Published April 2, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Luminescent properties of nano-sized Y2O3:Eu fabricated by co-precipitation method

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 800-211, Shanghai 201800 (China) and Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 800-211, Shanghai 201800 (China)
  • 3. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China)

Description

Nano-sized yttria (Y2O3) powders were successfully synthesized by co-precipitation method. The structure and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All the powders were well crystallized and the grains were almost spherical with good dispersibility. The relationship between optical properties and the content of Eu3+ and Li+ ions was studied. The quenching concentration of Eu3+ ions is 9 mol% which is much higher than the micro-scaled powders. The results also showed that the incorporation of Li+ ions can greatly improve the luminescence intensity. The highest emission intensity was observed with 4 mol% Li+ doped Y2O3:Eu powder ((Y0.87Eu0.09Li0.04)2O3) and the fluorescence intensity was increased by as much as 79%.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.01.054

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.01.054;
PII
S0925-8388(10)00087-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
494
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 382-385
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

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