| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7989981 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Perfectly transparent ceramics of La0.4Gd1.6Zr2O7 doped with either Eu3+ or Pr3+ ions were prepared by high-temperature vacuum sintering. Results of the Rietveld structure refinement and spectroscopic properties of the ceramics are presented and discussed in details. Photoluminescence characteristics support the non-uniformity in the crystal structure of ceramics. X-ray excited luminescence of La0.4Gd1.6Zr2O7:Eu was rather inefficient and the Pr-doped ceramics showed no Pr-related radioluminescence. Instead they produced Eu3+ emission characteristic for Gd2O3:Eu phase not detected in X-ray diffraction patterns.
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Authors
J. Trojan-Piegza, Z. Wang, V. Kinzhybalo, G. Zhou, S. Wang, E. Zych,