Research Article

Dynamics of the Green and Red Upconversion Emissions in --Codoped Nanorods

Figure 1

Energy levels diagram of Y2O3 : Er3+, Yb3+ nanorods and the considered direct Yb3+ to Er3+ nonradiative energy transfer processes: (i) π‘Š ( Y b 1 0 β†’ E r 0 2 ) , (ii) π‘Š ( Y b 1 0 β†’ E r 1 3 ) , and (iii) π‘Š ( Y b 1 0 β†’ E r 2 4 ) .
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