Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5442953 | Optical Materials | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The detailed analyses of structure and luminescence of europium(III)-doped A2Hf2O7 (A = Y, Gd, Lu) nanoparticles is presented. Samples were prepared by time and cost effective combustion method that utilize polyethylene glycol both as a chelating agent and as a fuel, with different europium(III) concentrations (from 1 to 12 at.%), annealed at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1400 °C, and with alternating A3+ cation in the A2Hf2O7 host. Then, structural variations between materials were analysed by X-ray diffraction and structural refinement, while the changes in the luminescence were assessed from the Judd-Ofelt analyses of emission spectra. Nanoparticles prepared at the lowest temperature (800 °C) had the smallest particle size of â¼6 nm and showed the highest quantum efficiency when doped with 1 and 2 at.% of europium(III). Radiative transition rate and quantum efficiency of emission showed Lu2Hf2O7 > Gd2Hf2O7 > Y2Hf2O7 trend.
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Authors
Jelena Papan, Dragana J. JovanoviÄ, Katarina VukoviÄ, Krisjanis Smits, Vesna ÄorÄeviÄ, Miroslav DramiÄanin,