Rare earth-based nanophosphors for optoelectronic and biomedical applications

Selected publications:

N.O. Nuñez, M. Ocaña
An ionic liquid based synthesis method for uniform luminescent lanthanide fluoride nanoparticles.
Nanotechnology 18, 455606 (2007) (PDF)
N. O. Nuñez, H. Míguez, M. Quintanilla, E. Cantelar, F. Cussó and M. Ocaña
Synthesis of spherical down and up-conversion NaYF4-based nanophosphors with tuneable size in ethylene glycol without surfactants or capping additives.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., Issue 29, 4517-4524 (2008) (PDF)
N. O. Nuñez, H. Míguez, M. Quintanilla, E. Cantelar, F. Cussó and M. Ocaña
Uniform Yb,Er:YF3 up-conversion nanophosphors of various morphologies synthesised in polyol media through an ionic liquid.
J. Nanoparticle Res. 12, 2553-2565 (2010) (PDF)
O. Sánchez-Sobrado, M. E. Calvo, N. Núñez, M. Ocaña, G. Lozano, H. Míguez
Environmentally Responsive All-Nanoparticle based Optical Resonators.
Nanoscale2, 936-941 (2010) (PDF)
N.O. Nuñez, S. Rodríguez and M. Ocaña
Citrate mediated synthesis and properties of uniform spheres of LnPO4 (Ln = La, Ce) monazite and Ln:LaPO4 (Ln = Eu, Ce, Ce+Tb) phosphors.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 349, 484-491 (2010) (PDF)
M. Ocaña, E. Cantelar, F. Cussó
A simple single-step procedure for the synthesis of down and up-conversion Ln3+:YVO4 (Ln = Eu or Er+Yb)-silica nanocomposites and their luminescent properties.
Mater. Chem. Phys. 125, 224-230 (2011) (PDF)
M. Quintanilla, N. O. Núñez, E. Cantelar, M. Ocaña, F. Cussó
Tuning from blue to magenta up-converting emissions in YF3:Tm3+/Yb3+ nanocrystals.
Nanoscale 3, 1046-1052 (2011) (PDF)
O. Sánchez-Sobrado, A. M. Yacomotti, M. E. Calvo, O. E. Martinez M. Ocaña, N. Núñez, J. A. Levenson, H. Míguez
Angular emission properties of a layer of rare-earth-based nanophosphors embedded in one-dimensional photonic crystal coatings.
Appl. Phys. Letter 99, 051111 (2011) (PDF)