonic crystal, resulting in the modification of red, green, and blue UC emissions. Thus, white UC emission was realized.