The morphology of NaY(WO4)2:Er,Yb nanoparticles and the thermal sensitive upconversion luminous (UCL) mechanism correspond to temperature sensing behavior.
X-ray radio-luminescence materials have potential application in radiotherapy (RT) and biomedical imaging. Considering that lutecium ions (Lu 3+ ) with high atomic number (Z) have high X-ray attenuation coefficients, Ce 3+ -doped A-type Lu 2 SiO 5 @SiO 2 (A-LSO:Ce 3+ @SiO 2 ) core−shell nanospheres with size in the range of 200−250 nm were prepared through coprecipitation method. The growth mechanism of A-LSO:Ce 3+ @SiO 2 core−shell nanospheres was investigated through determining the phase transition and morphology evolution by XRD, FT-IR, and TEM. The emission spectra, decay profile, and X-ray excited luminescence spectra (XEL) of the obtained samples were collected. The results show that a new type of lutecium silicate core−shell nanospheres A-LSO:Ce 3+ @SiO 2 can be fabricated and exhibit efficient radio-luminescence under X-ray radiation, which has potential application in the diagnosis and therapy of cancer.
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