Effects of crystallization and dopant concentration on the emission behavior of TiO2:Eu nanophosphors |
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Authors: | Pal Mou Pal Umapada Jiménez Justo Miguel Gracia Y Pérez-Rodríguez Felipe |
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Affiliation: | (1) Instituto de F?sica, Benem?rita Universidad Aut?noma de Puebla, Apartado Postal J48, Puebla, Pue, 72570, M?xico |
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Abstract: | Uniform, spherical-shaped TiO2:Eu nanoparticles with different doping concentrations have been synthesized through controlled hydrolysis of titanium tetrabutoxide
under appropriate pH and temperature in the presence of EuCl3·6H2O. Through air annealing at 500°C for 2 h, the amorphous, as-grown nanoparticles could be converted to a pure anatase phase.
The morphology, structural, and optical properties of the annealed nanostructures were studied using X-ray diffraction, scanning
electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy EDS], and UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy techniques.
Optoelectronic behaviors of the nanostructures were studied using micro-Raman and photoluminescence PL] spectroscopies at
room temperature. EDS results confirmed a systematic increase of Eu content in the as-prepared samples with the increase of
nominal europium content in the reaction solution. With the increasing dopant concentration, crystallinity and crystallite
size of the titania particles decreased gradually. Incorporation of europium in the titania particles induced a structural
deformation and a blueshift of their absorption edge. While the room-temperature PL emission of the as-grown samples is dominated
by the 5D0 - 7F
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transition of Eu+3 ions, the emission intensity reduced drastically after thermal annealing due to outwards segregation of dopant ions. |
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