Structural Dependent Eu(3+) Luminescence, Photoelectric and Hysteresis Effects in Porous Strontium Titanate

Eu(3+) doped porous nanostructured SrTiO(3) films and powder fabricated by sol-gel route without using any precursor template are characterized by different morphology and phase composition. The films and the power show red and yellow luminescence with the most intensive photoluminescence (PL) bands at 612 nm and 588 nm, respectively. Raman, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of undoped nanostructured porous SrTiO(3) films showed the presence of TiO(2), SrO, and SrTiO(3) phases and their components. The undoped porous SrTiO(3) films are photosensitive and demonstrate resistive switching. The capacitance-voltage hysteresis loops with the width of about 6 V in the frequency range of 2 kHz—2 MHz were observed.