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Monodisperse hollow microspherical YPO4:Ln3+ (Ln3+ = Eu3+/Tb3+) with diameters of around 2.5 µm have been successfully synthesised by combining a convenient homogeneous precipitation method, an ion exchange method, and a calcination process for the first time. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and photoluminescence spectra were used to characterise the samples. Upon ultraviolet excitation, Eu3+- and Tb3+-doped microspherical YPO4 showed typical red and green emission, respectively, which provide potential applications in bioanalysis, future colour displays, light-emitting devices, and so on.
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