(1) Instituto de Química/UNESP, P.O. Box 355, 14800-900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil;(2) Instituto de Química/USP, P.O. Box 20780, 01498-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Abstract:
Excitation and dynamic emission spectra of Eu3+ ions were simultaneously used with FTIR and Raman spectroscopy to study the structural evolution during SnO2 sol gel xerogel conversion. Results make evident an increase of the surroundings symmetry for the Eu3+ ions dissolved in SnO2 matrix and a decrease of the amount of hydroxo groups (Sn-OH) during drying. These phenomena were associated to the pursuit of the condensation reaction after gelation.