title: Improved photoluminescent properties in one-dimensional LaPO4:Eu3+ nanowires.
abstract: The photoluminescent properties of one-dimensional LaPO4:Eu nanowires were studied in contrast with the corresponding zero-dimensional nanoparticles, micrometer particles, and micrometer rods. The results indicate that in nanowires Eu3+ ions occupied two different symmetry sites, unlike in nanoparticles and micrometer particles. Furthermore, the radiative transition rate of 5D1 - sigmaJ 7FJ or 5D0 - sigmaJ 7FJ and the internal luminescent quantum efficiency of Eu3+ in the nanowires showed obvious improvement over that in the other powders.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Excited State Physics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Eastern South-Lake Road, Changchun 130033, China. songhw67@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Lixin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Shaozhe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhongxin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Linmei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang