Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5397547 | Journal of Luminescence | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
ZnS:Eu, O nanoparticles were synthesized by a solid-state reaction at 90 °C for the first time. The effect of Eu3+ and O2- co-doping on the photoluminescence (PL) of the samples was researched. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectrum (EDS), ultraviolet-visible diffusion reflection spectra, and PL spectra were used to characterize their crystal structure, chemical compositions, diameter, and PL properties. The results showed that all nanoparticles had a cubic blende crystal structure and an average crystallite size of 3.3-4.0 nm. Besides the emission from the ZnS host, typical luminescence of Eu3+ was all observed in the emission spectra of ZnS:Eu, O nanoparticles, and ZnS:Eu, O nanoparticles showed yellow emissions under 464 nm excitation. The PL intensity remarkably increased with the increase of O2- concentration, and the maximum emission with correlated color temperature ~ 2419 K was obtained in the ZnS:1% Eu, 5% O sample, and about 2.75 times stronger than the undoped ZnS nanoparticles. Mechanism for the enhanced luminescence was discussed. This work suggests that Eu3+ and O2- co-doped ZnS nanoparticles prepared by the low temperature solid-state reaction method can be used for Light-Emitting Diodes.
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Authors
Xiaoxia Li, Zhong Chen, Zhiyong Yu, Xinyang Huang, Quanmao Yu, Shuzhen Wang, Zheming Wang, Dongqin Wan, Maohua Luo,