简介：Er~（3＋）andLa~（3＋）codopedY_2O_3nanocrystallinepowdersweresynthesizedbygelcombustionmethodandcharacterizedwiththermalanalysis,X-raydiffraction（XRD）,transmissionelectronmicroscopy（TEM）,high-resolutionTEM（HRTEM）techniquesandfluorescencespectroscopy.Afterbeingcalcinedat1200oC,the（Y_（1–x）La_x）_2O_3：Er~（3＋）powderswereconfirmedtobecubicY_2O_3phasewiththecrystallinegrainsizeintherangeof20–40nm.TheEr~（3＋）emissionat1.53μmfromthe~4I_（13/2）→~4I_（15/2）transitionwasobserved,whichwasfoundtobeenhancedbyintroducingLa~（3＋）ions.SuchenhancementcouldbeattributedtotheadjustmentofEr~（3＋）ions＇localenvironmentbythecodopingofLa~（3＋）ions,leadingtotheincreasedgroundstateabsorptioncrosssectionofEr~（3＋）ions.