A series of NaNdF4 nanocrystals was synthesized via a facile hydrothermal route with Nd（C3H7COO）yPhen and Nd（NO3）3·Phen （Phen, 1,10-phenanthroline） as the Nd precursors. Distinct effect of the neutral donor ligand （Phen） on the morphology of NaNdF4 nanocrystals was demonstrated. When Nd（C3H7COO）yPhen was chosen and the hydrothermal reaction temperature was controlled at 220 ℃, the NaNdF4 nanocrystals with uniform short nanorod shape were obtained. The sizes of the as-prepared nanorods could be tuned by changing the hydrothermal temperatures. This method provided a useful way for the preparation of sodium rare-earth fluoride nanocrystals with controlled shapes and sizes.
The neodymium trifluoroacetate complexes were synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction for [Nd（CF3COO）3·Bpy·（H2O）3]Bpy（1）,elemental and TG analysis,FT-IR spectra,and PL spectra for Nd（CF3COO）3·Bpy（2）（Bpy：2,2＇-bipyri-dine）.The most interesting feature of the crystal structure for 1 is that it comprises a coordinated 2,2＇-bipyridine molecule and an out-sphere 2,2＇-bipyridine molecule.At the same time,the C-O distances appeared average which indicates the three atoms of carboxylato forming elec-tron-conjugate system.Hydrogen bond and π-π-stacking link the binuclear to two-dimensional sheet.The optical spectra for 2 exhibited that the complex possessed typical Nd（III） ion absorption and photoluminescence emission.The emission cross-section of 4F3/2→4I11/2 fluores-cence transition（3.63×10-20 cm2） was comparable with some laser glasses,which indicated good radiative properties of this neodymium trifluoroacetate complex in liquid matrix.The thermal analysis indicated that it was quite stable to heat.
