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Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors
Uniform, spherical-shaped TiO(2):Eu nanoparticles with different doping concentrations have been synthesized through controlled hydrolysis of titanium tetrabutoxide under appropriate pH and temperature in the presence of EuCl(3)·6H(2)O. Through air annealing at 500°C for 2 h, the amorphous, as-grown...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22214494 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-1 |
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author | Pal, Mou Pal, Umapada Jiménez, Justo Miguel Gracia Y Pérez-Rodríguez, Felipe |
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description | Uniform, spherical-shaped TiO(2):Eu nanoparticles with different doping concentrations have been synthesized through controlled hydrolysis of titanium tetrabutoxide under appropriate pH and temperature in the presence of EuCl(3)·6H(2)O. Through air annealing at 500°C for 2 h, the amorphous, as-grown nanoparticles could be converted to a pure anatase phase. The morphology, structural, and optical properties of the annealed nanostructures were studied using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy [EDS], and UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy techniques. Optoelectronic behaviors of the nanostructures were studied using micro-Raman and photoluminescence [PL] spectroscopies at room temperature. EDS results confirmed a systematic increase of Eu content in the as-prepared samples with the increase of nominal europium content in the reaction solution. With the increasing dopant concentration, crystallinity and crystallite size of the titania particles decreased gradually. Incorporation of europium in the titania particles induced a structural deformation and a blueshift of their absorption edge. While the room-temperature PL emission of the as-grown samples is dominated by the (5)D(0 )- (7)F(j )transition of Eu(+3 )ions, the emission intensity reduced drastically after thermal annealing due to outwards segregation of dopant ions. |
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spelling | pubmed-32600882012-01-18 Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors Pal, Mou Pal, Umapada Jiménez, Justo Miguel Gracia Y Pérez-Rodríguez, Felipe Nanoscale Res Lett Nano Commentary Uniform, spherical-shaped TiO(2):Eu nanoparticles with different doping concentrations have been synthesized through controlled hydrolysis of titanium tetrabutoxide under appropriate pH and temperature in the presence of EuCl(3)·6H(2)O. Through air annealing at 500°C for 2 h, the amorphous, as-grown nanoparticles could be converted to a pure anatase phase. The morphology, structural, and optical properties of the annealed nanostructures were studied using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy [EDS], and UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy techniques. Optoelectronic behaviors of the nanostructures were studied using micro-Raman and photoluminescence [PL] spectroscopies at room temperature. EDS results confirmed a systematic increase of Eu content in the as-prepared samples with the increase of nominal europium content in the reaction solution. With the increasing dopant concentration, crystallinity and crystallite size of the titania particles decreased gradually. Incorporation of europium in the titania particles induced a structural deformation and a blueshift of their absorption edge. While the room-temperature PL emission of the as-grown samples is dominated by the (5)D(0 )- (7)F(j )transition of Eu(+3 )ions, the emission intensity reduced drastically after thermal annealing due to outwards segregation of dopant ions. Springer 2012-01-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3260088/ /pubmed/22214494 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-1 Text en Copyright ©2012 Pal et al; licensee Springer. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Nano Commentary Pal, Mou Pal, Umapada Jiménez, Justo Miguel Gracia Y Pérez-Rodríguez, Felipe Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors |
title | Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors |
title_full | Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors |
title_fullStr | Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors |
title_short | Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO(2):Eu nanophosphors |
title_sort | effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of tio(2):eu nanophosphors |
topic | Nano Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22214494 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-1 |
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