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. 2013 Nov 13;3:3210. doi: 10.1038/srep03210

Table 1. Basic magnetic and fluorescent properties of precursor lanthanide (Ln) ions used in this study.

Ln3+ Ground state configuration Fluorescent color Theoretical magnetic moment (μB) Observed magnetic moment (μB) Applicable imaging Ref.
Eu3+ 7F0 (4f6) Red 0 3.3–3.5 FI 14,28
Tb3+ 7F6 (4f8) Green 9.72 9.5–9.8 T2 MRI, FI 14,28
Dy3+ 6H15/2 (4f9) - 10.65 10.4–10.6 T2 MRI 14,28
Ho3+ 5I8 (4f10) - 10.6 10.4–10.7 T2 MRI 14,28