Fabrication and luminescent properties of CaWO4:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu,Sm, Dy) nanocrystals

Journal of Nanoparticle Research - Scheelite CaWO4 doped with rare earth ions (Eu3+, Sm3+, Dy3+) were fabricated via a facile solvothermal process without further heat treatment, which used sodium...     

Luminescence properties of Y2O3:Bi3+, Ln3+ (Ln=Sm,Eu, Dy,Er, Ho) and the sensitization of Ln3+ by Bi3+

The spectroscopic characterization of yttria, singly and doubly doped with Ln³⁺ (Ln=Sm, Eu, Dy, Er, Ho) and Bi³⁺ ions, is performed through excitation spectra, emission spectra and decay time measurements. The obtained spectroscopic data clearly indicate that energy transfer takes place from Bi³⁺ to Ln³⁺ ions. The energy transfer efficiency of Bi³⁺→Ln³⁺ and quantum efficiency of Ln³⁺ were calculated. Upon excitation of 370 nm (Bi³⁺ excitation band), the quantum efficiency of Ln³⁺ varies from ～4% to ～44%. The energy transfer efficiency increases continuously with increasing Ln³⁺ concentrations, whereas the variation of the quantum efficiency of Ln³⁺ is complicated. The quantum efficiency of Ln³⁺ is discussed in terms of electron transfer and cross relaxation.     

The luminescent properties of CaYBO4:Ln(Ln=Eu, Tb) under UV-VUV range

The luminescent properties of CaYBO₄:Ln(Ln=Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺) were investigated under ultraviolet (UV) and vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) region. The CT band of Eu³⁺ at about 245 nm blue-shifted to 230 nm in VUV excitation spectrum; the band with the maximum at 183 nm was considered as the host lattice absorption. For the sample of CaYBO₄:0.08Tb³⁺, the bands at about 235 and 263 nm were assigned to the f-d transitions of Tb³⁺ and the CT band of Tb³⁺ was calculated according to Jφrgensen's theory. Under UV and VUV excitation, the main emission of Eu³⁺ corresponding to the ⁵D₀-⁷F₂ transition located at about 610 nm and two intense emission of Tb³⁺ from the ⁵D₄-⁷F₅ transition had been observed at about 542 and 552 nm, respectively. With the incorporation of Gd³⁺ into the host lattice of CaYBO₄, the luminescence of Tb³⁺ was enhanced while that of Eu³⁺ was decreased because of their different excitation mechanism.     

Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of YVO4:Eu3+, Al3+ phosphor

The Y_0.95?xAl_xVO₄:5%Eu³⁺ (0≤x≤0.1) phosphors were successfully synthesized by solid state reaction at 900 °C for 6 h, and their luminescence properties were investigated under UV and VUV excitation. Monitoring at 619 nm, a strong broad absorption was enhanced by co-doping of Al³⁺ into the YVO₄:Eu³⁺ lattices at 256 nm under UV excitation. The VUV excitation spectra also showed the enhanced excitation bands at about 156 and 200 nm. Under 254 or 147 nm excitation, it was found that Y_0.95?xAl_xVO₄:Eu³⁺(0≤x≤0.1) phosphors showed strong red emission at about 619 nm corresponding to the electric dipole ⁵D₀^–7F₂ transition of Eu³⁺. The improvement of luminescence intensity of YVO₄:Eu³⁺ was also observed after partial substituting Y³⁺ by Al³⁺ and the optimal luminescence intensity appeared with incorporation of 2.5 mol% Al³⁺.     

Photoluminescence properties of red-emitting phosphors Ln3BWO9:Eu3+ (Ln=Y,La, Gd)

Undoped and Eu³⁺ activated Ln₃BWO₉ (Ln=Y, La, Gd) were prepared by the Pechini method and characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy. All the samples have the hexagonal phase after heat treatment in the range of 850–1000 °C. The Eu³⁺ doped samples emit high-purity red light with peak maximum at about 617 nm under excitation of UV light (～285 nm) at room temperature. When the doping concentration of Eu³⁺ is about 20–30%, luminescence intensity reaches the maximum. Luminescence decay curves indicate that Ln₃BWO₉:Eu³⁺ exhibits a fast decay time of about 0.5 ms. A possible luminescence mechanism has also been proposed. It is worth noting that both the absorption of host lattice and the charge transfer (CT) transition of Eu³⁺ are of great importance to the promising luminescent performance of Ln₃BWO₉:Eu³⁺.     

Synthesis and electrical properties of Y2O3: Dy3+ & Eu3+ nanoparticles

Yttrium oxide (Y₂O₃) doped with Dy³⁺ & Eu³⁺ nanoparticle has been synthesized by solution combustion method. The formation of the compounds has been checked by X-ray diffraction method. The crystallite/particle size has been measured using Scherrer formula as well as by transmission electron microscopy which show that the size of the particles are in the nanorange. The frequency and temperature dependent variation of impedance Z*, dielectric constant (ε′), dielectric loss (ε″) and AC conductivity (σ) of Y₂O₃: Dy³⁺ & Eu³⁺ nanoparticles were also measured. The real and imaginary part of complex impedance makes semicircle in the complex plane. The center of semicircle arc is found to be shifted toward higher value of real part of impedance with increasing temperature. This indicates that the conductivity of the material increases with the increase in temperature. Cole–Cole plots demonstrate that the dielectric relaxation process occurs in the material. The AC conductivity (σ _AC) increases with the increase in temperature within the frequency range of 10³–10⁷ Hz confirming the hopping of the electrons in the conduction process. The value of impedance decreases sharply with increasing frequency and attains minimum value after 10⁵ Hz at all temperatures.     

Synthesis of CaSO4:Dy,CaSO4:Eu3+ and CaSO4:Eu2+ phosphors

${\mathrm{CaSO}}_4:\mathrm{Dy}$ is a well-known phosphor for radiation dosimetry using thermoluminescence. ${\mathrm{CaSO}}_4:\mathrm{Eu}$, phosphors also find applications in radio-photoluminescence dosimetry and PLLCD. Various syntheses of these phosphors are described and optimum procedures are suggested. Effects of various preparation methods on luminescence characteristics are discussed in terms of elimination of unwanted impurities, grain size, etc.     

VUV-UV excited luminescent properties of LnCa4O(BO3)3:RE (Ln=Y, La, Gd; Re=Eu, Tb, Dy, Ce)

Calcium lanthanide oxyborate doped with rare-earth ions LnCa₄O(BO₃)₃:RE³⁺ (LnCOB:RE, Ln=Y, La, Gd, RE=Eu, Tb, Dy, Ce) was synthesized by the method of solid-state reaction at high temperature. Their fluorescent spectra were measured from vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) to visible region at room temperature. Their excitation spectra all have a broadband center at about 188 nm, which is ascribed to host absorption. Using Dorenbos’ and Jφrgensen's work [P. Dorenbos, J. Lumin. 91 (2000) 91, R. Resfeld, C.K. Jφrgensen, Lasers and Excite States of Rare Earth [M], Springer, Berlin, 1977, p. 45], the position of the lowest 5d levels E(Ln,A) and charge transfer band E_ct were calculated and compared with their excitation spectra.Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺ ions doped into LnCOB show efficient luminescence under VUV and UV irradiation. In this system, Ce³⁺ ions do not show efficient luminescence and quench the luminescence of Tb³⁺ ions when Tb³⁺ and Ce³⁺ ions are co-doped into LnCOB. GdCOB doped with Dy³⁺ shows yellowish white light under irradiation of 254 nm light for the reason that Gd³⁺ ions transfer the energy from itself to Dy³⁺. Because of the existence of Gd³⁺, the samples of GdCOB:RE³⁺ show higher excitation efficiency than LaCOB:RE³⁺ and YCOB:RE³⁺, around 188 nm, which indicates that the Gd³⁺ ions have an effect on the host absorption and can transfer the excitation energy to the luminescent center such as Tb³⁺, Dy³⁺ and Eu³⁺.     

BaMoO4:Eu3+发光材料的制备及光谱特性研究

利用高温固相法制备了BAMoO4:Eu3+发光材料,采用X射线衍射(XRD)和荧光光谱仪对样品进行测试.结果表明,在800℃时得到BaMoO4纯相,属四方晶系.激发光谱由一个宽带和处在350nm后的若干个线状谱组成,宽带归属于Eu3+-O2-电荷迁移吸收带(CT),线状谱属于Eu3+的f--f激发跃迁吸收.发射光谱由5D0-7F1(591 nm),5D0-7F2(615 nn),5D0-7F3(654 nm)和5D0-7F4(702 nm)四组峰组成,其红光5D0-7F2辐射跃迁发射最强,对应EU3+的电偶极跃迁.     

Effect of cationic and anionic surfactants on morphology and luminescent properties of YVO4: Bi,Eu3+ red phosphors

Using cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and anionic surfactant sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS), respectively, YVO₄: Bi, Eu³⁺ red phosphors were prepared by a facile reaction chemistry method and their morphology, structure and luminescent properties were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and fluorescence spectrometer. The results showed that the introduction of cationic and anionic surfactants not only greatly influenced their morphology, but induced a remarkable change XRD patterns. The reason that causes the variation of these properties for YVO₄: Bi, Eu³⁺ red phosphors was concluded to be related to different surfactants.     

Facile synthesis and luminescence properties of uniform and monodisperse KY3F10:Ln3+ (Ln=Eu,Ce, Tb) nanospheres

Highly uniform and monodisperse KY₃F₁₀:Ln³⁺ (Ln=Eu, Ce, Tb) nanospheres, with an average diameter of 300 nm, have been successfully prepared through a simple template-free and surfactant-free stirring method under ambient conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used to characterize the samples. The SEM images illustrate that these spheres were actually composed of randomly aggregated nanoparticles. The doped rare earth ions show their characteristic emission in the KY₃F₁₀ samples, i.e., Eu^{3+ 5}D₀–⁷F_J (J=1, 2, 3, 4), Tb^{3+ 5}D₄–⁷F_J (J=6, 5, 4, 3, 2) and Ce³⁺ 5d–4f transition emissions, respectively. An energy transfer phenomenon from Ce³⁺ to Tb³⁺ has been observed in KY₃F₁₀ nanospheres, and the energy transfer efficiency depends on the doping concentration of Tb³⁺ if the concentration of Ce³⁺ is fixed.     

Synthesis and luminescent properties of hexagonal BaZnSiO4:Eu2+ phosphor

A green-emitting phosphor of hexagonal BaZnSiO₄:Eu²⁺ was prepared by a combustion-assisted synthesis method and an efficient green emission from ultraviolet to visible light was observed. The luminescence and crystallinity were investigated by using luminescence spectrometry and X-ray diffractometry. In the hexagonal structure of BaZnSiO₄:Eu²⁺ phosphor, Eu²⁺ ions occupy three different lattice sites by substitution for Ba²⁺ ions. Eu²⁺ ions on Ba (1) and Ba (2) sites gave emissions at about 505 nm while Eu²⁺ ions on Ba (3) sites showed an emission band at 403 nm. The excitation spectrum is a broad band extending from 260 to 465 nm, which matches the emission of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. The critical quenching concentration of Eu²⁺ in BaZnSiO₄:Eu²⁺ phosphor is about 0.05 mol. The value of the critical transfer distance is calculated as 10.97 Å. The corresponding concentration quenching mechanism is verified to be the electric multipole–multipole interaction. The CIE coordinates of the optimized sample $\mathrm{Ba}_{0.95}\mathrm{ZnSiO}_{4}{:}\mathrm{Eu}_{0.05}^{2+}$ were calculated as (x,y)=(0.172,0.463).     

Fluorescence Spectra of Eu3+ and Tb3+ Doped Na6 Ln (BO3)3 (Ln = La,Gd, Y) Phosphors

The fluorescence properties of Eu^{3 +} and Tb³⁺ doped Na₆La(BO₃)₃, Na₆Gd(BO₃)₃, Na₆Y(BO₃)₃, Na₆(Gd, Y) (BO₃)₃ powder phosphors are reported. These phosphors display fluorescent RED and GREEN colours when droped with Eu³⁺ and Tb³⁺ ions, respectively. The best fluorescence performance was consistantly observed from the Na-Gd based hosts. The photoluminescence spectra were analysed by evaluating colour coordinates, relative intensity ratios, and stimulated emission cross-sections.     

Ln7O6（BO3）（PO4）2：Eu（Ln=Al,Gd,Y）的UVU—UV激发和辐射发光

本文报道了Ln7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu(Ln=La,Gd,Y)在UVU－UV区的激发光谱及Eu^3 在可见区的发射光谱,其激发光谱包括基质在真空紫外区的激发带和激活剂离子在紫外区的Eu^3 -O^2-电荷迁移带,随着La^3 ,Gd^3 ,Y^3 离子半径逐渐减小,Eu^3 -O^2-电荷迁移带的重心位置逐渐向高能量方向移动,Gd7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu和Y7O6（BO3）（PO4）2：Eu在真空紫外区的吸收与Eu^3 -O^2-电荷迁移带位于紫外区的吸收的比值要高于在La7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu中的这个比值,激发能可被基质吸收,传递给激活剂离子,得到Eu^3 的红光发射,在Gd7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu中,^5D0→^7F1的发射强度较强,在Y7O6（BO3）（PO4）2：Eu中,^5D0→^7F2和^5D0→^7F3的跃迁较强。     

Ln7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu(Ln=La,Gd,Y)的VUV-UV激发和辐射发光

本文报道了Ln 7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu(Ln=La,Gd,Y)在VUV-UV区的激发光谱及Eu3+在可见区的发射光谱.其激发光谱包括基质在真空紫外区的激发带和激活剂离子在紫外区的Eu3+-O2-电荷迁移带,随La3+,Gd3+,Y3+离子半径逐渐减小,Eu3+-O2-电荷迁移带的重心位置逐渐向高能量方向移动,Gd7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu和Y7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu在真空紫外区的吸收与Eu3+-O2-电荷迁移带位于紫外区的吸收的比值要高于在La7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu中的这个比值.激发能可被基质吸收,传递给激活剂离子,得到Eu3+的红光发射.在Gd7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu中,5D0→7F1的发射强度较强,在Y7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu中,5D0→7F2和5D0→7F3的跃迁较强.     

Self-assembled 3D sphere-like SrMoO4 and SrMoO4:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu,Sm, Tb,Dy) microarchitectures: Facile sonochemical synthesis and optical properties

Three-dimensional (3D) well-defined SrMoO₄ and SrMoO₄:Ln³⁺ (Ln = Eu, Sm, Tb, Dy) hierarchical structures of obvious sphere-like shape have been successfully synthesized using a large-scale and facile sonochemical route without using any catalysts or templates. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used to characterize the samples. The intrinsic structural feature of SrMoO₄ and external factor, namely the ultrasonic time and the pH value, are responsible for the ultimate shape evolutions of the product. The possible formation mechanism for the product is presented. Additionally, the PL properties of SrMoO₄ and SrMoO₄:Ln³⁺ (Ln = Eu, Sm, Tb, Dy) hierarchical structures were investigated in detail. The Ln³⁺ ions doped SrMoO₄ samples exhibit respective bright red–orange, yellow, green and white light of Eu³⁺, Sm³⁺, Tb³⁺ and Dy³⁺ under ultraviolet excitation, and have potential application in the field of color display. Simultaneously, this novel and efficient pathway could open new opportunities for further investigating about the properties of molybdate materials.     

燃烧法合成Ln2O2 S:RE3+(Ln=Gd,La;RE=Eu,Tb) X射线荧光粉及发光性能

采用燃烧合成法,以稀土硝酸盐和二硫代乙二酰胺为反应物,通过控制两者的摩尔比例,在点燃温度为300—350℃时,制备了掺杂不同浓度稀土激活剂离子的硫氧化物X射线荧光粉。分别以X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、光致发光(PL)光谱及X射线激发的发光(XEL)光谱对样品进行了表征。XRD分析表明,当热处理温度低于500℃时,可得到单一相的硫氧化物X射线荧光粉,这就避免了高温烧结的缺点;而当烧结温度较高时,开始有硫酸氧化物出现。从SEM图像中可以看到荧光粉粉末具有疏松和多孔连续的三维的网络块状结构,但其初级粒子尺寸较小,均小于50nm,这在一定程度上,可以提高成像系统的空间分辨率。PL光谱分析表明,所制备的荧光粉样品分别呈现出Eu^3 ,Tb^3 离子的特征发射。XEL光谱结果表明,尽管它与光致发光的激发原理不一样,但同样呈现出Eu^3 ,TB^3 离子的特征发射;这些样品本身对X射线的吸收系数及掺杂浓度不一样,因此它们的光发射效率也有所差别。     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and luminescence properties of CaY2Ge3O10:Ln3+, Ln = Eu,Tb

The crystal structure and luminescence properties of CaY₂Ge₃O₁₀:Ln³⁺ (Ln = Eu, Tb) germanates synthesized via a conventional solid-state reaction and an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid complexing process are studied. The CaY_{2 ? x} Ln _x Ge₃O₁₀ (Ln = Eu, Tb; x = 0–1.0, 2.0; Δx = 0.1) solid solutions have a monoclinic structure (space group P2₁/c, Z = 4), in which dopant ions occupy three nonequivalent noncentrosymmetric sites with different Ca²⁺/Ln³⁺ ratios. The effect of the synthesis methods, dopant concentrations, and excitation wavelengths on the luminescence properties of the compounds obtained is determined.     

LnZr(BO3)2:Eu3+(Ln=Ba,Sr)的真空紫外光谱特性的研究

采用高温固相法合成了Ba(1-x)SrxZr(BO3)2:Eu3 系列样品,样品Ba(1-x)SrxZr(BO3)2:Eu3 激发谱在130～170nm和230 nm区域有两个很强的吸收带,位于130～170nm的吸收带主要是硼酸盐基质的吸收;位于230nm附近的吸收主要是Eu3 电荷转移态的吸收.当在样品中以Al部分取代Zr时,电荷转移态的吸收明显增强,并且Ba(1-x)SrxZr(BO3)2:Eu3 发射强度也会明显增强;随着x的增大,硼酸盐基质的吸收强度减弱,基质吸收带的主峰值向低能方向移动了大约30 nm.样品Ba(1-x)SrxZr(BO3)2:Eu3 在147nm激发下,发射出主峰值位于616nm的强红光,对应Eu3 电偶极(5D0→7F2)跃迁发射.