Structural characterization and ytterbium spectroscopy in Sc2O3 nanocrystals |
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Authors: | M. Galceran,J.J. Carvajal,C. Zaldo,F. Dí az |
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Affiliation: | a Física i Cristal·lografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA), Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Campus Sescelades, c/ Marcel. lí Domingo, s/n, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain b Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Ytterbium-doped scandium oxide nanocrystals measuring less than 25 nm with compositions of Sc2−xYbxO3 (x=0.001-1) were prepared using the modified Pechini method. The Yb:Sc2O3 nanocrystals were obtained by calcination at low temperature such as 1073 K for 2 h. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) were used to perform the structural characterization of nanocrystals; these studies indicated that the nanocrystals have high crystalline quality with cubic structure and Ia3¯ space group. The morphology and particle size were studied using electron microscopy. A detailed study of the effect of the nanodimension and the ytterbium concentration on the spectroscopic characteristics of Yb3+ as an active ion was carried out in terms of optical absorption, optical emission and fluorescence decay time at room and low temperature. |
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Keywords: | Nanomaterial Sesquioxides Ytterbium |
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