title: Synthesis of well dispersed uniform sub-4 nm Y2O3:Eu3+ colloidal nanocrystals.
abstract: Well dispersed uniform sub-4 nm Y2O3:Eu colloidal nanocrystals have been synthesized through the non-hydrolytic high-temperature thermal decomposition technique. The as-synthesized nanocrystals can be stably dispersed in nonpolar solvents due to the capping organic ligands on their surface. Compared with bulk materials, the nanocrystals exhibited different luminescence features, including the intensity enhancement of the 5D0 --> 7F4 transition observed in the emission spectrum.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Seokjun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Byeong-Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qin