READ ME File For 'Raw Data for A Method for the Growth of Uniform Silica Shells on Different Size and Morphology Upconversion Nanoparticles'

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D1578
ReadMe Author: Elena Urena Horno, University of Southampton

This dataset supports the publication: "A Method for the Growth of Uniform Silica Shells on Different Size and Morphology Upconversion Nanoparticles"
AUTHORS: Elena Urena-Horno; Maria-ELeni Kyriazi; Antonios G. Kanaras
Journal: Nanoscale Advances, accepted 30 Apr 2021.

Contents

All experimental data recorded and used to generate the above title manuscript and submitted to Nanoscale Advances

In particular the dataset contains the data recorded to generate the following figures included in the publication. 

The figures are as follows:


Fig. 1: Representative TEM images showing the synthesis of UCNPs of different shape and size

Fig. 2: Representative TEM images of silanised UCNPs synthesised using varying concentrations of UCNPs

Fig. 3: Representative TEM images and corresponding size distribution histograms of silica-coated UCNPs using different size UCNPs as a nanoparticle template 

Fig. 4: Digital images of UCNPs post and prior to undergoing an annealing treatment

Fig. S1: Size distribution histogram of UCNPs with an average size of 23 nm and a standard error of 1 nm 

Fig. S2: Size distribution histograms of UCNPs synthesised using an increasing volume of OA as well as large hexagonal NaY (28%)/Lu(50%)F4: Yb3+(20%), Er3+(2%) UCNPs

Fig. S3: Raw XRD data of UCNPs prepared with different OA concentrations

Fig. S4: Raw FT-IR data of UCNPs prepared with different OA concentrations

Fig. S5: Raw FT-IR data of spherical UCNPs before and after silica coating

Fig. S6: Supplementary TEM images of lower magnification showing that no empty silica shells are formed following silanization

Fig. S7: TEM images of silica-coated UCNPs that were not annealed prior to silanization


Date of data collection: 2018-2020

Geographic location of data collection: University of Southampton, U.K.

Related projects: BBSRC (BB/N021150/1) 

Dataset available under a CC BY 4.0 licence

Licence:CC-BY

Publisher: University of Southampton, U.K.


Date that the file has been created: 3 May 2021