Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5402685 | Journal of Luminescence | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A new solution route for the obtainment of highly pure luminescent rare-earth orthophosphates in hydrothermal conditions was developed. By starting from soluble precursors (lanthanide tripolyphosphato complexes, i.e. with P3O105â as a complexing agent and as an orthophosphate source) and by applying surfactants in a water/toluene medium, the precipitations are confined to reverse micelle structures, thus yielding nanosized and homogeneous orthophosphates. The method was employed to obtain lanthanide-activated lanthanum phosphates, which can be applied as red (LaPO4:Eu3+), green (LaPO4:Ce3+,Tb3+) and blue (LaPO4:Tm3+) phosphors. The produced materials were analyzed by powder X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and luminescence spectroscopy (emission, excitation, lifetimes and chromaticity coordinates).
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Authors
Paulo C. de Sousa Filho, Osvaldo A. Serra,