Colloidal synthesis of luminescent rhabdophane LaPO4:Ln 3+·xH2O (Ln = Ce, Tb, Eu; x ≈ 0.7) nanocrystals

  • Valérie Buissette
  • , Mélanie Moreau
  • , Thierry Gacoin
  • , Jean Pierre Boilot
  • , Jean Yves Chane-Ching
  • , Thierry Le Mercier

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Abstract

Lanthanide phosphate nanocrystals exhibiting the rhabdophane-type structure and mean particle sizes below 10 nm are synthesized by hydrolysis of an aqueous mixture of sodium tripolyphosphate (Na5P3O10) and lanthanide salts. 31P NMR studies show that polyphosphate groups act both as a source of orthophosphate and as complexing agents to, respectively, crystallize and stabilize LnPO4·xH2O (x ≈ 0.7) nanoparticles. In the ternary system (Ln = La, Ce, and Tb), polyphosphate-capped particles form well-dispersed and highly luminescent aqueous colloids which are promising for applications in light-emitting devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3767-3773
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume16
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2004

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