Low-temperature synthesis of Y2SiO5:Eu3+ powders using mesoporous silica and their luminescence properties

► Synthesis of Y2SiO5:Eu3+ using mesoporous silica SBA-15 at 1300 °C. ► Low solid state reaction temperature because of the high reactive activity of SBA-15. ► Morphology of the dense crystalline Y2SiO5:Eu3+ particles similar to SBA-15. ► Luminescence of Y2SiO5:Eu3+ prepared using SBA-15 similar to conventional Y2SiO5:Eu3+.