Morphology-dependent photoluminescence property of red-emitting LnOCl:Eu (Ln=La and Gd) |
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Authors: | Seoung-Soo Lee Ho-In Park Chung-Hyung Joh Song-Ho Byeon |
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Institution: | aCollege of Environment and Applied Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Kyung Ki 446-701, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Three different synthetic methods, the liquid phase process in HCl solution, the solvothermal reaction, and the surfactant-assisted solvothermal reaction, were explored to selectively control the particle shape and to enhance the luminescence intensity of the PbFCl-type red-emitting oxychloride phosphors LnOCl:Eu (Ln=La and Gd). The solvothermal pressure facilitated the low-temperature crystallization of the rod-shape particles for both Ln=La and Gd. It is noted that LaOCl:Eu nanorods show highly porous particle surface and quite low photoemission intensity. In contrast, the solvothermal synthesis could highly enhance the red-emission of GdOCl:Eu with no porous surface so as to be comparable to that of commercial Y2O3:Eu phosphor. An addition of surfactant material during solvothermal reaction yielded a rhomboidal-shape phosphor particles with no porous surface for both Ln=La and Gd. Interestingly, the elimination of surface porosity by using a surfactant significantly increased the emission intensity of LaOCl:Eu. It is proposed that the application of solvothermal technique for the synthesis of the PbFCl-type oxychloride phosphors is very effective to selectively control the particle shape and consequently to enhance the photoemission intensity if we use an appropriate surfactant material. |
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Keywords: | Phosphors Oxychlorides Solvothermal Luminescences Morphology |
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