%0 Journal Article %A Guan, Mingyun %A Tao, Feifei %A Sun, Jianhua %A Xu, Zheng %D 2008 %T Facile Preparation Method for Rare Earth Phosphate Hollow Spheres and Their Photoluminescence Properties %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Facile_Preparation_Method_for_Rare_Earth_Phosphate_Hollow_Spheres_and_Their_Photoluminescence_Properties/2923459 %R 10.1021/la800789x.s001 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/4621888 %K lanthanide cations %K exhibit emission %K Facile Preparation Method %K earth phosphate %K H 6P %K spheres formation %K Photoluminescence PropertiesWe %K PO %K UV %K Rare Earth Phosphate Hollow Spheres %X We have developed a template-free hydrothermal method of constructing rare earth phosphate hollow spheres using H6P4O13 as the PO43− source. The mechanism of hollow spheres formation was proposed on the basis of Ostwald ripening. The resulting hollow spheres, especially with the aid of doping of other lanthanide cations, exhibit emission spanning the whole UV−visible wavelength range. %I ACS Publications