简介：LanthanidedopedNaYF4microcrystalsweresynthesizedviaafacilehydrothermalmethod.MulticolorupconversionluminescencewasobservedinNaYF4microcrystalsdopedwithYb3+/Er3+,Yb3+/Tm3+,andYb3+/Er3+/Tm3+undertheexcitationof980nminfraredlight.Importantly,theexcitationpowerdensitydependenceofupconversionemissionintensityindicatedclearlytheenergytransferfromTm3+toEr3+ionsundertheexcitationoflowpowerdensity(5×102–9×102W/cm2).Meanwhile,theinverseenergytransferfromEr3+toTm3+ionsundertheexcitationofrelativelyhigherpowerdensity(4.1×104–4.9×104W/cm2)wasalsorevealed.ThiswasadirectevidenceforreversibleenergytransferbetweenEr3+andTm3+ions.Undertheexcitationofhighpowerdensity(4.1×104–4.9×104W/cm2),darksensitizerswerealsomotivatedsothatthebottleneckeffectofhighconcentrationYb3+iondopingwasbroken.ThiswasthemainreasonforrealizinghighupconversionefficiencyofthesampleswithheavydopingofYb3+ion.