TheNaYF4:Yb,Ernanocrystalsweresynthesizedviathethermaldecompositionofmetaloleateprecursors.Thenanocrystalsinhexagonalstructurewerehighlyuniformandinsizeof25nm.Thebrightupconversionluminescencewasobservedundertheexcitationof980nmlaserandtheupconversionemissionspectrawereinvestigatedatdifferentpumppowers.Theemissionintensityratioofredlighttogreenlightlinearlyincreasedwithpumppowerincreasing.ThisresultindicatedthatthereexistedalargethresholdpowerofsaturationpumpforthefirstexcitationstateinNaYF4:Yb,Ernanocrystalscomparingtothatinbulkmaterial.