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Hydrothermal synthesis and photoluminescence properties of Gd2O2SO4:Eu3+ spherical phosphor.
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Powder Technology . Feb2014, Vol. 253, p187-192. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Gd2O2SO4:Eu3+ spherical phosphor was successfully synthesized through a simple hydrothermal synthesis routine from commercially available Gd2(SO4)3·8H2O, Eu2(SO4)3·8H2O and urea as the starting materials. The as-synthesized products were characterized by XRD, SEM, FT-IR, DTA–TG–DTG and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. It is found that the phase and morphologies of the precursors are strongly dependent on m value, namely, the molar ratio of urea to Gd2(SO4)3. The optimal m value is 2. DTA–TG–DTG, FT-IR and XRD analyses show that the optimal precursor is composed of amorphous Gd2(OH)2CO3SO4·H2O phase and can be converted into pure Gd2O2SO4 phase at a temperature higher than 800°C for 2h in air. SEM observation shows that the pure Gd2O2SO4 phosphor particles are spherical in shape and well dispersed, with a particle size range of about 1–3μm. PL spectra reveal that the strongest emission peak for Gd2O2SO4:Eu3+ spherical phosphor is located at 620nm under 270nm light excitation, which corresponds to the 5D0 → 7F2 transition of Eu3+ ions. The quenching concentration of Eu3+ ions is 15mol% and the concentration quenching mechanism is the exchange interaction for the 5D0 → 7F2 transition of Eu3+ ions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00325910
- Volume :
- 253
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Powder Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94409002
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2013.11.021