The invention relates to a silver / 
graphene-coated 
silicon dioxide composite upconversion 
nanocrystal and a preparation method thereof. The 
nanocrystal structure of the obtained silver / 
graphene@SiO2-NaLuF4:Yb,Gd,Er composite 
fluorescent nanoparticles is as follows: silver-on-
graphene is used as an inner core and coated with 
silicon dioxide, and the upconversion 
nanocrystal is grafted onto the 
silicon dioxide surface. The 
metal reinforced 
fluorescence effect of the 
noble metal silver is utilized to enhance the luminescent intensity of the upconversion nanocrystal. The silver is supported on the graphene to well prevent the 
silver particles from aggregation, and the silver nanoparticles, which are dispersed and fixed to the graphene, generate 
field effect superposition due to 
short distance, so that the mutual polarity and surface 
plasma resonance are mutually reinforced. Since the graphene is an excellent 
electron acceptor and conductor, after the charges of the silver nanoparticles transfer to the graphene, the 
electron density becomes lower, the effective 
dielectric constant increases, and thus, the surface 
plasma resonance of the nano silver is enhanced, so that the 
metal reinforced 
fluorescence effect of the nano silver becomes higher. The method enhances the upconversion luminescent intensity of the rare-earth upconversion nanocrystal by about 50 times.