Published April 4, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Preparation, characterization and luminescence of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Ho

  • 1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000 Zagreb (Croatia)
  • 2. Ruder Boskovic Institute, POB 180, HR-10002 Zagreb (Croatia)
  • 3. PLIVA, Research and Development Ltd., Prilaz baruna Filipovica 29, 10000 Zagreb (Croatia)

Description

Nanocrystalline Y2O3:Ho was synthesized by solution combustion method with ethylene glycol as fuel. Material was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). X-ray diffraction and TEM showed that the material is nanostructured. Luminescence properties were studied using Raman spectrometers with excitation in near infrared (NIR) and visible regions. The visible and NIR luminescence spectra of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Ho show some important differences from those of bulk material. The convenience of using Raman instruments for studying luminescence of lanthanide ions is demonstrated

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.05.050;
PII
S0925-8388(06)00562-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
431
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 217-220
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.