title: The synthesis of rare earth fluoride based nanoparticles.
abstract: The requirement for narrow emission profiles and systems that do not include metals perceived to be cytotoxic, has led to an increase in the reports on rare-earth (Ln) materials, with fluoride-based materials in particular attracting attention. This class of compounds includes rare-earth fluorides (LnF(3)), rare-earth oxyfluorides (LnOF) and alkali metal rare-earth fluorides (MLnF(4), where M represents an alkali metal). Here we will describe the main reactions outlining key developments in roughly chronological order.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, King's College London, The Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green