Research Article

Efficient Color Tuning of Upconversion Luminescence from Core-Shell Oxysulfide Nanoparticles

Table 1

Calculated luminescence lifetimes of Y2O2S: Er3+ @ Y2O2S: Yb3+, Ho3+ and Y2O2S: Yb3+, Er3+ samples.

TransitionLifetime (μs)
Y2O2S: Er3+ @ Y2O2S: Yb3+, Ho3+Y2O2S: Yb3+, Er3+

4S3/2 → 4I15/2 (548 nm)37.821.8
4F9/2 → 4I15/2 (670 nm)139.146.1