Research Article

Light-Emitting Polymer Nanocomposites

Table 4

FWHM values for PMMA nanocomposites composed of varying ratios of PA : Tb3+ : LaF3.

LigandLigand to nanoparticle ratioFWHM of 490 nm peak—direct ion excitation ( = 350 nm)FWHM of 490 nm peak—ligand excitation ( = 265 nm)

PA2 : 19.64 ± 0.36 nm8.51 ± 0.20 nm
3 : 19.01 ± 0.19 nm8.53 ± 0.18 nm
4 : 19.18 ± 0.34 nm8.50 ± 0.20 nm
5 : 19.81 ± 0.39 nm8.95 ± 0.20 nm