01966nas a2200169   4500008004100000022001400041245014300055210007000198260000900268300001500277490000600292520132300298100001401621700001501635700001501650856013101665       2018                        eng d  a2470-134300aGraphene quantum dots-driven multiform morphologies of β-NaYF4:Gd3+/Tb3+ phosphors: the underlying mechanism and their optical properties0 aGraphene quantum dotsdriven multiform morphologies of βNaYF4Gd3T  cFEB   a1834 -18490 v33 aDimension and shape tunable architectures of inorganic crystals are of extreme interest because of morphology-dependent modulation of the properties of the materials. Herein, for the first time, we present a novel impurity-driven strategy where we studied the influence of in situ incorporation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) on the growth of β-NaYF4:Gd3+/Tb3+ phosphor crystals via a hydrothermal route. The GQDs function as a nucleation site and by changing the concentration of GQDs, the morphology of β-NaYF4:Gd3+/Tb3+ phosphors was changed from rod to flowerlike structure to disklike structure, without phase transformation. The influence of size and functionalization of GQDs on the size and shape of phosphor crystals were also systematically studied and discussed. Plausible mechanisms of formation of multiform morphologies are proposed based on the heterogeneous nucleation and growth. Most interestingly, the experimental results indicate that the photoluminescence properties of β-NaYF4:Gd3+/Tb3+ phosphor crystals are strongly dependent on the crystallite size and morphology. This study would be suggestive for the precisely controlled growth of inorganic crystals; consequently, it will open new avenues and thus may possess potential applications in the field of materials and biological sciences.1 aMalik, M.1 aPadhye, P.1 aPoddar, P.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/graphene-quantum-dots-driven-multiform-morphologies-%CE%B2-nayf4gd3tb3-phosphors-underlying