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Efficient luminomagnetic and conductive Eu and Dy doped ZnO phosphors for multifunctional devices
- Source :
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 143:109460
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- In this study, europium (Eu) and dysprosium-(Dy) doped phosphors, i.e., ZnO:Eu, ZnO:Dy, and Eu:Dy co-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Eu, Dy) semiconductor phosphors, with optimized concentrations, were synthesized using the conventional solid-state reaction method in an oxygen environment. Detailed structural, morphological, and compositional investigations were conducted using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray measurements, respectively. Photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra were recorded under different excitation wavelengths to assess the optical characteristics. Electrical analysis was conducted using an inductance (L), capacitance (C), and resistance (R) (LCR) meter and a Keithley source meter, and magnetic analysis was performed using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). XRD confirmed the presence of Eu and Dy ions because the diffraction peaks matched perfectly with those for Eu2O3 and Dy2O3, respectively. The PL results indicated the broad emissions from the samples in the visible region (400–700 nm) under different ultraviolet excitation wavelengths. The VSM results demonstrated that both the Dy-doped and Eu:Dy co-doped ZnO samples exhibited paramagnetic behavior at room temperature, but not the undoped and Eu-doped ZnO samples. The ZnO:Dy sample had superior parameters in terms of the electrical measurements such as the AC/DC conductivity, capacitance, current density, and dielectric constant compared with the ZnO:Eu and ZnO:Eu, Dy samples. These detailed investigations of the optical, magnetic, and electrical properties demonstrate that ZnO:Dy and ZnO:Eu, Dy may be promising materials for use in optical devices.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Photoluminescence
Doping
Analytical chemistry
chemistry.chemical_element
Phosphor
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
Dielectric
Conductivity
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
Paramagnetism
chemistry
General Materials Science
Electrical measurements
0210 nano-technology
Europium
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00223697
- Volume :
- 143
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ce61173a351b5e67230bd1e4187f7f69